The recent news of Gene Hackman’s death was an occasion to celebrate the Oscar-winning actor’s long and remarkable career. Hackman is in some of the most memorable films of the past 50 years, from The French Connection (1971) to The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Hoosiers (1986) to the original Superman series, Mississippi Burning (1988) to Unforgiven (1992). He managed to be cool and charming without being especially handsome. […]
President Donald Trump’s tariffs won’t deliver the tax revenue he suggested in his speech before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. The rates are simply too high. But tariffs have never solely been about raising money. They are also supposed to protect American industries and workers, reasserting U.S. economic leverage and reshaping trade relationships. […]
President Trump on Thursday said that Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) should be forced to take an IQ test after the congressman was removed from his joint address and later censured by the House. “[He] should be forced to pass an IQ test because he is a low IQ individual, and we don’t need low IQ...
Americans are becoming less sympathetic toward Israel in its war against Hamas, the results of a recent survey suggest. A Gallup poll released Thursday shows 46 percent of respondents said they back Israel over the Palestinians when it comes to the "Middle East situation." Another 33 percent said the opposite. A similar survey conducted in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday notified approximately 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago that they can return to work, according to The Associated Press. Two federal health officials briefed on the tally, but not authorized to speak publicly, told the AP that roughly 180 people received emails...
President Trump is likely to announce more exemptions from his new tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday. In an interview with CNBC, Lutnick said Trump is likely to exempt Canadian and Mexican goods and services from tariffs that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the North American Free Trade...
A federal judge on Thursday declined to immediately spare U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors from mass firings, letting move forward a core part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the agency. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said that USAID’s personal services contractors failed to prove they face irreparable harm and a likelihood...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who ran to be vice president on the Democratic ticket alongside former Vice President Kamala Harris, said he believes the next leader of the party is going to be “the voting public.” Walz appeared on CNN on Wednesday to discuss President Trump’s joint address to Congress and the future of...
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) reintroduced a bill Thursday to ensure that members of the military get paid during a government shutdown, a move that comes as a March 14 deadline ticks closer without a deal to extend funding. The Pay Our Troops Act would direct existing unappropriated Treasury Department funds to be made available to...