NEW: We're requesting records from DOJ about President Trump's Qatari jet scheme, including the memo signing off on it and ethics guidance on AG Pam Bondi's involvement. Given Bondi's work as a foreign agent of Qatar, the public should see the records. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

Citizens for Ethics Trump Friendly Florida AG Made Money @forbes forbes.com/sites/kylemull… In 2019 Ballard lobby group hired Pam. Nation of Qatar hired her too. Pfizer, via Panza, Maurer, & Maynard, did too. Trump's SPAC & criminal defense did. A Linda McMahon PAC hired Pam and Brooke Rollins!

Claude Taylor ‘Walmart steak’ vs White House Tour fortune.com/crypto/2025/05… $Trump meme coin's initial market cap of $8.8B fell to $2.8B. To boost sales, the top 220 holders vied for dinner at Trump National Golf Club Potomac Falls. Top buyers toured the White House. China and Russia welcome.

David Corn Timeline: Trump kneecaps Ukraine 2019 publicintegrity.org/national-secur… The Center for Public Integrity Trump’s halt of military aid and weapon sales to Ukraine was initially unpublicized. May 3 Trump discussed Ukraine with Putin, call recorded. May 13 Orban at WH. May 14 Pence trip to Ukraine blocked.

Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Over, But They Face a Major Challenge on.cfr.org/4jsacgC via Council on Foreign Relations The lawsuits brought against Trump’s IEEPA tariffs mainly come from small businesses hurt by the tariff actions. They are backed by some well-funded prominent conservative groups.

Businesses, conservative lawyers challenge to Trump's tariffs abcnews.go.com/Politics/busin… A suit against Trump's tariffs was filed in a federal court in Florida by The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal fund, on behalf of a Florida-based paper company Simplified.

Many trade models fail to capture the full harm of Trump's tariffs. PWBM projects the tariffs will reduce long-run GDP by 6% and wages by 5%. A middle-income household faces a $22K lifetime loss (twice as large as a revenue-equivalent corporate tax increase from 21% to 36%)

theguardian.com/us-news/live/2…... A conservative lawyer familiar with the expected legal challenge to Trump's tariffs predicted the Supreme Court would rule 9-0 against the WH. "There is a strong argument that the tariffs imposed under the IEEPA are not legal or constitutional."

Elon Musk's DOGE drove the selection of Palantir to compile data on Americans across agencies including Social Security and IRS - which would give Trump untold surveillance power Trump admin is spreading Palantir's Foundry product into agencies (DHS, HHS) nytimes.com/2025/05/30/tec…

Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety. wapo.st/4mDXhL6

ams.usda.gov/selling-food USDA buys domestically produced food to deliver to schools, food banks, and households across the country. $2B of purchases went to USAID until Trump cut it. When Trump's 2018 tariffs blew-up US farm export contracts he gave $60B to global corporate farms.

Citizens for Ethics Dar Global is the international arm of Saudi real estate giant Dar Al Arkan, delivering luxury residential and commercial properties worldwide. Dar Global has a growing $5.9 billion portfolio in 6 countries, UAE, Oman, Qatar, UK, Spain, Bosnia. #TrumpWorksForDarGlobal

The Intellectualist Acyn Oct 2024: Manufacturing Booms as Biden Invests in Ports, Roads, Training, Tech, Supply Chains commerce.gov/news/blog/2024… U.S. Commerce Dept. 700,000+ manufacturing jobs created, and $910 billion in private manufacturing investments nationwide, with the brilliant team chosen by Joe Biden.

theguardian.com/technology/202… Chase Herro, co-founder of Trump’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, said about crypto: “You can literally sell shit in a can, wrapped in piss, covered in human skin, for a billion dollars if the story’s right, because people will buy it.” They did.

msn.com/en-us/politics… Trump appoints Paul Ingrassia, right-wing attorney and podcaster tied to Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, Trump family friend wanted in two countries for trafficking, assault, and rape, to lead the US Office of Special Counsel.

Chris Murphy 🟧 Amtrak and Partners Break Ground on New Connecticut River Bridge, September 2024 media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak… State and local officials celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak’s new Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Chris Murphy 🟧 Biden-Harris WH may have been a one-term government, but it made lasting changes to aviation. airport-technology.com/analysis/what-… via Airport Industry Review & Airport Technology By late 2024 over 1,600 ATC tower upgrade projects had been completed under BIL. Coast to coast, better, safer, more beautiful infrastructure.

Really American 🇺🇸 FAA leader warns of summer travel 'havoc' if GOP cuts pass apnews.com/article/faa-co… May 5, 2023 Acting FAA head said House GOP approved budget cuts would cause the agency to furlough thousands of workers and stop hiring new air traffic controllers, making summer air travel worse.

Really American 🇺🇸 180 Republicans Voted Against Funding the FAA, the Agency That Keeps Planes from Crashing meidasplus.com/p/180-republic… 180 Republicans voted against the Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, which included FAA safety funding.

Digital Corruption Takes Over DC open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugma… Stablecoin: a teched-up version of some antebellum banks, mostly unregulated, with no safety net for participants. #StableGenius harvesting our personal data for his pals is pushing a risky grift with anonymous traders.