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The government makes pennies at a loss, but just stopping production could create new problems.

Trump administration blasts ‘unprecedented assault’ on its power in first Supreme Court appeal  CNN Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire US Agency Head  Yahoo Here Are All The Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk: Appeals Court Keeps Ethics Official’s Firing

At least 9 deaths blamed on powerful storm that toppled trees and flooded roads  CNN Deadly storms sweep through the South, leaving at least nine fatalities  NPR At Least 9 Dead in South After Rainstorm Pounds the Region  The New York Times At

Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says  BBC.com Rubio plays down immediate breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine peace  Voice of America U.S. and Russian officials to discuss how to end Ukraine war  The Washington Post Zelensky lands in UAE as

President Donald Trump made Russian President Vladimir Putin a very happy man last week, thanks to major U.S. concessions toward the war in Ukraine. For one, Trump told the Russian dictator by phone that there was no path forward for

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said all of the state’s 120 counties were impacted by the storm. “The biggest challenge of this event is it’s everywhere.” (Image credit: AP)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said all of the state’s 120 counties were impacted by the storm. “The biggest challenge of this event is it’s everywhere.” (Image credit: AP)

Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of whistleblower agency head  The Associated Press Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on Firing  Bloomberg Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the firing of whistleblower agency head to

At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their world into turmoil.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive “fraud” in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees with ideologically, such as about diversity, equity and inclusion