The Pentagon's unusual new online hype man really wants you to know that the troops love Pete Hegseth

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a visit to the school on April 1, 2025.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a visit to the school on April 1, 2025.

Kenneth D. Aston Jr., US Navy

A top government contracts lawyer at Perkins Coie, a law firm targeted by Trump, switches firms

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Alex Canizares, a senior government contracts lawyer at Perkins Coie, moved to a new firm.

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A wine importer, pipe-maker, and fishing gear shop want to take down Trump's tariffs

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump announce his "Liberation Day" tariffs alongside Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on April 2.

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Katy Perry's trip to space criticized as more out of touch than out of this world

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Katy Perry in a space suit outside after landing her Blue Origin space mission.
Katy Perry has now officially been to space.

Blue Origin

California cities are trying to figure out how fake voices mocking Musk and Zuckerberg were added to crosswalks

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Some California crosswalks were apparently hacked to play derisive messages of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk using AI-generated voices of the CEOs.

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Harvard sees $2.2 billion in grants frozen after telling Trump to back off

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The Harvard University campus.
Harvard University is fighting the Trump administration's demands to change several key policies.

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A Donald Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?

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Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the White House, April 2025
Sometimes Donald Trump sues media companies. He also watches and consumes a lot of media.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring

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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 worth of stocks in 19 companies, beginning the day before President Donald Trump's tariff pause, a financial disclosure said.

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Meet Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos' fiancée who went to space with an all-female crew

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez laugh while standing on red carpet against black backdrop
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez got engaged in 2023.

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Nvidia dips its toes further into the 'American-made' waters

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia, led by founder and CEO Jensen Huang, announced on April 14 that it planned to begin making some AI chips in the US.

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