President Donald Trump said that the United States reached a trade deal with the European Union. He told reporters it will include a 15% tariff on most imports, including automobiles. The deal comes after months of trade talks between the two bodies. The deal is in line with recent trade deals the Trump administration has struck with […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border dispute, now in its fourth day, which has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 218,000. […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Israel should take Gaza, as he does not see a safe path for Israel to end its war with Hamas. He compared Israel’s course of action to that of the United States at the end of World War II. “I think President Trump has come to believe, and I certainly […]
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff deadline would not change. Tariffs on dozens of countries are set to go into effect this Friday, Aug. 1. Since becoming president, Trump has frequently delayed tariff deadlines and changed the proposed rates, making the policy one of his most unpredictable plans. Lutnick […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said the Trump administration was using concern over releasing victim information as a cover for not releasing the entirety of the files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Well, look, that’s a ‘strawman.’ Ro and I carefully crafted this legislation so that the victims’ names will be redacted and that no […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) claimed former President Barack Obama oversaw disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal when Epstein first came into legal trouble under former President George W. Bush. “In 2009, there was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration with Epstein,” Mullin said, adding, “That sweetheart has not […]
(The Center Square) – When hackers stole a rural school district’s computer system last year, students in the middle of midterm exams were left frustrated, but concerns went far beyond testing. Cafeteria staff scrambled to help students who depended on school meals. Parents searched for childcare when district officials canceled classes. Seniors worried about college […]
(The Center Square) – Texas will become the seventh state to ban the production and sale of lab-grown meat in September. Florida was the first, followed by Alabama last year. This year, five more states, including Texas, followed. They did so after the Trump administration took the opposite approach. In 2019, the first Trump administration […]
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) dismissed the report on Russian interference during the 2016 election from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard because it has “absolutely no legs.” Gabbard is now referring prosecution for former President Barack Obama, since revealing that Obama directed his intelligence team to publish an assessment that Russia sought to interfere in […]
(The Center Square) – After Illinois lawmakers expressed frustration with Chicago’s refusal to allow video gambling in the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s now open to the idea. Johnson told reporters the issue is being debated, although members of his administration previously suggested video gaming terminals wouldn’t bring in much revenue. “I’m open. I’ll […]
