Today’s Both Sides

DNC sues to stop taxpayer-funded ads promoting Trump

The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Wednesday, saying $20 million in border agency money was illegally used for TV ads that promote the president before the midterms. The White House says…

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Quick hits

• Technology Trump to give top science medals to Musk, Huang, Su and Brin — President Trump is set to award the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su on Thursday, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Michael Dell and Satya Nadella. It…
• Entertainment Paramount-Warner merger closes as Skydance warns of layoffs — Paramount Skydance's $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday, creating a company called Skydance. Its leaders told staff the integration will bring "difficult decisions that affect our…
• Finance Oil tops $105 as Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran — Brent crude jumped more than 5% to above $105 a barrel early Thursday after reports that the Pentagon is readying options to resume major combat in Iran. Treasury yields rose near their highest levels since 2002, and…
• US News Hurricane Isaias strengthens as warnings go up from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle — Isaias became a hurricane early Thursday and had top winds near 80 mph by 7 a.m. CDT. A hurricane warning covers Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay/Gulf county line in Florida, and landfall is expected late…
• World Russian bomb strike on buses in Kramatorsk kills 33, Ukraine says — A Russian guided-bomb strike hit two passenger buses in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Thursday morning, killing at least 33 people and wounding 18, Ukrainian officials said. It came a day after a…

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