Good morning. Retirement accounts poised for a historic boost. Federal agencies modernizing with AI. A $50,000 signing bonus to help remove criminal illegal aliens is working. Inflation steady, small business confidence rising, and the courts handing Trump a major victory against entrenched Deep State waste.
Let’s lock in 🔒 👇
SUPERSTAR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
A ‘Bigly’ Retirement Boost? 💰
President Donald Trump
Trump Effect: The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has dropped a paper making the case for a massive change to how Americans save for retirement. They're saying it's time to let defined contribution (DC) plans, like your 401(k), invest in "alternative investments" like private equity. Trump’s administration believes this is a huge opportunity for everyone, from plan participants to the entire U.S. economy.
The Numbers:
For your wallet: Younger Americans could see their lifetime income increase by around 2.5%. Even the oldest cohorts stand to gain between 0.5% and 1%. The paper's analysis finds that adding private equity to a portfolio boosts risk-adjusted returns and retirement wealth.
For the country: Giving retail investors access to private equity through DC plans could pump up the GDP by as much as $35 billion, or 0.12%. This is all thanks to reallocating capital and labor from lower-productivity public sectors to the higher-productivity private equity sector.
The Private vs. Public Divide: In a major shift, the number of public companies has fallen by about 55% since 1997, while the number of private firms has jumped by roughly 67%. The paper notes that private companies tend to be "smaller, younger, and fast growing", which is where the real action is.
The Hurdles: So, why aren't we already doing this? The paper points to some of the usual suspects:
The "Accredited Investor" Rule: This rule, which has been around for over 40 years, limits access to private markets based on income and net worth, effectively keeping "high growth private investments to wealthy investors."
ERISA Rules: Fiduciaries of DC plans worry about "legal and litigation risk" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Unlike defined benefit (DB) plans, which are more insulated, DC plans are more susceptible to lawsuits related to investment choices.
The Bottom Line: The CEA is making a bold claim: opening up private market investments to everyday Americans via their 401(k)s is a "double dividend." It not only boosts an individual's lifetime income but also fuels the American economy by efficiently reallocating capital. This is a win-win that puts the financial power back into the hands of the people and reinforces the nation's economic engine.
LAW
Trump’s DOGE Scores Massive Court Win Over Democrats
President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
The waste in Washington? We all know it’s there. We see it every time the debt clock spins like a slot machine. President Trump didn’t just talk about it—he acted. He created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and put Elon Musk in charge with one mission:
👉 Find the waste. Cut the fat. Modernize the swamp.
💥 Swamp Counterattack
When you try to drain the swamp… it fights back.
Who? Unions, activist groups, and their Senate cheerleaders — Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ron Wyden.
Their move: The “Pick Up After Your DOGE Act” — a not-so-subtle jab at Trump’s agency.
Warren’s scare line: DOGE was seizing “huge troves of sensitive personal… information” (no evidence provided)
Result? A lower court bought it. Judge blocked the audit, calling it “seemingly unfettered.” Even at SCOTUS, the 3 liberal justices sided with the bureaucrats.
⚖️ The TurnaroundNow — game changer.
In a 2–1 Court of Appeals ruling, Trump’s DOGE project is greenlit again.
Judge Julius Richardson (majority opinion): Asking DOGE to specify exactly what it needs before it looks is like “requiring [a consultant] to specify the precise records she needs to improve the library before she knows what improvements are needed.”
Translation: Warren & Co. had their argument backwards.
Richardson again: “To insist DOGE affiliates explain in advance the exact information they need and why is to demand something just short of clairvoyance.”
🐊 Why It Matters
Blow to the Deep State: Bureaucrats and their political protectors just lost a major shield.
Momentum for Trump: Accountability efforts are back on track.
Political optics: Warren and friends? Now holding a carton of political egg.
For now, the swamp lost this round. The audit is rolling forward and Washington’s waste has reason to sweat.
TRUMP’S ALL-STAR ADMINISTRATION
Trump’s America: Firing on All Cylinders
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon
The General Services Administration (GSA) has established a new OneGov agreement with Anthropic, providing all three branches of the U.S. government with access to the Claude AI for a nominal fee of $1 per agency to modernize operations and improve decision-making.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received over 100,000 applications from Americans in less than two weeks, with the agency offering a $50,000 signing bonus to help remove criminal illegal aliens.
According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, a new CPI report shows that inflation remains low and stable at 1.9% since President Trump took office, with real wages increasing, prices for many everyday goods declining, and small business optimism reaching a five-month high.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Arkansas as part of her "Returning Education to the States Tour" to highlight the state's success in improving literacy and workforce development, with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Senator Tom Cotton in attendance.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced $175 million in funding through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Ferry Boat Program (FBP) to build and improve ferry services in 35 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education have released a new report titled "America's Talent Strategy: Equipping American Workers for the Golden Age," which outlines a blueprint for the Trump Administration's workforce development strategy to prepare the American workforce for a new era of economic growth.
At the Iowa State Fair, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new guidance requiring diesel engine manufacturers to update software to prevent sudden speed and power losses caused by diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system failures, a fix requested by American farmers and truckers.