News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Federal officials held interest rates steady on Wednesday despite unyielding pressure from Trump to cut borrowing costs. But in a rare event, two of the Fed’s board members dissented from the decision.
— Politico (@politico.com) July 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Trump pushes rate cut as Fed meets, second quarter data released reut.rs/41lCWkH
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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BREAKING: Trump ends de minimis tariff exemption, sets copper and Brazil levies
— Axios (@axios.com) July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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BREAKING: The U.S. economy rebounded after shrinking in the first quarter of 2025. Here's what drove the turnaround.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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DHS' new ICE recruitment strategy includes 50K signing bonuses, student loan forgiveness and Trump posters. The incentives come as the agency tries to meet Trump's goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents and deporting a million people a year.
— Politico (@politico.com) July 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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JUST IN: House Dems sue ICE for blocking access to detention centers
— Axios (@axios.com) July 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The DOJ lays out further arguments for the release of grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal cases, arguing that its request was "consistent with increasing calls for additional disclosures in this matter."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she will not run for California governor in 2026. cnn.it/4lVsTeA
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A man confronted a Virginia city councilman before dousing him in flammable liquid and setting him on fire, police say.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts to the International Space Station Thursday amid NASA’s workforce turmoil. Concerns about safety have risen as NASA lacks a permanent leader and 4,000 employees having left.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) July 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda told CBS News that they're still taking precautions as the state's tsunami warning was downgraded to a tsunami advisory Wednesday morning. The warning came after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Russia. cbsn.ws/4lTE2g3
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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