Inflation picked up speed in April after declining in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month and is up 2.3 percent over the past year, according to the Labor Department. The annual inflation rate without volatile food or energy prices was 2.8...
President Trump’s plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane from the Qatari government is “obviously” a violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, according to a former White House ethics lawyer. “Everybody gets a $400 million plane from the government of Qatar. They give them out like the M&M's acts. And I and Alyssa [Farah...
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk joined President Trump on his first day in Saudi Arabia, appearing with other top business leaders for a lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Musk was at the Royal Court for a coffee ceremony, followed by the lunch, when Trump arrived. The Tesla CEO and top adviser to the...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Commitee, said Monday that President Trump must get approval from Congress before he is able to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from the Qatari government. Raskin, in an appearance on CNN, was asked if he thought strings were attached to the gift. “Well,...
The bitter taste of living under Trump has barely made a dent in the support and loyalty of President Trump's base. In his supporters’ eyes, Trump, like the pope, is infallible.
President Trump was treated to an elaborate royal welcoming to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia early Tuesday where he was greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and hundreds if not thousands of military, government and business officials. Trump walked off of Air Force One and onto a lavender carpet rolled out at King Khalid International Airport...