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The Hound 5/9
Tracking cuts, costs, and a Fox host’s new political appointment
Hi there,
It’s Friday. Today, we’re talking about budget cuts, rising costs, and efforts to dial up the militancy of America’s law enforcement.
We’re also tracking the appointment of Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro to an interim U.S. attorney position — a position whose duties demand experience and a track record of impartiality.
Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:
Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP (NPR)
To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing (The Nation)
Trumpflation is Here (The American Prospect)
AI Execs Are Demanding Government Support—No Question Asked (The New Republic)
Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC (AP)
A Trumped Up Police State Is Coming (The Intercept)
Texas bill would let election judges carry guns at polling places (Votebeat Texas)
U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change (PBS)
Until next time,
Harry from The Hound