President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a subtle punch at India in announcing a trade deal with its rival Pakistan after slapping India with 25% tariffs over the country’s ties to U.S. rival Russia. Trump joked that Pakistan could be “selling Oil to India some day!” “We have just concluded a Deal with the Country […]
South Park indicates in its newest trailer that it has no intent to stop satirizing President Donald Trump, continuing a story beat introduced in the previous episode. The show returned for its 27th season on July 23 with a pilot episode that featured the president getting into bed with Satan. A trailer for the next […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) continued to demand that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell be fired Wednesday, as Powell held interest rates steady. Tuberville has been pushing for Powell’s removal nearly every day since June 19, writing, “Today is a good day to fire Jerome Powell” on Wednesday after Powell kept interest rates between 4.25% to 4.50%. […]
(The Center Square) – More than 100 New York pot shops may have to relocate or shut down because the state made an error calculating their allowable distance from local schools. The state Office of Cannabis Management notified 152 dispensaries on Tuesday that they are in violation of a state law requiring at least 500 feet […]
President Donald Trump hit Brazil with 40% tariffs, alleging national security threats directed against the United States. In an extensive executive order titled “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil,” Trump accused members of the Brazilian government of violating the human rights of U.S. citizens and Brazilians. He said the actions […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a new campaign to prevent insurance companies from using age, credit scores or zip codes to determine auto coverage rates. Giannoulias announced the Driving Change campaign at a press conference in Chicago Wednesday and said an individual’s driving record should serve as the […]
A dozen House Democrats sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security for failing to admit Congress members to carry out oversight of federal immigrant detention facilities. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), House assistant minority leader, and 11 Democrats represented by Democracy Forward sued ICE on Wednesday, alleging the Trump administration blocked the […]
A local Virginia city councilman was set on fire in a Wednesday morning attack that police say stemmed from a personal, rather than political, matter. Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, was targeted in his office at Showcase Magazine, where the suspect dumped a five-gallon bucket of gasoline on him. Vogler then fled the building, […]
President Donald Trump is speaking at his “Making Health Technology Great Again” event on Wednesday at the White House. AMA PRESSES RFK JR. TO KEEP HEALTH SCREENING PANEL He is reportedly announcing “more seamless sharing of healthcare data” between states and the federal government. The address is set to begin at 4 p.m.
(The Center Square) – North Carolina is the first state to send a bill to its governor opting into the signature school choice program of President Donald Trump. In less than two weeks, it could be the first to try getting it done by veto override. First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is expected to issue […]
