On May 5, millionaires, billionaires, and CEOs shelled out a reported $1.5 million per plate to dine with President Donald Trump. The proceeds from the night went to a political action committee controlled by Trump. It sure looked like wealthy people and businessmen paid for access to the president, who wields great power over the […]
“Walkability” is a buzzword, but like the related term “urbanism,” nobody can agree on what it means. Is a neighborhood walkable simply if it’s easy to walk around? Or is it only walkable if all the amenities of daily and weekly life are within a mile of your house? Plenty of websites and nonprofit organizations […]
The gavel falls, and another executive order hits the skids. Federal judges, cloaked in black robes and armed with injunctions, have become the bane of President Donald Trump’s second term, much like they were for President Franklin D. Roosevelt nearly a century ago. But Trump is involved in an important fight over the legitimate powers […]
President Trump said Tuesday he's supportive of "major spending cuts" after a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republicans who have expressed skepticism about a budget resolution to proceed with his legislative agenda. "I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members,...
While President Trump has pledged to be a friend to the fossil fuel industry and taken steps intended to bolster it, several of his recent moves have garnered pushback from oil, gas and coal executives. In a recent anonymous survey, oil and gas companies expressed that Trump was creating “uncertainty” and pushed back against his...
StopAntisemitism, an advocacy organization, reportedly wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate popular children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel over posts about the conflict in Israel. Rachel Griffin Accurso, who goes by Ms. Rachel to her more than 14 million subscribers on YouTube, makes videos for children for speech therapy and learning preschool skills....
Glimmers of optimism surrounding President Trump’s tariffs quickly faded on Tuesday as the White House dug in on the threat of new levies, the markets erased their small morning gains and Republican lawmakers grew increasingly frustrated with what they see as mixed messages coming from administration officials. The mood early on Tuesday was more upbeat...
The United States criticized China after Ukraine announced it had caught two Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces. “It’s disturbing with the Chinese soldiers having been captured,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a briefing Tuesday. “We’re aware of those reports.” “China is a major enabler of Russia in the war in Ukraine. China provides nearly...
President Trump has fired a top U.S. military officer at NATO, Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, a termination that caused swift rebuke from Democrats in Congress. Chatfield was the country’s top representative to NATO’s military committee. Her firing marks the latest casualty of Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of military officials seen as part...
Two Microsoft employees were fired for protests condemning the company’s support for Israel at a 50th anniversary event last week. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was interrupted by shouts from software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad during his speech at the Friday celebration while Vaniya Agrawal, another engineer, interjected during a question-and-answer session with Microsoft founder Bill...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has formally challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to debate the Republicans’ budget blueprint on the floor of the lower chamber. In a letter sent to the Speaker on Tuesday, Jeffries requested a “one-on-one debate” on Wednesday over the nuances of the GOP budget resolution, which is designed to shepherd...
Last summer, Boar's Head recalled 7 million pounds of its products that were linked to a listeria outbreak. Now, a class action lawsuit is looking to reimburse those who purchased impacted products.
The Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in limbo as House conservatives dig in on their opposition to the measure despite pressure from President Trump — depriving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the votes needed to adopt the blueprint. The criticism among hard-liners — largely aimed at the level of spending cuts in...
The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday while standing in front of the vital shipping lane. Hegseth, who was in Panama to meet with its government officials, spoke from a new U.S.-financed pier at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa...
YouTube entrepreneur and star MrBeast slammed President Trump’s “brutal” tariffs in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday. “Ironically because of all the new tariffs it is now way cheaper to make our chocolate bars we sell globally NOT in America,” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said in a thread on...
Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping tariff actions. Democrats leaped at the opportunity to pounce on Greer during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning amid blowback over the latest tariffs, but Republicans also shared concerns...
