A controversial Republican president imposes stiff tariffs on America's trading partners, seeks to expand America's footprint abroad, keeps out immigrants he's deemed "criminals" and makes it easier to fire government employees.
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Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi cautioned against drawing premature conclusions about the strength of the economy, warning the recently announced 4.3 percent GDP growth is “fragile” because of a lack of job growth. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Zandi celebrated last week’s lower-than-expected jobless claims numbers, which were released Wednesday,...
The Justice Department (DOJ) said Wednesday officials in New York had discovered more than 1 million additional documents potentially linked to the case of Jeffrey Epstein, and that there release could take "a few more weeks." The announcement came as the department has faced criticism from some lawmakers over its failure to release all the...
Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Christmas Eve took aim at the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by posting a blacked-out criticism as part of his annual Festivus rant airing his “grievances” with Washington. Paul began his Festivus screed, a tradition he borrowed from “Seinfeld” character irascible Frank Costanza, by offering President...
The Pentagon on Tuesday said it deployed 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an immigration operation in the city earlier this month. The soldiers are expected to remain in the Crescent City through Mardi Gras. “These National Guard troops will support federal law enforcement partners, including...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) mocked a reporter Wednesday for asking a question on social platform X about a purportedly fake postcard from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to former women's doctor Larry Nassar. Independent reporter Jamie Dupree asked the DOJ why the department released the letter despite claiming it's fake. "Because the law requires...
A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from withholding disaster preparation grants to states if they don’t recalculate their population figures to reflect recent deportations. U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy Potter also found the administration unlawfully shortened the period to spend the funds from it and another terrorism prevention grant program from three years to one. Potter ruled both changes were arbitrary and capricious. “Even giving Defendants the benefit of the doubt here, the Court finds...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its new cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, which brought more attention to President Trump's association with the disgraced financier and what else authorities knew about other Epstein associates. The DOJ released some of its documents about Epstein last Friday, the congressionally mandated legal deadline to...
John Catsimatidis, a Republican grocer magnate and former New York City mayoral candidate, attended a special screening of the film “Marty Supreme” — which Catsimatidis enjoys a cameo appearance in — alongside two political rivals poised to compete against each other for the New York governor’s race next year. Catsimatidis invited New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Nassau County...
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia late Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing a declaration from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejecting gender-affirming care for transgender minors was an overreach of his authority. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Oregon, claims Kennedy and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) attempted to circumvent the basic notice and comment...
