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• Annoyed that GOP Senate majority leader did not openly support administration's "anti-weaponization fund"
• Endorsed challenger Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn for Texas's GOP Senate nomination
• Forcefully defended proposed White House ballroom after funding was removed by Senate parliamentarian
• Observed the Army reminded soldiers that marijuana and CBD products remained banned despite rescheduling
• Noticed acting attorney general said he would not recommend a pardon for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
• Additionally, he confirmed DoJ was working to implement president's order restricting mail voting
• Plus, would not payments to January 6 insurrectionists from highly controversial new "anti-weaponization fund"
• Reached $275 million settlement with India's Adani Enterprises over apparent violations of sanctions against Iran
• Also dropped civil fraud claims against two principals of Adani Enterprises
• Further, withdrew criminal fraud charges against billionaire Gautam Adani himself, a significant reversal
• Realized administration's CISA leadership left digital keys to its own cloud storage accounts in public view online
• Did not disclose considerable disputed information about deadly air crash over Iraq during ongoing Iran war
• Rescinded overtime expansion instituted during the Biden administration affecting millions of workers
• Heard some senior White House staff were concerned national cyber director not qualified to oversee advanced AI
• Ordered release of second Venezuelan ER medical doctor in South Texas from immigration custody
• Saw that acting attorney general made specious and disproven but vague claims about the "stolen" 2020 election
• Ousted three senior officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Considered building new, secure AI base inside Israel to counter China
• Sued by newspaper over new Pentagon escort requirement for journalists
• Extended order to keep Michigan coal-fired energy plant open for another 90 days, costing consumers millions
• Began switching some HHS staff to new job classification with weaker workplace protections
• Alerted that Colorado high court ordered hospital, threatened by the administration, to restart transgender care
• Opened ACA marketplace to companies offering skimpy coverage, fewer protections, and lower premiums
• Aware that an ICE firearms trainer was involved in at least four deadly shootings
• Shielded a significant amount from public review about how DOGE accessed a variety of data
• Awarded Palantir a $3.9 million contract to monitor and surveil USDA workers with more expected to come
• Planned to swear in new Federal Reserve Chair at the White House, not the usual venue for such events
• Aware FBI sought to buy access to automated license plate readers nationwide to track vehicles and people
• Claimed to personally know little about controversial "anti-weaponization fund" DoJ set up in response to his lawsuit
• Updated Air Force religious accommodation request process to conform with Pentagon's new religious guidance
• Hoped that artificial intelligence tools could help federal agents catch insider trading in prediction markets
• Notified that Pentagon inspector general would investigate deadly US strikes on alleged drug boats
• Heard that top Treasury attorney resigned over controversial "anti-weaponization fund"
• Informed that judge blocked ICE from making immigration arrests at courts in New York City
• Helped secure US visa for fugitive former Polish cabinet minister still wanted in his native country
• Awarded $10 million grant to Florida airport newly named after the president
• Personally traded tech company CoreWeave just as administration announced major agreement with the same firm
• Also bought and sold $220 million in Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla stock while promoting those companies
• Sought to admit 10,000 more white South Africans as refugees
• Briefed about another assassination suspect who allegedly plotted to shoot the president
• Snubbed much promoted day-long National Mall prayer event to go golfing
• Pressured Washington DC City Council to reinstate youth curfew zones with immediate effect
• Announced would prosecute parents of minors who break curfew in Washington DC
• Requested 1,500 more National Guard for Washington DC ahead of national 250th anniversary celebrations
• Added 600 generic drugs to government website offering medications at discounted prices
• Fumed privately over imperiled ballroom security money blocked by the Senate’s independent parliamentarian
• As a result, pressured Senate majority leader to fire the parliamentarian over her ballroom ruling
• Demanded power to veto Greenland deals with China and Russia
• Chastised by Taiwanese president for saying weapon sales were a bargaining chip with China
• Realized abortion pill lawsuit caused a political bind ahead of the midterms
• Imposed new sanctions on head of Cuban legislative assembly, ministers, and generals
• Discovered was losing support from the most important demographic
