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Deciphering Donald Trump: How his rhetoric sends different messages

Among the critics who posted on X Sunday after my Fox News show was one who made an argument that surprised me. Don’t pay attention to what President Trump says, this person wrote. Pay attention to what he does. Now that’s a novel idea. What the President of the United States says is unimportant and should be ignored. I doubt that this person applied the same standard to President Joe Biden. And yet there’s an...

Take These Tactics: How the High-Stakes World of Casinos Teach Us About Business

Forget the whispering secrets and smoky backrooms. Understanding how a profitable business operates is the real gamble. It’s in understanding how a profitable business works. Casinos offer a masterclass in this. Beneath the lights and excitement, they understand human behaviour. They use sophisticated data analysis. They have razor-sharp efficiency. These lessons apply to any industry. Look at casinos and businesses in a new way. Mastering the Customer Service Profession Casinos are aware that they provide...

Lord Spencer extends backing for Chapel Down as share price falls flat

The billionaire Conservative Party donor Lord Spencer of Alresford has increased his already sizeable holding in Chapel Down Group, England’s largest wine producer, amid a protracted share-price slump since its December 2023 flotation. Recent stock exchange filings show that Spencer, founder of broker Icap and a non-executive director at Chapel Down, snapped up an additional 450,000 shares via his investment vehicle IPGL, pushing his total stake beyond 27 per cent and reinforcing his position as...

Understanding Clairaudience

Have you been hearing voices or sounds that no one else around you seems to hear? Do you wonder if you are sick? Chances are that you might be clairaudient. Clairaudience is a French word that means “clear” and “hearing.” This is one of the clair psychic gifts and it is someone who is able to hear voices or sounds from the spiritual world. This is someone who is sensitive and able to communicate beyond...

Musk offers ‘another chance’ to respond to productivity email, but warns failure again means termination

Billionaire Elon Musk, who’s slashing wasteful government spending with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said federal workers who fail to respond to his productivity email may be given another chance, but warned if they fail to respond a second time, they’ll be terminated. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent an email titled, ‘What did you do last week?’ to federal employees, calling on them to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over...

Trump budget bill in peril as warring House GOP factions threaten rebellion

House Republicans’ mammoth budget reconciliation bill is in peril on Monday evening with at least two GOP lawmakers threatening to vote against it. House GOP leaders are hoping to hold a vote Tuesday on a vast bill advancing President Donald Trump’s priorities on the border, defense, taxes, and energy.  But at least two House Republicans have said they oppose the legislation – and the GOP’s razor-thin margins mean Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can only afford...

Trump officials list 5 weekly accomplishments ahead of Musk midnight deadline

A handful of President Donald Trump administration officials are publicly listing their top accomplishments for the previous work week following Department of Government Efficiency Chair (DOGE) Elon Musk announcing federal employees must provide a bullet-point list of work successes before midnight on Monday or risk losing their jobs.  ‘Mr. President, 5 things I did last week:’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted to X Monday morning. ‘1. Terminated NYC elitist, anti-worker congestion pricing. 2. Launched an...

‘If you don’t answer … you’re fired’: Trump stands behind Musk’s DOGE productivity email

President Donald Trump warned that federal employees who don’t follow new guidance requiring them to report personal productivity could lose their jobs.  The effort stems from an email that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk spearheaded that asked federal workers to send an email Monday detailing a summary of what tasks they accomplished the previous week. Musk is heading up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that aims to reduce government waste and...

Top federal agency takes DOGE’s mission to heart with all-hands memo to every employee: ‘Reduction in force’

As the Trump administration’s DOGE efforts continue to have an impact across government agencies, over 12,000 employees at the General Services Administration are being notified in an agency-wide email Monday evening that a ‘reduction in force’ is underway. In the memo from acting GSA administrator Stephen Ehikian, according to a draft obtained by Fox News Digital, the agency thanked those employees who decided to be part of the ‘first step’ of staff reduction on Friday...

‘Overwhelmingly popular’: Elon Musk touts Americans’ DOGE support

Elon Musk is taking his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for a victory lap, touting a new poll that suggests massive support for the Trump administration initiative. The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll revealed a majority of Americans support reducing wasteful government spending. Most voters agree there should be a government agency dedicated to efficiency and that DOGE is helping to make major spending cuts, the nonprobability-based poll found.  ‘Polls show that @DOGE is overwhelmingly POPULAR and...