Month: August 2025

Intel’s shares are tumbling before the market open on Trump said in a social media post that the chipmaker’s CEO must resign immediately.

President Trump on Thursday called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign, arguing he is “highly conflicted.”  “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” he wrote on Truth Social. “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this problem!”  While he offered few details about…
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has fancied himself as the patron saint of America’s inspectors general, those officials charged with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.  Indeed, he has taken significant action over the years to enhance the independence and effectiveness of the inspector general community. But Grassley’s support has mysteriously vanished…
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One Trump critic warned that Putin may use the meeting to “bring things back in his direction.”

President Trump said Thursday morning he has ordered the Commerce Department to begin working on a new census, emphasizing that those who are in the country illegally will not be counted in the total.  “I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern…
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President Trump’s latest rollout of “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of trading partners has formally taken effect as of Thursday morning. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” the president wrote just before midnight on Truth Social.  In another post early Thursday, Trump wrote, “Tariffs are flowing…
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His comments follow a New York Times report suggesting the president was considering whether to intervene.

“The test was the worst day of the school year for me.”

President Trump’s tariffs on imported goods from nations around the globe, promised during his 2024 campaign, are now in effect. An executive order signed July 31 established a 10 percent tariff for all imports. Some trading partners will face higher rates, including 41 percent on Syria, 19 percent on Indonesia and Thailand, and 15 percent…
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Legal scholars called Gov. Greg Abbott’s petition to the Texas Supreme Court, which seeks to remove Rep. Gene Wu, “unprecedented and said it lacks a legal basis.” One of the experts said he’s doubtful it will succeed, but could envision the court siding with the Governor. Quorum breaking has a long history…
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has announced an initial $1.5 million investment in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, one of the only two such contests this year.  The DNC said in a release that the investment will be one of the largest and earliest it has made to New Jersey Democrats during an off-year election…
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President Trump is facing a Ghislaine Maxwell problem. Publicly releasing testimony from Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking charges, could help satisfy Trump supporters who have clamored for more transparency around the Epstein case. But further elevating Maxwell would keep the Epstein controversy front-and-center after Trump and…
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Companies and consumers alike are bracing for the impact of the new import taxes.

The episode skewered the president, vice president, Kristi Noem and more.

“The Late Show” host doesn’t think the public will buy this one.

The president tore into the late night hosts who mock him.

Robert Reich slammed Trump and his “lackeys” for pushing a “big crock of lies.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will return from Moscow with a framework for peace between Russia and Ukraine.  “The specific timing of it is not discussed,” Rubio told Larry Kudlow during an appearance on Fox Business Channel. “I think what we have is a better understanding of the…
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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Wednesday urged former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to comply with a subpoena requesting their testimony detailing their connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “If someone doesn’t comply with a subpoena, we’ve seen it happen in the past, in both my committee, as…
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(NewsNation) — Car insurance premiums have skyrocketed in recent years, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs could drive them even higher. The cost of full-coverage car insurance could jump 7% to an average of $2,472 a year by the end of 2025 if prolonged tariffs lead to significant insurer losses, according to a new Insurify analysis.…
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The site issue surfaced months after a senior Trump official claimed the administration was “actively looking” at suspending a major constitutional provision.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) in a Wednesday interview said he would block any efforts to arrest Democratic lawmakers in the state who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to pick up five additional House seats in the midterm elections. “Our state troopers protect everybody in Illinois and anybody who’s here in Illinois,” Pritzker said…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Wednesday that Russia and Ukraine are not ready for a meeting with President Trump as the war between the two countries rages on. “I think what we have is a better understanding of the conditions under which Russia would be prepared to end the war,” Rubio told Fox Business…
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The comedian said President Donald Trump manipulated vulnerable people who attended his rallies.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he believed Russia was more likely to agree to a ceasefire than previously, and he argued pressure from the U.S. is a key reason. Zelensky spoke amid reports that President Trump had discussed with European officials a meeting with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming…
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