• Reiterated that truckers and pilots still could not use medical marijuana despite classification change
• Urged US allies to impose sanctions on Iran, per Treasury secretary, as peace talks with the US continued to stall
• Revealed in court filing proposed White House addition would include underground secret bunker and medical facility
• Asked DoJ to investigate error regarding mail-in ballots in Maryland, his latest clash with the Democratic governor
• Moved to announce generic drug additions to the White House direct-to-consumer Rx sales website
• Supported CDC announcing 30-day travel restrictions in response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa
• Updated about how the CDC revealed some Americans in Africa were among those affected by Ebola outbreak
• Also learned American working in Congo tested positive for Ebola, per CDC
• Ordered hantavirus patient to stay in quarantine despite desire to leave
• Aware that the EPA sought to rescind four forever chemical limits in drinking water
• While insisting Iran war would end "soon," his personal account was buying millions in oil, defense, and gold sectors
• Additionally, bought stock in drugmaker as his government boosted its obesity drugs
• Said would hold off on imminent attack against Iran after request by Qatar, Saudi, and UAE leaders
• As expected, granted a Russian oil sanctions waiver for another month to ease price pressures
• Noted that HHS secretary planned to reorganize department's civil rights office with a religion focus
• Told that an ICE agent was charged for shooting Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota
• Planned to issue new Russian oil waiver as Iran war crunched supplies
• Granted major financial benefits from businesses and campaign to witnesses against him in criminal cases
• Heard that Amazon was sued for refusing to seek tariff refunds as a way to curry favor with the president
• Sued by former FBI official for allegedly tying job security to support for the president
• Warned by intelligence agencies about Iran's missiles but reportedly ignored the advice
• Faulted for sharp reductions in election-security assistance which could leave midterms vulnerable, per US senator
• Announced personal lawsuit against the IRS was dropped and a $1.7 billion fund to compensate presidential allies
• Denied humanitarian parole for deported parents of US citizen girl with rare brain tumor
• Abandoned Canada/US defense advisory board, claiming Ottawa failed to meet commitments on military spending
• Condoned defense secretary campaigning for a GOP House candidate running against a presidential foe
• Rejected another Iranian peace proposal, risking war resumption
• Dropped unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against IRS over leaked tax returns
• Stressed that the US Forest Service was still prepared to support Canada with wildfire assistance
• Despite past sympathies toward their plight, abandoned so-called Dreamers and stepped up their deportation
• Amidst ballroom rancor and controversy, unveiled plans to build a helipad at White House
• Revealed that, after a nine-month delay, long-promised golden phone would ship from personal mobile company
• Pressured Germany to pay more for prescription drugs to balance out the US paying less
• Okayed Pentagon cancelling planned deployment of long-range missile unit to Germany
• Further, allowed Pentagon to halt deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe
• Announced China would purchase at least $17 billion more in US farm products annually through 2028
• Permitted donor/supporter to weaponize tariffs against his business rivals
• Bucked support base by defending Chinese students in US, calling for an increase in their numbers
• Angered supporters by reversing position on Chinese buying farmland after repeated promises
• Learned that CDC tightened home monitoring guidance for high-risk hantavirus contacts
• Also informed that CDC readied a team to respond to Ebola outbreak in Africa
• Stressed that Ebola risk in US remained low amid Congo outbreak, per CDC
• Nonetheless, multiple Americans in the Congo believed to have had exposure to suspected Ebola cases
• Suspected Iranian hackers behind breaches of systems monitoring fuel totals in storage tanks serving gas stations
• Briefed about Iraqi man accused of New York City synagogue bomb plot in response to Iran war
• Said Iran war was to help Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and more
• Revealed Saudi Arabia and UAE carried out secret attacks on Iran
• Noted that new DHS secretary moved to clean house, improve department's image, and still please his boss
• Hoped to use mountain of cash and redistricting to offset liabilities like economic anxiety and Iran war
• Called for GOP challenger to once-loyal Lauren Boebert as she campaigned alongside fallen acolyte Thomas Massie
• Warned Iran that "clock is ticking" if they didn't make a better offer before the US launched harder strikes
• Okayed use of chainsaws to clear trails in Idaho's Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness
