<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CEO Times · Politics</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com</link><description>Capital. Power. Consequence.</description><item><title>Trump Thanks Ferran Torres for MAGA-Style Cap After Spain&#x27;s World Cup Win</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-thanks-ferran-torres-for-maga-style-cap-after-spain-s-world-cup-win-11904.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:58:07+00:00</pubDate><description>The U.S. president called it &#x27;a beautiful tribute&#x27; after the Spanish striker wore a red &#x27;Make Spain Great Again&#x27; cap during Madrid victory celebrations.</description></item><item><title>LA Homelessness Surges 3.4% Despite $3 Billion a Year — Federal Prosecutor Points to Drug Spending</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/la-homelessness-surges-3-4-despite-3-billion-a-year-federal-prosecutor-points-to-11896.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:51:59+00:00</pubDate><description>New city figures show 45,194 people living homeless in Los Angeles, with unsheltered numbers jumping 7.9%, as First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli argues &#x27;harm reduction&#x27; spending is fueling the crisis rather than solving it.</description></item><item><title>Bechtel CEO: Skilled-Trades Shortage — Not a Chip Deficit — Is the Real Bottleneck to America&#x27;s AI Build-Out</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/bechtel-ceo-skilled-trades-shortage-not-a-chip-deficit-is-the-real-bottleneck-to-11888.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:48:41+00:00</pubDate><description>Brendan Bechtel warns the U.S. needs 140,000 more electricians, welders, and pipefitters by 2030 just to house the AI revolution — and that workforce doesn&#x27;t exist yet.</description></item><item><title>Sacramento Approves $793,280 in DHS Funds for Intel Center — Migrants Fear ICE Data Exposure</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/sacramento-approves-793-280-in-dhs-funds-for-intel-center-migrants-fear-ice-data-11874.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:41:12+00:00</pubDate><description>The Sacramento City Council voted to transfer nearly $800,000 in Department of Homeland Security grant money to a regional intelligence hub, igniting a debate over whether DMV records and traffic-camera data could reach federal immigration enforcement.</description></item><item><title>CPSC Forces Recall of 16,800 Walmart.com Dressers That Violate Federal Child-Safety Law</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/cpsc-forces-recall-of-16-800-walmart-com-dressers-that-violate-federal-child-saf-11866.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:36:23+00:00</pubDate><description>A Chinese-made fabric dresser sold by a third-party seller on Walmart.com for roughly $80 fails mandatory tip-over stability standards — and no injuries have yet been reported, but regulators aren&#x27;t waiting.</description></item><item><title>LA Homeless Count Rises 3.4% — and Bass&#x27;s Reelection Claim Collapses With It</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/la-homeless-count-rises-3-4-and-bass-s-reelection-claim-collapses-with-it-11859.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:30:45+00:00</pubDate><description>The city spending $3 billion a year on homelessness just recorded its worst unsheltered numbers in years, leaving voters with no good option in November.</description></item><item><title>Minnesota Spends Taxpayer Dollars on Transgender Dolls With Swappable Genitalia for Children as Young as 4</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/minnesota-spends-taxpayer-dollars-on-transgender-dolls-with-swappable-genitalia--11855.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:26:59+00:00</pubDate><description>A University of Minnesota program backed by Gov. Tim Walz will place gender-ideology dolls in schools and clinics this fall — funded in part through a public university innovation grant.</description></item><item><title>JPMorgan Found &#x27;No Evidence&#x27; Against IRS Chief Bisignano — But the WSJ Stands Behind Its Sources</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/jpmorgan-found-no-evidence-against-irs-chief-bisignano-but-the-wsj-stands-behind-11849.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:21:22+00:00</pubDate><description>Frank Bisignano, who now oversees both the IRS and Social Security Administration, faces decade-old allegations of corporate spying and jet misuse at JPMorgan — allegations the bank investigated and dismissed, and which Bisignano denies through counsel.</description></item><item><title>Trump Station? The $8 Billion Penn Station Overhaul Reignites a Naming Debate — But No Vote Exists Yet</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-station-the-8-billion-penn-station-overhaul-reignites-a-naming-debate-but--11846.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:20:06+00:00</pubDate><description>Secretary Sean Duffy says &#x27;Trump Station sounds good&#x27; and the White House press secretary asked &#x27;Why not?&#x27; — but no formal legislation has been introduced to rename the busiest rail terminal in the Western Hemisphere.</description></item><item><title>73% of 3 Million Illegal Migrants Left the U.S. Voluntarily Under Trump — DHS Numbers Show Quiet Strategy Is Working</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/73-of-3-million-illegal-migrants-left-the-u-s-voluntarily-under-trump-dhs-number-11841.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:15:17+00:00</pubDate><description>Administrative pressure, daily fines of $998, and a self-deportation app are moving millions out without mass raids — and the data backs it up.