In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s electoral victory on Nov. 5 shifted the scales of justice. And just as the president-elect celebrated closure of significant legal entanglements, he announced plans to hike tariffs by 25 percent on products from Canada and Mexico on Jan. 20, and perhaps 10 percent on goods from China, igniting controversy about...
President-elect Trump is entering office with a wider array of investments and potential conflicts of interest than was seen during his first term, setting the stage for greater scrutiny of his dealings. Trump generally has the same empire of hotels and real estate holdings from the first term that sparked criticism that foreign governments could...
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a “PR campaign,” in a Monday interview, but said he respects the efforts by its appointed leaders, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to reform the federal government. “Look, I have nothing but respect for what these gentlemen are trying...
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) pushed back against the idea that the Russian war in Ukraine could end in peaceful negotiation, saying those who hold that view “may be deceiving” themselves. In a speech at the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, Rounds called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “tyrant” and suggested he would be surprised...
President-elect Trump said Monday that he will impose new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China through an executive order on the first day of his new term next year. In a series of posts on Truth Social, the president-elect said he would enact tariffs of 25 percent on all Canadian and Mexican goods,...
A blame game between the Biden administration and GOP lawmakers is underway after a key disaster loan program saw its funds run out in the middle of a destructive hurricane season. The Biden administration said the Small Business Administration (SBA) needs $2 billion in funding after its disaster loan account — which businesses and homeowners...
Yu Shang Food, Inc. is recalling more than 70,000 pounds of its ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because of a listeria outbreak that has sickened at least 11 people, including one baby who subsequently died. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Thursday announced an expanded recall from the distributor,...
President-elect Trump on Monday announced a trio of appointments to lead different White House offices, including his pick to serve as his top liaison to Capitol Hill. Trump, in a news release, said James Braid would serve as director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Braid is a top aide to Vice President-elect JD Vance,...
President-elect Trump won his biggest legal victory so far on Monday when special counsel Jack Smith announced he was seeking the dismissal of the two federal cases Trump was facing. The decision was taken based on the long-standing view that a sitting president cannot be criminally prosecuted while in office. The judge in one of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Google wrapped up the tech giant’s second antitrust trial in two years Monday, as the company seeks to fend off monopoly allegations in the advertising technology space. After a relatively brief two-week trial in September, the two sides reconvened in U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s Alexandria, Va., courtroom for...