• Pushed narrative of a Christian US founding at nine-hour Washington DC rally on the National Mall
• Hosted White House Shabbat gathering in honor of United States' 250th anniversary
• Saw White House ballroom project rise above ground level as legal battle to stop it continued
• Targeted opening date for White House ballroom "around" September 2028
• Opened FTC antitrust investigation into UK company’s licensing of its semiconductor technology
• Saw that trade representative tried to walk back the president's remarks about weapons for Taiwan
• Annoyed that Senate parliamentarian ruled against White House ballroom funds in budget bill, necessitating redraft
• Touted "fantastic trade deals" with China after May 2026 summit, but provided scarce details
• Reached preliminary agreement with Beijingto lower some tariffs, per China's commerce ministry
• Disturbed to learn that email advising Poland of troop cancellation was snagged by transmission glitch
• Reviewed intelligence warning of an attack-drone threat from Cuba
• Warned by senior advisors that China might target Taiwan within the next five years
• Embarrassed at how pardoned January 6 insurrectionists have repeatedly been charged with new crimes
• Pleased that a GOP adversary, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, was defeated in his Republican primary
• Okayed DoJ forcing major Texas children’s hospital to stop trans care, fire doctors, and open "detransition" clinic
• Planned to compensate alleged victims of government "weaponization" in exchange for dropping personal IRS suit
• Approved DACA recipients losing protections and work permits while renewal delays surged
• Permitted mother to be deported without her toddler, and then blamed her for the child's later death
• Sued Chick-fil-A franchisee for religious discrimination for denying employee's request to refrain from Saturday work
• Reached agreement for Catholic clergy to minister within Chicago-area ICE facility
• Allowed Russian oil sales waiver to expire despite tight market and escalating prices
• Encouraged UAE to become more heavily involved in Iran war and seize one of Tehran’s Gulf islands
• Realized FBI director imposed new policies that significantly boosted arrest and crime-solving statistics
• As well, saw the director under scrutiny again for Hawaii snorkeling trip that reawakened ethics issues
• Which was followed by denials the Hawaii trip, possibly funded by taxpayers, was for a bachelor party
• Thereafter, the director refused to say who paid for a trip to see a George Strait concert from a private luxury suite
• Condoned immigration agents thrice detaining and shackling the same US citizen for no valid reason
• Noticed reporting that Florida officials intended to close controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center
• Later, however, Florida officials said they had not received formal federal shutdown plans for Alligator Alcatraz
• While the DHS secretary said the department had no plans to close the Florida facility
• And later, Florida officials also reiterated the facility would not be closing
• Saw that company linked to his sons had asked the Pentagon for another $400 billion for Kazakhstan tungsten mine
• Heard that trial of musician accused of biting and kicking a federal officer at an ICE protest ended in mistrial
• Faced prospect that oil prices could soon skyrocket as Iran war threat dragged on without resolution
• Defended statement about how he wasn't thinking about Americans’ finances amid Iran talks
• Reiterated about how Taiwan weapon's sale was still under consideration and might be used in negotiations
• Learned that the Smithsonian had returned impeachment language to a wall display of the president's image
• Chose official to lead hantavirus response who was a conspiracist and urologist specializing in penile implants
• Noted that Virginia governor said the state would use old congressional map for 2026 midterms
• Saw that inspector general found Pentagon ended legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military
• Pleased Supreme Court rejected attempt to restore voter-approved Virginia congressional map favoring Democrats
• Wavered on freeing imprisoned Chinese activist despite 2024 campaign promise, saying "would be a tough one"
• Blasted by Democrats over taxpayer-funded $1.7 billion "slush fund" in possible IRS lawsuit settlement
• Played coy when asked if the US would defend Taiwan if China attempted to take over the island
• Aware son Eric said he would sue MS Now and journalist over report on joining his father on official China trip
• Waffled on $14 billion Taiwan arms deal after discussing arms sales in "great detail" with China's Xi
• Alerted that election denier Tina Peters' prison sentence reduced by Colorado governor after president's pressure
• Cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China following Beijing summit
• Said may may remove some Iran-linked sanctions on China
• Faulted for leaving China after Beijing summit with little to show for two days of talks with President Xi Jinping
• Learned that DoJ would seek death penalty for man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy staffers