</description></item><item><title>Maine Democrats Draft Troy Jackson With 100 Days to Unseat Collins</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/maine-democrats-draft-troy-jackson-with-100-days-to-unseat-collins-11835.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:13:15+00:00</pubDate><description>The state party replaced disgraced nominee Graham Platner after a sexual-assault allegation ended his campaign — handing a five-term Republican incumbent a significant head start.</description></item><item><title>Trump Orders Warning Signs Posted at Smithsonian&#x27;s American History Museum Over &#x27;Ideological Capture&#x27;</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-orders-warning-signs-posted-at-smithsonian-s-american-history-museum-over--11832.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:11:58+00:00</pubDate><description>The White House directed the Department of the Interior to install temporary signage at the National Museum of American History, citing a finding that the institution presents U.S. history in a &#x27;one-sided&#x27; and &#x27;negative&#x27; light.</description></item><item><title>White House Syncs Katy Perry&#x27;s &#x27;Firework&#x27; to Iran Strike Footage — Singer Says She Was Never Asked</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/white-house-syncs-katy-perry-s-firework-to-iran-strike-footage-singer-says-she-w-11825.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:04:18+00:00</pubDate><description>The Official White House TikTok posted a clip of Iran military strikes set to Perry&#x27;s 2010 hit; the pop star called it &#x27;a complete violation&#x27; of her song&#x27;s intent and said she gave zero approval.</description></item><item><title>White House Uses Katy Perry&#x27;s &#x27;Firework&#x27; to Score Iran Strike Video — Singer Says She Was Never Asked</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/white-house-uses-katy-perry-s-firework-to-score-iran-strike-video-singer-says-sh-11820.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T22:00:34+00:00</pubDate><description>The official White House TikTok account posted footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran set to Perry&#x27;s 2010 hit, drawing a sharp public rebuke from the artist. Perry joins a growing list of musicians objecting to the administration&#x27;s use of their music.</description></item><item><title>Trump Orders Warning Signs at Smithsonian Over &#x27;National Self-Loathing&#x27; History Framing</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-orders-warning-signs-at-smithsonian-over-national-self-loathing-history-fr-11816.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:55:46+00:00</pubDate><description>An executive order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to post notices on National Park Service walkways leading to the National Museum of American History, pointing visitors to what the White House calls &#x27;accurate&#x27; resources.</description></item><item><title>Appeals Court Blocks Trump Mail-Vote Order Across Some Twenty States Before November Elections</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/appeals-court-blocks-trump-mail-vote-order-across-some-twenty-states-before-nove-11813.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:54:34+00:00</pubDate><description>A First Circuit panel refused to lift a Boston judge&#x27;s ruling that declared key sections of the executive order unconstitutional, leaving the administration scrambling toward the Supreme Court with November&#x27;s congressional elections weeks away.</description></item><item><title>Trump Rebuilds His Tariff Wall — 10.7% Effective Rate and Rising</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-rebuilds-his-tariff-wall-10-7-effective-rate-and-rising-11809.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:52:51+00:00</pubDate><description>After the Supreme Court struck down his earlier levies, President Trump invoked obscure 1930s law, threatened 100% duties on generic drugs, and hit Brazil and Canada with new tariffs — signaling the trade campaign is structural, not tactical.</description></item><item><title>Trump Doubles Down on Newsom and Harris at White House Correspondents&#x27; Dinner</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/trump-doubles-down-on-newsom-and-harris-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-11806.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:50:10+00:00</pubDate><description>The president landed pointed jabs at California&#x27;s two leading Democrats — and the state&#x27;s billionaire tax, wildfires and homeless policies — before a room he called &#x27;the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together.&#x27;</description></item><item><title>Michigan Senate Primary Erupts as Democrat Tells Rival to Drop Arabic on the Trail</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/michigan-senate-primary-erupts-as-democrat-tells-rival-to-drop-arabic-on-the-tra-11803.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:45:56+00:00</pubDate><description>A Farmington school board member backing Rep. Haley Stevens told opponent Abdul El-Sayed to stop speaking Arabic and playing Arabic music at campaign events — igniting a identity-politics firestorm inside the Democratic Party.</description></item><item><title>Small Businesses Sue to Block Trump&#x27;s New 10–12.5% &#x27;Forced Labor&#x27; Tariffs on 60 Partners</title><link>https://ceotimesnews.com/nota/small-businesses-sue-to-block-trump-s-new-1012-5-forced-labor-tariffs-on-60-part-11797.html</link><pubDate>2026-07-25T21:41:52+00:00</pubDate><description>A US trade court lawsuit filed Friday argues the sweeping new levies lack the country-specific findings required by Section 301 — the third legal theory the administration has tested in its tariff campaign.</description></item></channel></rss>