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The Government Told Courts It Could Easily Refund Unlawful Tariffs. Now It Says It Can’t.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/09/the-government-told-courts-it-could-easily-refund-unlawful-tariffs-now-it-says-it-cant/

The Government Told Courts It Could Easily Refund Unlawful Tariffs. Now It Says It Can’t.

When companies sued to block Trump’s IEEPA tariffs last year, one of the key arguments they made was obvious: if these tariffs turn out to be illegal, we’ll never get our money back. We…

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The Daily Perspective Mar 6

America's Data Centre PR Problem Has a Substance Gap

#DataCentres #AI #EnergyPrices #TrumpAdmin #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-06-americas-data-centre-pr-problem-has-a-substance-gap-683fce54

America's Data Centre PR Problem Has a Substance Gap

The White House pledged that tech firms will pay data centre power costs. But permitting delays and grid constraints remain the real bottleneck.

The Daily Perspective

Sport Ponies 🐎🐴🍁Mar 2

#ATTENTION #TRUMPADMIN #DeathPenalty

Aure Free Press

Feb 25

PETTY POLITICS!

Trump halts $259.5M in federal Medicaid funds to Minnesota today.

VP JD Vance & CMS head Mehmet Oz announced the "temporary" pause over fraud claims in programs like autism care & non-medical transport.
Funds deferred until MN submits a corrective plan to curb alleged misuse. Part of broader crackdown—first state targeted.
Impacts low-income healthcare; state says providers already paid, but reimbursement frozen.
#Medicaid #TrumpAdmin #Minnesota #Healthcare #FraudCrackdown

Techdirt Feb 21

Court Orders Slavery Exhibit At George Washington’s House Restored After Trump Admin Pulled It Down

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Court Orders Slavery Exhibit At George Washington’s House Restored After Trump Admin Pulled It Down

The Trump administration’s project for erasing the parts of American history they find inconvenient continues unabated. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hit the occasional roadblo…

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Trump Watch 👀Feb 19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Dems demand federal watchdogs investigate ex-lobbyists running the Trump admin. Swamp alert: former clients, big $ firms, and possible rule-bending. 🤯 America deserves leaders, not lobbyist puppets. #DrainTheSwamp #WatchdogTime #TrumpAdmin news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

Democrats Call for Scrutiny of...

Democrats Call for Scrutiny of Ex-Lobbyists in Trump Cabinet

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other Democrats called on federal agencies to investigate whether ex-lobbyists in the Trump administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, used their government jobs to benefit former clients.