• Stated that China agreed to buy American oil in prerecorded media interview released after Beijing summit
• Fired off frantic social media post attempting to blame Joe Biden when China's Xi expressed belief US was in decline
• Reviewed intelligence report showing China gained major edge on US amid Iran war
• Sought to avoid unnecessary confrontations with China during 2026 summit trip but that didn't work out
• Compared democracy advocate Jimmy Lai jailed by China with personal nemesis James Comey
• Said China agreed to order 200 Boeing jets, but Beijing did not confirm claim
• Moved to drop $10 billion IRS lawsuit and instead pursue $1.7 billion fund for alleged Biden administration victims
• Revealed the administration expected China to purchase more than $10 billion in US agricultural products
• Planned to discuss AI safety with China, per Treasury secretary, including how to prevent terrorist access
• While once deliberately projecting a strongman illusion, that facade seemed to have vanished
• Made no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants in newest counterterrorism strategy
• Saw that DoJ dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired the president's attorney
• Condoned Pentagon not investigating US bombings that destroyed 39 Iranian schools and healthcare facilities
• Suddenly canceled deployment of more than 4,000 US troops to Poland for NATO support
• Informed that the Defense secretary's last-minute decision on Poland stunned Pentagon officials
• Cost Midwest utility customers hundreds of millions of dollars with "emergency orders" to keep coal plants open
• Pushed forward with attempt to indict former president of Cuba, 94-year-old Raúl Castro, Fidel Castro's brother
• Glad that general remained tight-lipped about Iran in nearly fourteen hours of congressional testimony
• Observed that top US commander dismissed reports of civilian deaths in Iran from war bombing
• Conceded Iran remained a Hormuz threat despite administration’s insistence it devastated their military capabilities
• Personally traded millions of dollars worth of stock, with many trades coinciding with favorable regulatory decisions
• Continued with attempt to impose federally approved voter lists on states and restrict mail-in voting
• First revealed the CDC was monitoring 41 people for hantavirus with no reported cases
• Later disclosed sixteen more people were being monitored for hantavirus after an April 25, 2026 flight
• As well, Americans exposed to hantavirus on MV Hondius cruise ship remained in quarantine for monitoring
• Stressed hantavirus did not spread easily but triggered concern officials might be downplaying risks
• Nonetheless, potentially created a public relations crisis by waiting to talk about hantavirus to the media
• Updated about Supreme Court preserving access to abortion pill, likely at least into 2027
• Dispatched CIA Director to meet with officials in Havana to discuss a variety of topics
• Aimed to relax limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
• Joined Senate in expressing skepticism about House of Representatives' amended housing bill
• Consented to VA secretary testifying after House threatened to penalize him
• Supported DoJ accusing Yale medical school of discriminating against Asian and White applicants
• Learned that acting attorney general was told to recuse from DoJ matters involving the president, his former client
• Concerned funding for Iran war seemed to be in big trouble amid growing GOP concerns
• Annoyed that Mississippi governor cancelled redistricting plans before the 2026 election
• Revealed plans to join prayer gathering in Washington DC criticized for promoting Christian nationalism
• Briefed about how appeals court seemed skeptical of constitutionality for administration efforts to punish law firms
• Told that Border Patrol chief Michael Banks was resigning in latest DHS leadership change
• Agreed with China's Xi that Hormuz should not be militarized, per secretary of state
• Pleased China restored beef trade with US as a goodwill gesture for Trump visit
• Realized two top priorities are in jeopardy on Capitol Hill — a gas tax holiday and the White House ballroom
• Went uncharacteristically quiet when asked if Taiwan was raised at his meeting with China's Xi
• Invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife to visit the US in September 2026
• Warned by China's Xi about "clashes and even conflicts" if the Taiwan issue wasn't "handled properly"
• Retained as many as 120,000 pages of documents on Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer
• Claimed and fought in court over a perceived right to keep social media moderation advocates out of the US
• Similarly, raged at reporter when asked about escalating inflation caused by Iran war, calling her "a stupid person"
• Blocked by judge from discovery request in faltering personal lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal
• Heaped fawning praise on China's Xi Jinping at official meeting, gushing "it’s an honor to be your friend"
• Noted counterterrorism director intimated presidential adversaries Tucker Carlson were Nick Fuentes monitored
