Amazon, the e-commerce retailer, backed down from potentially displaying “import charges” on its websites after President Donald Trump called founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning to complain. A source familiar with the phone call told the Washington Examiner that Trump and Bezos spoke after the president was informed about a report from Punchbowl News that […]
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) suggested President Donald Trump’s gamble in using tariffs has started to pay off but acknowledged that they have been “disruptive” to the country during Trump’s first 100 days in office. The president is facing low approval ratings after a little more than three months back in the White House, with tariffs […]
Every year, China’s elite send their children to the United States to attend university. America’s publicly supported institutions then provide those Chinese students with high-level technical skills — skills those international students sometimes take home to serve corporations working to actualize the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda. This plays out each academic cycle, to little fanfare. […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold a press conference, led by Chairman Greg Casar (D-TX) and Deputy Chairwoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), on President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office at 2:30 p.m. LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT The press conference comes a day after Casar announced his […]
Republican lawmakers in Colorado sent Attorney General Pam Bondi a letter appealing for an investigation into state gun control laws following the passage of a new law they claim infringes on the Second Amendment. “We respectfully request that the Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force launch a thorough investigation into Colorado’s anti-Second Amendment agenda,” the letter […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is publicly denying claims that she spoke with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about the New York governor’s race. She says that the two have not had conversations about her plans to run and leave the House Republican conference. Johnson told reporters during the GOP’s weekly press conference on Tuesday that he […]
The Senate confirmed former Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue as the new U.S. ambassador to China. Perdue, who has business experience in Asia, including China, will be on the front lines in Beijing of the fraught U.S.-China trade relationship and will need to navigate tensions due to tariff escalations. The Senate confirmed Perdue in a […]
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought assured that the team behind the trade deals between the United States and other countries is after fast results. President Donald Trump issued tariffs against 86 countries, but some 75 countries have reduced their tariffs to 10%. Negotiations happened before Trump issued a pause against most tariffs through […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) expressed gratitude to the Trump administration for working with Florida to deport illegal immigrants in the state, which has led to a “first of its kind joint operation.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced over the weekend that almost 800 illegal immigrants had been detained within Florida, made possible through cooperation with […]
Congressional Democrats are preparing to mount their latest acts of resistance to show frustrated progressive voters they’re using what limited powers they have to combat a Republican Congress from advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda. Back from a two-week congressional recess for Easter, Democrats will use a series of speeches and events this week that Senate […]
