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Trump’s trade war hits San Francisco’s Chinatown

President Donald Trump‘s trade war with China could deliver a knockout punch to San Francisco’s Chinatown. Trump’s steep tariffs on Chinese goods, which are at 145%, are creating nearly impossible conditions for the historic immigrant community that is made up mostly of about 1,000 small businesses. About 90% of the goods sold in Chinatown are from […]

House Republican aims to cut cartels’ cash flow by targeting wire transfer services

EXCLUSIVE — A House Republican has introduced legislation to clamp down on Mexican cartels and foreign terrorist organizations that use commercial wire transfer services to send money within or outside of the United States, a move that is meant to stop international crime rings from shifting profits back home. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) on Wednesday debuted […]

Republicans push broad student loan and Pell Grant cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

House Republicans are looking to reshape college students’ federal loans as part of the GOP’s reconciliation legislation. House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans released their plans, which could make borrowing money for college more expensive by limiting who can get Pell Grants, restricting access to college financial aid, and lowering loan limits for parents and […]

Andrew Cuomo sues accuser for $8.6 million in legal fees

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to recoup his legal expenses and more in his case against a state trooper who accused him of sexual harassment. Cuomo claims the state trooper’s lawsuit was part of a scheme by the state police force to attack him while he was governor. “Trooper 1’s allegations against […]

Federal judge orders release of Columbia pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student from the West Bank, after Mahdawi spent more than two weeks in immigration detention following his abrupt arrest during a naturalization interview. The 34-year-old permanent U.S. resident was detained by armed Department of Homeland Security agents on April 14 while […]

Chris Van Hollen laments Democratic Party has ‘only up to go’

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) acknowledged his own Democratic Party‘s defeated stance in suggesting things could only improve. The Republican Party currently holds the White House, the majority in the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Van Hollen could not deny the change in popularity Wednesday at an Axios’ News Shapers event when reporter Stephen Neukam […]

UK joins US in Houthi strikes for first time under new government

The United Kingdom‘s air force participated for the first time during this campaign in a recent U.S. operation earlier this week targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s dropped Paveway IV precision-guided bombs at “a cluster of buildings” where the Houthis manufacture drones they use to attack ships in the Red Sea […]

Commanders stadium deal faces split opinions on DC Council

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington Commanders announced the team’s return to the district with a new stadium deal on Monday. For the return to happen, however, it needs the approval of the D.C. Council. The $3.7 billion deal would build a new stadium on the site of the former Robert F. Kennedy […]

Trump blames Biden for shrinking economy: ‘He left us with bad numbers’

In a fiery social media post, President Donald Trump blamed the economy‘s unexpected contraction on his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th,” Trump said Wednesday morning on Truth Social. Data published Wednesday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that the economy contracted at a 0.3% […]

Trump Organization announces its first Middle East-based hotel and tower in Dubai

The Trump Organization unveiled its newest Trump International Hotel & Tower in the United Arab Emirates, just ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle Eastern region.  Standing at 80 stories tall, the project marks the Trump Organization’s first international hotel and tower within the Middle East, where it resides in Dubai, a city […]
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