Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is warning the world against retaliation as news of “Liberation Day” tariffs spreads. “My advice to every country right now is do not retaliate,” he told Fox News shortly after the announcement. “Sit back, take it in, let’s see how it goes. Because if you retaliate, there will be escalation.” “If […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary said Thursday it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. “Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court,” Gergely Gulyás, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán‘s chief of staff, wrote in a brief statement. “The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure […]
A new database launched Thursday is drawing attention to hundreds of state laws and regulations that legal experts say have flown under the radar and are in need of reexamination following a string of religious freedom cases at the Supreme Court. The website, religiousequality.net, catalogs over 600 state-level provisions across all 50 states that exclude religious […]
President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff regime represents the biggest gamble he has taken in a political career that has been full of them. Elected in large part due to voter dissatisfaction over high prices, Trump is imposing reciprocal tariffs on allies and adversaries alike. This includes a 10% minimum tariff on all imports. Trump […]
The White House refuted reports on Wednesday of the imminent departure of Tesla CEO and special government employee Elon Musk. A post on X from Rachel Bade, Politico Capital Bureau Chief and Senior Washington columnist, claimed that Musk would be “stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role.” Bade categorized the article as […]
Patience with Elon Musk is running thin in some corners of the GOP as party operatives worry he is galvanizing Democratic voters against President Donald Trump despite his willingness to open his pocketbook for Republicans. Throughout Trump’s first few months back in office, Musk, who is taking a break from his technology empire to spearhead […]
Democrats longing to ramp up their fight against President Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress have found a standard-bearer in Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). The 55-year-old senator and one-time presidential candidate’s marathon speech on the Senate floor this week, in which he railed against the Trump administration for a record-breaking 25 hours and 5 minutes, […]
The Trump administration officially began to stop federal funds from being distributed to the state of Maine due to the governor’s refusal to prohibit males from competing in female sports. The The move came on Wednesday after multiple requests were sent to Gov. Janet Mills (D) urging her to comply with federal law “against discrimination in […]
President Donald Trump selected Stanley Woodward, a lawyer who has represented several Trump allies, to serve as associate attorney general — the third highest position in the Justice Department. Woodward currently serves as a White House lawyer. He has never represented Trump, but he has served as a counsel for people in Trump’s orbit. Most […]
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) stirred up speculation about the political future of former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. When asked about the state of the Maryland Republican Party and its challenge in opposing current Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Harris floated the possibility of Hogan making a return to the governor’s mansion for a third term. Harris, […]