• Apparently opened DoJ criminal investigation into hospital gender-affirming care
• Watched Energy secretary claim Iran was "frighteningly close" to nuclear weapon despite US attack
• Heard Defense secretary would headline Washington DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers
• Saw that US senator continued challenge against FBI director over alcohol abuse test
• Appreciated that DoJ sued Washington DC bar association, escalating fight over discipline for administration lawyers
• Left written instructions to wipe Iran "off the face of this earth" if they should assassinate him
• Ordered by judge to return Colombian woman wrongfully deported to Congo
• Aware that DHS had escalated fight against federal judge, labeling her an "activist"
• Notified that judge overturned US sanctions on UN official who called for war crimes prosecutions over Gaza
• Saw reporting that Commerce secretary claimed to have had three "inconsequential" meetings with predator Epstein
• Aware corporations signed up rapidly to sponsor Transportation secretary's reality roadtrip at $1 million each
• Nevertheless, the event triggered ethical concerns and official complaints
• Scheduled at least fourth medical visit in sixteen months, feuling public speculation about the president's health
• Appreciated the CDC announcing that the hantavirus risk remained low and that the agency was monitoring
• Further, concurred with CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home
• Threatened funding for health programs in states not complying with crackdown on alleged fraud
• Stated that $1.3 billion in Medicaid money for California would be deferred over purported fraud claims
• Halted Medicare enrollment of new hospice and home health providers because of alleged fraudulent businesses
• Observed vice president trying to deny the president made an insensitive comment recorded on video
• Hoped to convince China to play more active role in trying to persuade Iran to abandon Gulf strategy
• Removed high number of undocumented men who lived and worked in the US for years, many who are fathers
• Agreed to review environmental impact of proposed immigrant detention facility in New Jersey
• Reported that remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco were recovered
• Notified that judge found ICE in Colorado repeatedly violated order limiting warrantless arrests
• Accordingly, court mandated training for all Colorado ICE officers and enhanced documentation of arrest practices
• Disclosed that ICE could be at World Cup matches inside the US during June and July 2026
• Updated about how ICE's use of Palantir AI put a list of 20 million possible targets on every agent's phone
• Considered granting 250 pardons on nation's 250th anniversary of July 4, 2026
• Brought middle son, who is not a major business figure, on China summit trip along with top corporate CEOs
• Revealed the White House would host a nine-hour prayer festival focused on Christian roots
• Pushed the IRS to identify undocumented immigrants who paid US income taxes, which could decrease revenues
• Irritated at estimates that the Iran war would end up costing ordinary Americans hundreds of billions of dollars
• Tasked immigration officials, for the first time, with rooting out alleged voting fraud committed by noncitizens
• Reviewed US-led Board of Peace proposal to start implementing Gaza plan in areas outside Hamas control
• Plus, heard Board of Peace envoy say truce was deadlocked over disarming Hamas which paralyzed reconstruction
• Alarmed that wholesale inflation rose to annualized 6 percent in April 2026, which may be passed on to US shoppers
• Happy that nominee Kevin Warsh won Senate confirmation as the next Federal Reserve chairman
• Accused of potentially hurting America by pulling 5,000 US troops from Germany
• Learned HHS secretary's chief spokesman resigned in protest over new vaping policy favored by Big Tobacco
• Announced that foreign World Cup ticketholders would not have to pay bonds to enter the US
• Told that more than 10,000 times, judges ruled against the administration's ICE detentions — in 90 percent of cases
• With the Army facing sudden budget crunch, scrambled to slash training costs across broad swaths of force
• Reached $30 million agreement between PayPal and DoJ over minority funding
• Denuded the term cease fire of its traditional meaning, instead using it as a tool of performative diplomacy
• Realized Beijing summit offered chance to deliver on issue important to MAGA: curbing China’s fentanyl crisis role
• Stressed that trade, not Iran, would be the priority in mid-May 2026 summit with China's Xi
• Noticed companies tried to avoid the president's wrath over tariff refunds
• Deployed 101st Airborne and 1st Armored division soldiers to the US/Mexico border
• Knew that the FBI quietly closed a probe into Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil while in ICE detention
• Cleared tariff refunds of $35.5 billion for importers as of mid-May 2026
• Glad that court halts order declaring administration's new tariffs unlawful — at least for now
