Keep an eye on this developing story. Less than an airtight case from CFIUS (which appears hard to make) to justify Biden's block & suspect timing (Presidential election in home stretch) would erode trust with our allies who fear the politicization of national security controls.

A government fund that makes investments seems a bit not capitalism.

lmao Trump had no chance with this wonky policy question

Q: What specific legislation will you commit to to make child care affordable? Trump: Well, I would do that and we're sitting down, you know, I was, somebody, we had Marco Rubio and my daughter, Ivanka… But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about

I didn’t do the reading for class today but I think I can pull this off.

If Trump were a comic book character, he would be Mr. Tariff-ic.

UK Parliament Discusses Chinese EV Imports chinatrademonitor.com/uk-parliament-…

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I'm being told here that Trump is "diminished" because he did not give a focused answer on child care access, a topic where he previously would have launched into a detailed discussion on balancing supply, demand, and budget concerns rather than word associate his way through it

This is a good longtime question about daily Trump coverage — but it's longtime because he's been giving answers like this since 2015 x.com/ParkerMolloy/s…

I was happy to speak to Nikkei about the news of the Biden administration's reported plan to block Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel (article in Japanese, with an English translation option): nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…

“As everyone knows, she is a Marxist,” Trump said of Harris. But not all Marxism is bad. “China was built on doing exactly what we’re going to be doing.” If China had 5-year plans and a Great Leap Forward, Trump was more vague. “A.I., controversial.” nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…

Remember when Donald Trump promised to quickly pay off the entire $20 trillion national debt and then instead added $7 trillion more in debt in just 4 years? Good times.

New: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro hints that talks are ongoing about the fate of U.S. Steel. While Biden admin will make decision, “Governor Shapiro and his team have been and continue to work closely with all parties to find a solution that protects Pennsylvania jobs,” per spox.

Recent American political history

Trump at NY Economic Club: Less AI, space & self-driving cars, more McKinley & tariffs. Let me be a bridge to the 19th century, basically "Trump Praises Tariffs, and William McKinley, to Power Brokers" The New York Times

James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ The New York Times We're not going back ... to McKinley!

NEW Cook Political Report: eight House rating changes, as Dems' overall prospects brighten. Full analysis by Erin Covey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

EV vote expected Sept 25, after Dombrovskis and Wang tête-à-tête

I'm assuming the Trump sovereign wealth fund would invest in selected Manhattan real estate properties, Florida resorts, and a Trump-themed portfolio of products.