From showerheads to plastic straws, the president brags that he’s expanding options for consumers – while drastically restricting choices in almost all other spheres Freedom of choice is a venerable American value. Donald Trump’s attachment to it is, however, highly selective. Over the first four months of his administration, Trump has been eagerly promoting the […]
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Trump suggests ‘total reset’ in US-China trade relations amid tariff talks in Geneva
President Trump on Saturday suggested a “total reset” in U.S.-China trade relations amid talks over tariffs in Switzerland between the two countries. “A very good meeting today with China, in Switzerland. Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner. We want to see, for the good of […]
Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general
Means is popular in right-leaning wellness circles – but does her inactive medical license disqualify her from the top job? Donald Trump nominated Casey Means, a wellness influencer and medical doctor with an inactive license for US surgeon general this week – his second nominee to serve as “the nation’s doctor”. Trump abruptly withdrew his […]
‘SNL’ Cold Open features Trump crashing Mother’s Day joined by a drinking Pirro, Hegseth
President Trump crashed a Mother’s Day “celebration” alongside former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during this week’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open. In the Cold Open, cast members Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez appeared next to women who seem to be their mothers and sang a song about […]
Dr. Casey Means, Trump’s pick for Surgeon General, faces criticism across the spectrum
Dr. Casey Means, a health care entrepreneur and social media influencer, is Trump’s pick for surgeon general. But she’s facing pushback for her unconventional resume.
A free speech double-standard is hiding on the shelf of your local library
For months, headlines have chronicled conservative efforts to purge library shelves. But the “Tuttle Twins,” the children’s book series I authored that champions free markets, was recently and briefly yanked from one in upstate New York. Will the supposed defenders of free speech rise up to condemn this censorship? With six million copies sold, the “Tuttle Twins” series […]
Politics chat: Confusion over Trump’s agenda with tariffs and trade war
There’s confusion over what the president wants with his trade war and whether the GOP’s big spending bill should include raising taxes on the rich in order to fund Trump’s domestic priorities.
Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?
Despite owners and networks forsaking journalistic independence, Trump continues to threaten journalists In the telling of Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues, the US media is fake news, stocked with “radical-left monsters” who are guilty of “illegal” reporting on the president. The reality is different. Continue reading…
British plane parts ‘exempted from Trump tariffs’ as US trade deal progresses
Boost to £40bn UK aerospace industry as Rolls-Royce engines and aircraft parts reportedly excused by US commerce secretary British plane parts are set to be exempted from US import tariffs as part of the evolving trade agreement with Donald Trump’s administration, it has been reported. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has said that engines from […]
Bolton: Putin at risk of ‘overplaying his hand’ on Ukraine talks
Former national security adviser John Bolton said during a recent interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be at risk of “overplaying his hand” with President Trump amid the talks to end the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Bolton, a vocal critic of Trump, said that Russia is still “suffering” economically from the sanctions that Western […]
This Mother’s Day, lets talk about why birth rates are really declining | Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s one thing to incentivize giving birth. Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they’re born Mother’s Day is almost here, and while Donald Trump may seem an unlikely celebrant of the occasion, his administration has recently floated several proposals to incentivize motherhood – or, more accurately, giving birth. There’s the $5,000 […]
Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’
Trump’s slashing of millions in National Endowment for the Arts grants has most affected non-profits centering Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communities Summertime at the Upijata Scissor-Tail Swallow Arts Company, an artistic program located on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, is usually bustling. The arts community center, created to help combat high youth suicide rates […]
‘It’s time for Joe Biden to go away’: Democrats are triggered by Biden’s return to the spotlight
Joe Biden’s return to the spotlight this week is igniting anger among Democrats who wish the former president would ride off into retirement and stay there. In a wide-ranging interview on “The View” with former First Lady Jill Biden on Thursday, Biden owned up to his role in Donald Trump’s return to power even as […]
Trump’s surgeon general pick exposes cracks in MAHA movement
President Trump’s second choice for U.S. surgeon general has set off a wave of infighting within the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Casey Means is a prominent health influencer and ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but she is seen as insufficiently skeptical of vaccines by some of his […]
Wes Moore steps into a Democratic presidential spotlight
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is taking steps to build his national profile even as he seeks to tamp down speculation that he could run for the White House next cycle. The governor, who in early chatter was discussed as a running mate for former Vice President Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democratic ticket, told ABC’s “The […]
Republicans stuck in the mud on Trump tax bill
Congressional Republicans are halfway through a critical four-week stretch for passing President Trump’s legislative priorities — and they are behind the eight-ball. On the House side, leaders are struggling to find consensus on a host of hot-button issues, headlined by Medicaid cuts and the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. Top lawmakers are looking […]
Federal employee unions fight for survival as Trump tries to eviscerate them
In 1978, Congress gave federal workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, finding it in the public interest. Now Trump wants to end those labor rights for most of the federal workforce. (Image credit: Andrea Hsu)
Maren Morris: ‘I never said I’m leaving country music’
The outspoken country star is moving into her pop era and is keen to set the record straight over what that means for her life in Nashville The year 2023 was a tough one for Maren Morris. The country singer, then 33, reached the end of her tour for her third studio album, Humble Quest, […]
Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn
Key programs from child-support services to HIV treatment also gutted, leaving global populations vulnerable Mass terminations and billions of dollars’ worth of cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have gutted key programs – from child support services to HIV treatment abroad – and created a “real danger” that disease outbreaks will […]
Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies
President eager to discuss trade and investment but no plans to visit Israel amid tensions over Gaza war Donald Trump this week will embark on the first foreign trip of his second administration with a tour of the Middle East, as he looks to secure investment, trade and technology deals from friendly leaders with deep […]
