Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) mental prowess as she takes on a growing leadership role in the Democratic Party. During a Fox News appearance on Tuesday, Kennedy slammed Ocasio-Cortez when asked about his thoughts about Democratic leadership, suggesting that she was ill-equipped to steer her party to success. “I consider Congresswoman […]
The stock market rocketed upwards on Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused his recently implemented tariffs on dozens of countries, while increasing China’s tariff to 125%. The Dow rose by nearly 3,000 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes were up 9.5% and 12.2%, respectively, at market close. Wednesday saw about 30 billion shares change […]
A budget resolution championed by President Donald Trump cleared a critical test vote Wednesday afternoon in the House despite several Republicans threatening to doom its final passage. All but three Republicans voted for the procedural rule, with a final vote on the budget blueprint expected for 5:30 p.m. ET. Budget resolution is the first step […]
Multiple businesses are still reacting to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the incoming effects they may have on them, which have shaken the stock market since their inception last week. On Wednesday, the president’s tariffs were given a 90-day pause to non-retaliating countries, just a week after being unveiled on Liberation Day. In some cases, the tariffs have […]
FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and is being replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. Driscoll will continue to serve as Army secretary while he oversees the ATF, which is part of the Justice Department. Patel also had an unusual setup, […]
The Trump administration has reinstated a government office for American victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants that the Biden administration had shuttered. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, or VOICE, was restored. It will serve American families who lost loved ones […]
Mattel unveiled its first male athlete Barbie doll modeled after NBA player LeBron James. It is the first in a series of planned athlete dolls the toy company calls “Kenbassadors.” Last year, Barbie had nine dolls modeled after female athletes, but James is the first in this year’s series. His doll is dressed in a […]
The Supreme Court is handing the Trump administration a series of early victories as its policy agenda faces legal hurdles in the lower courts, signaling that the justices are increasingly willing to push back on overly broad procedural rulings from trial judges, particularly involving matters of immigration and executive authority. In three decisions this week, […]
A Virginia federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to terminate thousands of probationary federal workers after lifting a court order blocking the moves. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Trump administration was likely to succeed in a case brought in Maryland by […]
While he has suffered an uptick in criticism following the chaotic rollout of tariffs, President Donald Trump is proving much harder to knock down than in his first administration four years ago. Some new polls show he has been nicked by the tariff confusion, but it’s nothing the White House said it is concerned about. […]
