Trump Suspended ‘Project Freedom’ After Gulf Allies Pulled Support

Silt, Anchovies, And Economic Disaster Authored by Matt Badiali via DailyReckoning.com, Silt and anchovy scales. Sometimes the greatest scientific discoveries start with the simplest things. Today, meteorologists are worried about a severe global event. It’s part of an atmospheric pattern that wasn’t recognized until the late 1960’s. But it has had major economic impact over the decades. And it will have an impact this year if it’s as bad as predicted. But the story starts with marine mud and frustrated fishermen. Geologists saw something odd in sediment cores taken off the West coast of South...

Trump Signs Memo Directing DHS To Pay TSA Agents; First Paychecks Could Arrive Monday Summary:   Reuters says 50,000 TSA agents could be paid as early as Monday Trump officially puts out a presidential memorandum instructing DHS to pay TSA agents House Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to put a short-term DHS funding package on the floor The resolution would fund all of DHS, including ICE and CBP It would replace the Senate-passed bill on the House floor Chuck Schumer says it's 'DOA' Trump Puts Out Order Instructing DHS to Pay TSA Agents President Trump wrote in a presidential memorandum...

"Serve Your Country": Uncle Sam Seeks Investment Bankers For 'Economic Defense Unit' The Department of War is reportedly building a 30-person investment banking team, called the "Economic Defense Unit," to deploy $200 billion in private equity over three years into defense companies and, more importantly, war unicorns, as the race to secure the Western Hemisphere and counter China, Russia, and Iran intensifies in the Trump era. Seamfor reviewed a slide deck from the headhunting firm Heidrick & Struggles that says DoW is seeking to stack EDU with bankers from Goldman...