Month: August 2025

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview set to air Sunday that President Trump’s newly announced tariff rates are “pretty much set” and the public should not expect them to come down in the near future. “I don’t, I don’t think they will be in the coming days,” Greer said on CBS News’s…
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This time the call is coming from inside the White House — and that should scare you more than anything.

President Trump has called his base “stupid” and “foolish” for inquiring about the Epstein sex trafficking investigation. People still want answers.

The years-long effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is back in the spotlight following a House Ethics Committee report that took issue with transactions made by a member’s spouse, and after a Senate panel advanced legislation to prohibit lawmakers from making transactions. And some lawmakers are vowing to keep the topic front…
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Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump’s revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first deployed nearly 60 years ago.   Advocates say the test, which hasn’t been used since 2012, will need a makeover to shift its focus away from competition…
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, saying the commander-in-chief has “real concerns” about the jobs numbers that extend beyond the dismal Friday report.  “Even last year during the campaign, there were enormous swings in the jobs numbers, and so…
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Multiple Democratic governors are supportive of their colleagues’ interests in redrawing their state’s Congressional maps to benefit Democratic Party candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms, responding to a push from President Trump and others to draw new lines in Texas to be more favorable to GOP candidates.  Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) said she is…
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Former White House aide and “The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin weighed in on former Vice President Kamala Harris’s appearance on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show,” arguing the interview, her first since losing to President Trump in the 2024 election, represents everything that is “wrong” with Democrats since the November presidential race.  “I was struck…
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The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving forward with a rules change to limit length of time spent on individual nominees enable President Trump’s selections to be confirmed more expeditiously due to a Democratic blockade. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)…
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History said it is slated to restore the placard with information about President Trump’s two impeachments after removing it from the exhibit last month.  The museum said in a Saturday statement that the section will be “updated in the coming weeks to reflect all impeachment proceedings in our nation’s…
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President Trump blasted Democrats again for delaying the process of getting his nominees confirmed by the upper chamber and praised Senate Republicans for staying in Washington and working on getting the president’s picks approved.  “Very proud of our great Republican Senators for fighting, over the Weekend and far beyond, if necessary, in order to get…
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Far-right commentator Candace Owens also lashed out at the white nationalist influencer, saying he has “little boy insecurity.”

President Trump’s economy reverberated this week amid tariff uncertainty, the weak job report on Friday and the subsequent firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer.  The Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday reported that the U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July. Additionally, the job numbers for May and June were…
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Florida Republicans are increasingly pushing to redraw the state’s congressional lines following a similar move by the Texas GOP. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he is “very seriously” looking at asking the state Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map, arguing the 2020 census is flawed. Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.) came out in…
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Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a Friday interview said the Trump administration will need to address its allegations that former President Obama manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. President Trump urged the Justice Department (DOJ) to deep dive into Obama and his officials in late July when Director…
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The economic numbers over the past week show the difficulties that Trump might face if the numbers continue on their current path.

A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday reaffirmed the ruling limiting President Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, blocking the president’s Day 1 order.  Shortly after taking office, Trump issued a proclamation seeking to end asylum for all migrants besides those who entered the U.S. at ports of entry, contending…
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Federal officials are investigating Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection to a second term.

The disgraced music mogul is awaiting sentencing after being convicted on prostitution charges.

The federal government reportedly launched a probe into the actions of special prosecutor Jack Smith who investigated President Trump’s criminal cases beginning in 2022.  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Saturday officials would look into Smith’s potential violation of the Hatch Act, which restricts government employees from political involvement, according to NBC News. The…
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The president offered compliments — just not the kind anyone was expecting.

The proposed rule change would end a Biden-era policy allowing VA facilities to provide abortions in cases of rape or incest.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday slammed the current UK leader for threatening to recognize Palestinian statehood amid the ongoing war in Gaza, calling the move “ridiculous.” Johnson signaled Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s commitment — largely following France’s lead — was aimed toward capturing voters’ attention, not promoting a ceasefire. “It’s nothing to…
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Even “the people who believe in chemtrails and Jewish space lasers” may be turning on Trump, the talk show host said Friday.

If Washington doesn’t act urgently, content pushed by TikTok and consumed by young Americans will result in future U.S. leaders unwittingly parroting China’s talking points, advocating warped views and, most dangerously, acting in ways that are in Beijing’s interests but undermine U.S. national security.   There is admittedly no “smoking gun,” but TikTok represents a highly plausible…
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