The DOT froze $679 million for twelve offshore wind projects. They called the plan wasteful and doomed as MARAD turns to ships and old energy. The projects were pulled or terminated. Subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act and whale worries swirled.

Fed independence rests on unwritten norms, not law alone. Trump tried to oust Lisa Cook; the Fed pushed back, and Cook filed suit.

Norms gave way to politics. Dudley's 2019 push, the ex-chairs' defense, Biden's revolving door, and moves timed to elections.

GB News editor Mark White says the government won its appeal and lifted the halt on housing migrants at the Bell Hotel in Epping. Locals who protested called it a bitter blow.

Trump aides seek four-year caps on F-1, J-1, and I visas. They say longer stays cost taxpayers and edge out Americans. Officials call the move modest; critics warn it will curb arrivals from India and China and hurt universities.

Poncho, a small Chihuahua mix, guided rescuers to 85-year-old Barbara Crosby after she vanished. The dog was found two miles away, dehydrated but recovered; Crosby was extracted and hospitalized.

The Digest, 8/29/2025 @900PM, CDT

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