“The tech mogul reached that milestone when shares of his rocket company SpaceX began trading on the stock market, opening at $150, signaling a new era of ultra-affluence and widening wealth inequality.”

“The Federal Election Commission reached out in April to Nunes’ mom, Toni Dian Nunes, who is also his campaign committee’s treasurer, for answers about her son’s stockpile. The amount is extraordinary for someone who is not a candidate or lawmaker and is rivaled by only a few in the House. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Congress’ top fundraisers, reported on Thursday that her campaign has $15.9 million on hand.”

“The latest clap-back came Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday morning, when Cornyn called a conservative influencer a ‘grifter’ and told Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on social media to stop publicly blaming fellow Republicans — including Senate Majority Leader John Thune — for the fact that the GOP elections bill doesn’t have support to pass inside the party.”

How closely were you paying attention to politics this week?

We had another blur of court rulings, campaign maneuvering, economic signals, international drama and Trump-era chaos — enough to make even the most obsessive news junkie miss a detail or two.

The decision is preliminary.

“Paraguay is hoping to have the data center, which will provide 10 megawatts of computing capacity, operational by the end of 2027, officials say. At the same time, Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund has reached out to Google, Microsoft and Amazon to gauge interest in investing in the project or becoming a customer for its computing capacity.”

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“Inflation figures released this week show consumer and producer price rises at more than three-year highs, driven by the energy crisis stemming from the war with Iran.”

“He hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, popped up at the US Open, was the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, and almost single-handedly made Kid Rock a thing again. (His NBA Finals trip was also a presidential first.)”

“Trump is not just the chief executive or commander-in-chief. He’s a cultural force in a way that few, if any, presidents have been before.”

“Politicians were quick to criticize Musk and Robinson for their role in fomenting the violence, but what no one appeared to notice was the role played by the white supremacist Active Club movement and its Youth Club wing in not only stoking tensions, but advising and orchestrating the masked youths who spearheaded much of the violence.”

“The latest instance came Thursday, when Trump claimed that a deal was imminent, telling reporters that an agreement could be signed as early as this weekend. Iran rejected Trump’s claims, with its semi-official Fars news agency reporting that the regime’s leaders had not approved any text with the US.”

“While Trump’s penchant for overstatement, threats and enticements help explain the confusion on the state of the negotiations, there’s another reason a deal has been so hard to reach: the unwieldy way in which the US and Iran are actually carrying out their negotiations.”

“And that may be by design.”

“Warsh has strongly criticized Fed communications, saying they have led to policy errors and placed the Fed more at the center of market decisions and the economy than it should be. His plans for ‘regime change’ include a rethink of how the Fed forecasts and talks about its plans for monetary policy. That appears to include both quantity and frequency.”

“Not long ago, ticking any one of these boxes would have meant disqualification. Today, they are effectively bona fides.”

“That, at least, seems to be the political calculation of the dudebro candidate, an emerging type who has dominated the political conversation this primary season. And while the actual electoral results thus far are mixed, the collective precedent is already upsetting long-held assumptions about what it takes to run for office.”

“It could make Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Or it could tank. Some analysts have argued that SpaceX is significantly overvalued. The market could decide that Musk’s an overpromiser and pass on the stock’s high price.”