NIH Killed the Payline. Now Watch the Donors Try to Climb the Ladder.
United States – February 23, 2026 – NIH ditched grant paylines for “holistic” funding. Translation: more discretion, more lobbying, less sunlight.
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Judge Cannon Locks Up Jack Smith’s Report and Tells the Swamp: Not Today
United States – February 23, 2026 – Judge Aileen Cannon permanently blocked DOJ from releasing the Jack Smith report volume tied to the Trump classified-documents case, calling …
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Mortgage Rates Dip Under 6% and the Housing Swamp Still Wants a Pound of Flesh
United States – February 23, 2026 – Mortgage rates are flirting with 6%, but the housing swamp still wants your paycheck as collateral.
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A Judge Just Told Live Nation: Save It for the Jury
United States – February 23, 2026 – A federal judge kept key DOJ antitrust claims alive against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, teeing up a jury trial on whether the concert giant…
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SCOTUS Lights Up Boulder’s Climate Suit, and the Lawsuit Factory Starts Sweating
United States – February 23, 2026 – The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Boulder, Colorado climate lawsuit fight, and the climate-courthouse industry just heard the Freedom F-15…
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The Potomac Sewage Spill and the Fine Art of Governing Like a Press Release
United States – February 23, 2026 – The Potomac got a quarter-billion gallons of sewage, and DC got a masterclass in captured infrastructure and PR cleanup.
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Mortgage rates dipped. Wall Street heard “liquidity event.” Tenants heard “rent’s still due.”
United States – February 23, 2026 – Mortgage rates hit 6.01%, and the housing machine still grinds: sellers hoard, investors pounce, renters bleed.
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Interior’s NEPA ‘Streamlining’: When the Rules Become a Handbook, the Public Becomes a Footnote
United States – February 23, 2026 – Interior moved much of NEPA from regulation into a handbook. That may speed permits, but it also speeds past the public.
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The Supreme Court Pulled the Plug, Trump Lit a 15% Tariff Fuse
United States – February 23, 2026 – Trump turned a court smackdown into a 15% import surcharge, and the globalists are hollering louder than my smoker.
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Live Nation Wants a Judicial Timeout. Monopoly Power Loves Overtime.
United States – February 23, 2026 – Live Nation wants the judge to hit pause before trial and appeal; that is how monopoly power learns to outlast voters.
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