Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said the Trump administration’s minerals deal with Ukraine isn’t a fully fleshed out agreement. “If you look at this Ukraine minimal deal, there’s no deal here,” Smith told NewsNation. “There’s no specific ‘We get this, we get that.’ It’s really just sort of a framework for future conversations.” President Trump and […]
Major brands flag consumer anxiety: McDonald’s, Chipotle, P&G
Americans haven’t felt this bad about the economy since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and major companies are taking notice, slashing financial forecasts. Consumer confidence fell for the fifth straight month in April, reaching its lowest level since May 2020 amid growing concerns over President Trump’s tariff agenda. Economists aren’t the only ones […]
Photos reveal Trump cabinet member using less-secure Signal app knockoff
Mike Waltz, ousted national security adviser at heart of earlier chat group fiasco, pictured using third-party clone Photographs taken at Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting this week have revealed that top White House officials are now communicating using an even less secure version of the Signal messaging app than was at the center of a huge […]
Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US
White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings The Trump administration has ordered the closure of 25 scientific centers that monitor US waters for flooding and drought, and manage supply levels to ensure communities around the country don’t run out of water. The United States […]
Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions
With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he’s starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump. (Image credit: Eric Thayer)
Trump is proposing Congress cut $163 billion in non-defense spending next year
These proposed cuts are to programs that Congress authorizes each year — not to spending on safety nets like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. More details are expected on Friday. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
‘Mississippi’s moment’: Gov Tate Reeves touts economic growth from eliminating income tax
EXCLUSIVE: Mississippi will be the 10th state to eliminate the state income tax, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is celebrating the anticipated economic boom as “Mississippi’s moment.” “We are more competitive than we’ve ever been before. Lowering the tax on work, and ultimately, eliminating the tax on work, is going to make us even more […]
Rogue DOJ Investigation Of Columbia Protestors Alarmed Federal Judge
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Never Seen This Before In an important new story, the NYT reveals for the first time that senior Trump DOJ official Emil Bove directed the Civil Rights Division to investigate pro-Palestinian protestors at Columbia University. […]
US dietary guidelines have made us ill — let’s change them already
Our nation’s top health officials are sounding the alarm on federal nutrition policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary both recently criticized the government’s longstanding dietary advice — particularly the USDA “Food Pyramid,” now called MyPlate — for failing to promote better health in America. “We have let […]
China underestimates Trump and his trade war — America is ready for battle
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are engaged in a monumental struggle over tariffs and trade — will Barbie determine the outcome? Xi is betting that Americans are too spoiled to abandon the cheap imported goods — like the iconic Barbie doll — that have filled the shelves of Walmart and Costco for decades. Trump […]
China signals openness to trade talks
China’s leaders seem to be softening on their resistance to trade talks amid President Trump’s tariff war but stressed that negotiations must be rooted in “sincerity.” “China has noticed that the senior leadership of the United States has repeatedly stated that it is willing to negotiate with China on tariff issues,” a spokesperson for the […]
Trump says he’ll revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status
President Donald Trump declared Friday that “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status,” saying “It’s what they deserve!” The announcement from Trump comes after Fox News reported last week that his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. The Ivy League school’s failure to address antisemitism […]
Blue state lawmaker demands ‘accountability’ after illegal immigrant’s planned early release exposed
California state Sen. Tony Strickland believes policy reforms are warranted after federal authorities intervened in the planned early release of an illegal immigrant convicted in a 2021 DUI manslaughter that killed two Orange County teenagers in his district in Seal Beach. The Republican told Fox News Digital that changes are needed to programs like the […]
Morning Report — Waltz out, Rubio in, Hegseth up in the air
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Subscribe In today’s issue: Trump shuffles […]
The words and phrases defining Trump’s first 100 ‘daze’
In his inaugural address, President Trump boldly declared the beginning of America’s “Golden Age.” Instead, with news and headlines that screamed “lowest 100-day approval in 80 years,” Trump’s Golden Age appears to be founded on “fool’s gold.” Those minerals with gold color that “flake, powder or crumble” aptly describe plunging consumer confidence amid overwhelming economic […]
Without qualified workers, our CHIPS investments could be money down the drain
Three years ago, the Biden administration, backed by big bipartisan majorities in Congress, launched the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing. After decades of outsourcing that reduced the U.S. production share of advanced chips from 37 percent to 10 percent, this “industrial policy” investment was justified as necessary for national security and as a measure […]
The way universities can survive the Trump era? Band together in an alliance | David Kirp
Nato for higher education – a mutual defense pact is a long-shot approach, but it might just convince the bully in the White House to back off Higher education is under attack from the person who inhabits the White House. Universities are being threatened with an array of punishments, including the cutoff of their federal […]
Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days
Tariff chaos hampers Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’, but analysis still shows surge in planet-heating emissions ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment Donald Trump’s ambitions for the US to “drill, baby, drill” for more fossil fuels have ironically been hampered by the economic chaos unleashed by his own […]
Trump sending national security adviser Mike Waltz to the UN in White House shakeup
Mike Waltz is out as national security adviser in the first big shakeup in White House staff since Trump started his second term. Trump will nominate Waltz to serve as ambassador to the UN.
Rep. Jeff Hurd discusses movement by some Republicans to reject deep Medicaid cuts
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., about a movement by some Republican lawmakers to reject deep cuts to Medicaid, the low-income federal health insurance program.
