President Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on countries that don’t remove digital taxes, arguing they harm technology from the U.S. “As the President of the United States, I will stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies. Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm,...
Top Democrats pounced on President Trump Monday after he moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations. Cook, who was appointed by former President Biden in 2022, has pledged to remain in the position, saying Trump has “no authority” to remove her. “Any attempt to fire Lisa Cook from her position of...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is pushing back on Republican criticism that President Trump’s deal to acquire a 10 percent stake in Intel, one of the nation’s biggest chipmakers, is a step toward socialism and a major break with conservative free-market principles. Lutnick pushed back specifically against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who called the deal a...
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Those who have long preached in favor of free markets and against socialism are being thrown for a loop with President Trump’s move to have the U.S. government take a 10 percent stake in struggling...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook doubled down on her vow not to resign from the Fed, after President Trump moved on Monday to fire the board member over mortgage fraud allegations. In a statement, Cook argued the president has “no authority” to remove her from her post. “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’...
When California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) was asked about President Trump’s recent use of military force on MSNBC, he described the bombing in Iran as “An illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.” That line really stuck out. Given Newsom’s track record on many issues, he seemed like the wrong messenger to deliver it. One...
Trump signed an executive order to suspend the 'de minimis' rule, which has led many postal carriers worldwide to suspend package deliveries to the U.S.
I went to prison for defending the Constitutional separation of powers. John Bolton (an occasional contributor to The Hill) may well wind up in prison, too if investigators uncover evidence and prosecutors decide to bring charges over his alleged classified disclosures. When Bolton wrote his book, "The Room Where It Happened" — reportedly receiving a...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted President Trump as a "wannabe dictator" Monday, accusing him of trying to "occupy" Chicago with National Guard troops after reports of a possible deployment to the city.