President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown.
President Donald Trump doesn’t simply wish to negotiate a peaceful end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. He also wants to forge a new relationship with Russia built around increased, mutually beneficial cooperation. Trump frequently references his desire to strike new investment, arms control, and other accords with Moscow. Two perceptions underpin this effort. First, the […]
As soon as President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on our northern neighbor, Canadians began working to “make Canada great again.” They have been spurred to stick it to America in response to the economic agreement changes, and reports are consistently covering the outrage Canadians feel toward the United States for this rapid shift. Just this […]
Nearly everyone has an aunt on Facebook who indulges in daily political doomcasting. It’s difficult to witness — like a deadly addiction, sucking the life out hit-by-hit. Still, we hold our tongues. We endure it — we remember Christmas, weddings, and happy times, and we think, “Aunt Phyliss, love that one.” It isn’t her fault, […]
The Romanian government recently released accused sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate from judicially imposed home confinement and allowed them to fly to the United States. There were disturbing reports that President Donald Trump’s special presidential envoy Richard Grenell had met with Romanian authorities to request that the Tates’ home confinement be lifted and that […]
U.S. energy leadership is obvious but not guaranteed. While the United States is the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas, driven by millions of hard-working people, vast resources, cutting-edge infrastructure, and unmatched innovation, more work is always needed to maintain our advantage. As President Donald Trump has made explicit, the decisions we make […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated Wednesday that it will slash a broad suite of rules and determinations that aim to cut pollution or mitigate climate change — including from cars and power plants. The EPA announced that it will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that are expected to sharply increase the number of electric...
The U.S. government is seeking to move Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s case from New York, where a hearing into his status happened Wednesday, to Louisiana or New Jersey. Khalil is a Palestinian activist who is a permanent legal resident of the U.S. in the country on a green card, but the Trump administration is...
President Trump floated the idea of running for a third term during a St. Patrick’s Day event on Wednesday, saying he looked forward to celebrating with the Irish prime minister “at least three more times.” The remark came during the annual “Friends of Ireland” gathering during which Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted Trump, Irish leader...
President Trump has used funding pauses and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target climate initiatives by the federal government, but will need the help of Congress to repeal the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits.