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The Financial Times has reported that four federal agencies pushed to have Megaspeed blacklisted by the Commerce Department run by Howard Lutnick, but the latter did not do so.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026
As a result, air-traffic control competes with other federal spending priorities, and it faces operational trade-offs between efficiency and safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
There are 23 platforms in federal waters off the state’s coast currently, eight of which are in various stages of decommissioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the US government's closure of a historic golf course and park in Washington DC.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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