President Donald Trump wrote about his Art of the Deal strategy in his 1987 book and has used the tactics throughout his career. But his maximalist approach as commander in chief could be reaching the point of diminishing returns, considering how often he has used it in the past year. Tom Cochran, a Democratic strategist […]
President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates, repeatedly arguing they should be lower. Now the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation tied to Powell’s testimony on a costly Fed renovation project, prompting swift criticism from economists and former Fed chairs. On Capitol Hill, a small but […]
A bill that would make it illegal for Americans to be citizens of another country is causing anxiety for millions of dual citizens living in the United States and abroad. Introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) on Dec. 1, 2025, the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 seeks to establish that U.S. citizens “shall owe sole […]
When Maine voters head to the polls this year to pick a new governor, they will run into a growing problem in American politics: a lack of fresh, new candidates. While six of the 16 declared candidates have served in public office, three are direct descendants of familiar Maine or Maine-adjacent politicians. Hannah Pingree, daughter […]
President Donald Trump recently flirted with invoking the Insurrection Act again. This time, it was over the anti-ICE protests and some unrest in Minnesota. However, a different act of Congress could stand in his way. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) believes he showed other governors the way forward if there is ever another border crisis like the one the country experienced during former President Joe Biden‘s administration. “No doubt about it,” Abbott responded when asked during an interview with the Washington Examiner in mid-January if he set a new standard for […]
A taxpayer-funded network of bail funds in Minnesota has been working in tandem to free activists arrested at protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, enabling a revolving door of anti-ICE agitators who are regularly apprehended for impeding immigration authorities and then are immediately released from police custody. This catch-and-release ecosystem in the sanctuary state, which […]
President Donald Trump’s White House maintains he didn’t chicken out after demanding the United States take ownership of Greenland from Denmark. That was only ever a negotiating tactic, not an end goal, in their telling. Whatever the Trump administration’s spin, it was the bond market that forced the president to expedite his way to the […]
“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” President Donald Trump said on Jan. 5, “and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.” This was the icebreaker for a negotiation over Greenland’s reserves of “critical minerals,” especially rare earth elements. The outcome may lead to a gold rush as American companies […]
Art historian Nicolas Ballet’s Shock Factory is a book seemingly at odds with its subject, industrial music, at every possible level. This 500-plus-page tome is the very model of professional scholarship. It is the work of years of research, with interviews going as far back as 2014. It weaves in citations across the disciplines: music […]
