The United States’ neighbors seem eager to avoid a major trade-and-tariff standoff with Washington as Donald Trump returns to the White House, but Beijing is readying for round two after trading blows with the Republican president during his first administration. Though Trump has long expressed support for tariffs, he set off an international firestorm this […]
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Trump will implement tariffs on 1st day in office
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that he would impose new tariffs on imported goods from Canada, China, and Mexico during the first day of his new administration. The former president, who won re-election earlier this month, said that the tariffs would be one of his first executive actions as the new commander-in-chief. He also […]
Jack Smith ends Trump case after wasting $500m
The first of two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump was dismissed by a federal judge Monday after special counsel Jack Smith began efforts to unwind the previously high-stakes cases. After much anticipation, Smith’s office moved to dismiss the Jan 6 criminal case in Washington, D.C., and the classified documents case in Florida. U.S. District […]
Trump border czar to shut down sanctuary cities
President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar is warning sanctuary cities of dire consequences if they refuse to turn over illegal immigrants, saying he’ll seek Justice Department authority to charge officials with obstruction and harboring if they don’t turn over illegal border crossers in their custody. “They need to be aware of a couple things. No. 1, […]
Senator calls for firing of anti-Trump DOJ staff
Sen. Eric Schmitt(R-MO) called for all Department of Justice employees who worked on President-elect Donald Trump’s indictments to be fired. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Schmitt went further than most in calling for “accountability” against those who prosecuted Trump, saying retribution should extend to all employees who helped prosecute Trump. You saw all […]
Disney & Donald Trump are oil & water
The Walt DisneyCompany, it seems to many conservatives, goes out of its way to provoke Donald Trump and his MAGA followers. Its ABC TV network is home to The View, arguably the most anti-Trump show on the small screen. ABC News—which Trump has repeatedly labeled a “fake news” outlet— came under fire from Republicans for being unfair and hostile to […]
NY Judge indefinitely postpones Trump sentence
The sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in New York for his criminal conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment was indefinitely postponed by a judge Friday. Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury in May on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to […]
Which countries would bear the brunt of tarrifs?
Donald Trump has promised to impose tariffs on imported goods as part of his economic agenda in his second term. While China stands to be punished the hardest, other countries, including U.S. allies, are also set to be impacted. The president-elect ran on a pledge to use tariffs to boost American businesses, with up to […]
Colleges are ‘shaking in their boots’ over Trump
Educators and university leaders are on the edge of their seats as President-elect Trump makes his return to office with an aggressive posture toward K-12 and higher education. Trump has threatened multiple times to take away funding from schools if they do not align with his views on subjects such as diversity, equity and inclusion […]
GOP criticize Trump’s cabinet picks as ‘Reckless’
President-elect Donald Trump‘s first few choices to join his administration drew widespread approval within the GOP. But that sense of unity cracked on Wednesday as Trump announced more controversial figures to fill his Cabinet. The initial unease came after Trump tapped Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense on Tuesday. […]
Trump & Biden to meet for 1st time since debate
Just over a week after his sweeping election victory, former and future President Trump returns to the White House on Wednesday. Trump is returning to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., his first time back in nearly four years, at the invitation of the man he knocked out of the 2024 White House race: President Biden. The two […]
Can Trump really pull off mass deportation?
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to carry out the nation’s largest deportation operation, removing more illegal immigrants from the United States than any of his predecessors. To oversee the effort, Trump tapped former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader Tom Homan as his administration’s “border czar.” Homan, soon-to-be the deporter in chief, gave a new […]