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Trump’s East Asia policy is incoherent

The tariff regime is a catastrophically contradictory counterpart to the painstaking East Asian security agreements,

US-China trade war escalates as Beijing hikes tariffs to 125 percent

President Trump's trade war with China was escalated once again Friday morning, after Beijing hiked tariffs on U.S goods to 125 percent. This time, however, China's Ministry of Finance said the new import tax rate would be final and it would no longer engage in the revolving door of tariff hikes. The updated tariffs are...

Whole Hog Politics: What do Democrats really want?

On the menu: Tillis draws a top Dem opponent; Paxton, Cornyn headed for brutal battle; old is out for Dem challengers; fat suits; sign of the times  Politics is like investing or shooting skeet: You don’t want to be on the target, you want to be just ahead of it. In our crazy, fugazi, reverse-engineered...

Trump is repeating one of the darkest chapters in US history 

During World War II, the United States used the Alien Enemies Act and Executive Order 9066 to undercut civil rights and imprison innocent people and families in squalid camps. Using the Alien Enemies Act today to usurp our existing immigration laws and scapegoat immigrants repeats this shameful chapter.

Trump is not Joe Biden — Putin should take note

President Trump is working to bring an end to the Ukraine war by negotiating a ceasefire and providing lethal military aid, while also seeking to improve relations with Russia and opening the door for future military aid.

Our sudden plane crash epidemic is no accident

In the first quarter of 2025 alone, more than 170 aviation accidents occurred in the U.S., with 22 resulting in fatalities and 109 deaths. As a pilot and executive in the aviation industry with 27 years of experience, I am often asked: Why are there so many accidents and incidents in aviation today? To answer...

Morning Report — Amid tariff uncertainty, Trump notches a domestic win

In today’s issue: Global tumult intensified Thursday over President Trump’s tariffs and the possibility of deepening trade wars and a recession, but the president got an early win in the battle to advance his domestic agenda. House GOP leaders managed to quell opposition in their ranks to deliver a vote on a budget bill that...

Bessent moves to center of Trump world

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stepped up his role on President Trump’s economic team, taking center stage on the president’s plans for tariffs. Bessent spearheaded the roll out of Trump’s 90-day pause on hefty tariffs on trading partners, briefly calming the markets amid increasing pressure from Wall Street for the trade team to shift gears...

Senate GOP divided over House demands for spending cuts

Senate Republicans are deeply divided over demands by House conservatives to cut at least $1.5 trillion, and possibly more, from the federal budget over the next decade, putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) in a tough position. Thune acknowledged to reporters Thursday that his Senate GOP colleagues are divided over how much to cut...

NRCC launches ad campaign targeting dozens of vulnerable Dems who voted against key Trump proposal

The NRCC has launched an ad campaign targeting over 20 vulnerable Democrats who voted against a House resolution in support of President Donald Trump's budget agenda.

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