The Brutalist Report

Politico

• How Trump took control of Venezuela’s democratic transition [7d]
• Trump says US has a deal to take huge stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves [7d]
• Lawsuit alleges Freedom Fuel gas stations touted by Trump are selling stolen fuel [8d]
• Judge again rejects Trump’s bid to move criminal hush money case to federal court [8d]
• Social media giants could face even stiffer penalties under California bill [8d]
• Trump signs order to create US Space Academy [8d]
• In Liberia, migrants deported by the Trump administration disappear [8d]
• How DHS created a workaround to turn Guard members into immigration officers [8d]
• Bessent targets banks in UAE over Iran ties [8d]
• Mike Johnson planning to meet with Elon Musk in Texas [8d]
• Trump looks to ease beef processing regulations [8d]
• In closely watched speech, Warsh signals Fed may need to raise rates [8d]
• RFK Jr.’s Health Department empowers political appointees like never before [8d]
• Trump’s Cabinet is hitting the road to talk his agenda. They’re getting an earful instead. [8d]
• How the Iran war has made the US more vulnerable [8d]
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics [8d]
• Musk’s AI company sues its users as victim lawsuits over Grok deepfakes mount [8d]
• White House, hemp lobbyists bet on shutdown politics to delay ‘diet weed’ ban [8d]