President Donald Trump is hoping highly anticipated economic data, particularly Wednesday’s second quarter economic growth report, will placate recession “panicans” after the president upended the economy with his tariff and trade policies. In part, Trump won last year’s election because of the perception that he would be better for the economy after a 40-year-high inflation, […]
European wine and spirit producers are sounding the alarm on the newly announced trade framework between the United States and the European Commission. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the deal, which sets a baseline tariff of 15% on European exports to the United States. TRUMP TARIFF LETTERS: WHAT […]
The national average price for regular gas on Wednesday is $3.14 per gallon. It is a price point that has remained steady throughout the country the last week of July. On July 24, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.16. By July 27, fuel costs had slightly decreased, falling to […]
Congressional Republicans fought tooth and nail to pass President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” in early July. Not even a month later, some GOP lawmakers are eyeing ways to alter provisions in the bill or make up for absences in a “reconciliation 2.0” package that could complicate their messaging strategy. Passing the major tax and […]
Russia’s Far East was hit with a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, hitting the country’s Kamchatka peninsula. The region is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. It is located about 1000 miles northeast of Sapporo, Japan. Videos circulated on social media of homes shaking, ceilings falling apart, panels crumbling, and […]
The Justice Department revealed late Tuesday that only law enforcement witnesses were called before the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In a late-night court filing Tuesday, the DOJ said the Epstein grand jury in 2019 heard from just a single FBI agent, while the Maxwell grand jury in 2020 and 2021 heard from that agent and one NYPD detective serving on […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday distanced himself from the firing of The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, suggesting that Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon could be next on the chopping block. Following news earlier this month that CBS would be canceling Colbert’s The Late Show, Trump has reveled in his longtime critic’s demise. After formerly […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Tuesday shut down speculation that she would be running for Georgia governor in 2026, two months after opting out of a 2026 Senate run. In a Tuesday post on X, Greene criticized unnamed people for speculating that she may be running in the 2026 gubernatorial election. She said she […]
The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed President Donald Trump’s ranking Justice Department official, Emil Bove, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit despite calls from Democrats to investigate whistleblower allegations against the nominee. Bove, a former federal prosecutor with the Southern District of New York and the DOJ’s principal associate deputy attorney general, was confirmed […]
Republican senators, frustrated by what they see as Democratic delays, are exploring aggressive options to accelerate the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees, including potential rule changes and even recess appointments, according to people familiar with a closed-door meeting Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) isn’t ruling out scrapping part or all of the […]