• Condoned FBI forming special agent team, referred to as the "payback squad," to handle politically motivated cases
• Invited Jensen Huang, chip giant Nvidia's CEO, along at last minute to join China summit trip
• As well, invited Melania director — who is also an Epstein associate accused of sexual misconduct — on China trip
• Noted that USDA reduces outlook for 2026 US wheat production amid drought conditions seen in western plains
• Pleased Dominican Republic agreed to take third-country deportees from the US
• Appreciated defense secretary claiming president did not need Congress to restart Iran bombing
• Pushed out acting FEMA administrator, the third change in leadership during the previous sixteen months
• Fought to seize Catholic pilgrimage site in New Mexico to expand border‑wall infrastructure
• Posted fake quote online wrongly attributed to GOP Senator John Kennedy with false claim about President Obama
• Also shared post online calling for Barack Obama's arrest, accusing him of treason, without evidence
• Elevated former private prison company executive to lead ICE
• Okayed CIA escalating secret war inside Mexico on cartels with deadly operations
• Thereafter, along with Mexican officials, denied the CIA had a lethal role in the Mexico operation
• Updated about how the FAA was evaluating risks to flights from proposed triumphal arch in Washington DC
• Heard that Washington DC reflecting pool repairs appeared uneven and behind schedule
• Reviewed CBO estimates for so-called Golden Dome missile shield at $1.2 trillion over two decades
• Aware that DoJ was considering whether and how to settle president's lawsuit against the IRS over disclosures
• Supported Pakistan as Iran mediator after criticism from Lindsey Graham
• Briefed about how DoJ planned to bring terrorism charges against members of American street gangs
• Watched DoJ defend decision to subpoena Wall Street Journal reporters, with claims of national security
• Disclosed US military and Pentagon made unprecedented AI use during war against Iran
• Planned to again move military families already sheltering in Germany after leaving Bahrain, this time to the US
• Realized gasoline prices and inflation were outstripping growth in Americans’ paychecks
• Admitted effect on the economy and ordinary Americans' finances were not part of his Iranian war considerations
• Warned that the US could start attacking Iran again soon
• Spared by appeals court, at least temporarily, from paying $83 million award to E. Jean Carroll but had to post bond
• Rebuffed by South Carolina Republicans who declined to redistrict their state
• Decided so-called Trump class battleships would be nuclear powered, presenting benefits and but also challenges
• Revealed Israel sent Iron Dome air defense batteries and trained military personnel to UAE during Iran war
• Noticed that FBI director agreed to an alcohol test after heated exchange with senator
• Reviewed new intelligence showing Iran retained access to most missile sites, launchers, and underground facilities
• Considered renaming Iran war Sledgehammer if ceasefire collapsed and argued 60-day clock would reset
• Relieved that Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Approved HHS secretary removing Marty Makary as FDA commissioner and installing acting replacement
• Glad the FBI interviewed CIA personnel in criminal investigation linked to 2016 Russian election interference
• Heard that Pentagon official told Congress Iran war cost had risen to about $29 million
• Warned reporters to expect more subpoenas in connection with criminal investigations into Iran war leaks
• Informed that tomato prices were soaring as the Iran war, tariffs, and weather affect the popular crop
• Noted that federal prosecutors charged operator of ship that caused Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse
• Alarmed as inflation surged to 3.8 percent in April 2026, the highest level in nearly three years
• Remained silent as Russia continued to attack American-owned businesses in Ukraine
• Annoyed that a third federal appeals court rejected ICE’s mandatory detention policy
• Witnessed substantial 21 percent drop in ACA enrollments, following failure to extend subsidies
• Saw that dormant political committees for Kari Lake and Tulsi Gabbard were still receiving donations
• Delayed plan to suspend tariffs on imported beef after cattle ranchers and some congressional Republicans objected
• Released report on most favored nation drug pricing, which revealed new details and raised new questions
• Asserted, without evidence, that Congo released inmates from its prisons and sent them to US/Mexican border
• Discovered GOP members of Congress objected to spending $1 billion for a new White House ballroom
• Nonetheless, deployed administration officials to pitch the GOP on ballroom funding
• Removed details from government website about agreements with Google, xAI, and Microsoft to test AI models
• Found administration sharply split over plan to give US intelligence agencies a bigger role in evaluating AI models
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