Month: August 2025

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. stock soared Monday after President Trump voiced support for actor Sydney Sweeney’s controversial “great jeans” ad campaign. The stock was up more than 17 percent by midday Monday. At last week’s close, shared were down 36 percent this year, Bloomberg reported. “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out…
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk donated $5 million to the main super PAC affiliated with President Trump in late June despite an ongoing public feud, according to recent campaign finance filings.  Musk gave the sum to MAGA Inc. on June 27 — the same day he also donated $5 million each to the Senate Leadership Fund…
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As President Trump flails about in a futile effort to change the narrative about his friendship with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his explanations have only drawn more attention to their connection. Ironically, Trump’s resort to strong-arm litigation will likely lead to yet more damaging disclosures. History tells us why. Over a century before Trump’s “powerhouse” defamation case against the Wall Street Journal…
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Just 14% said they are not worried about the cost of everyday essentials, a new AP-NORC poll found.

President Trump on Monday weighed in on the recent controversial ad campaign with actor Sydney Sweeney for American Eagle, arguing the success of it is a sign that being “woke is for losers.” “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there. It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go…
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Canadian Minister for U.S.-Canada Trade Dominic LeBlanc expressed optimism on Sunday about the prospects of a trade deal between the two countries — even as President Trump announced he would impose 35 percent tariffs on goods from the neighboring country. “We were obviously, obviously disappointed by that decision. We believe there’s a great deal of…
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several Texas lawmakers left the state Sunday to block a Monday vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to add five Republican seats in the US House of Representatives. At least 51 Democratic state representatives chose to leave Texas on Sunday. Some of those lawmakers said they’ve gone to New York, and others…
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William Beach criticized the president for the shock firing of Erika McEntarfer, his successor at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”  I’m outing myself as a comic-book nerd when I admit that President Trump often makes me think of a character from the Popeye strip — not Popeye, the spinach-eating sailor and strongman, nor his nemesis Bluto, but J. Wellington Wimpy, whose tagline has endured across decades of…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top adviser urged the United States to “strangle” the Russian economy with secondary sanctions, as President Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to stop fighting or make a deal quickly approaches. Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelensky’s office, said on Sunday that Russia’s economy is struggling, pointing to data showing a sharp…
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Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove from office the Texas House Democrats who fled the state if they don’t show up for work. Many Texas Democrats left on Sunday to keep the state House from recording a quorum in its Monday legislative session, preventing the chamber from doing business. The Democrats fanned out across…
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) criticized President Trump on Sunday for firing his commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), saying the president was acting like a “petulant child.” The president’s longtime ally-turned-foe said he’s not surprised the president responded to the poor jobs data on Friday by blaming the messenger. “When…
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As President Trump expands the trade war with new tariffs against more than 60 countries, it would behoove his administration to pay attention to what polls and public sentiment are saying. Indeed, with Republicans holding an extremely narrow lead in the House of Representatives, how Americans feel about the administration figures to play a critical…
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“This is the playbook. We’ve seen it many, many times. And now I have to say, faster even than I expected, it’s come to America,” said the famed economist.

The “Euphoria” actor’s appearance in a controversial American Eagle ad campaign has drawn criticism.

Computers, toys and clothing are among the items poised to see a spike in price.

The senator trolled the president with the meme of the summer.

The president had some words about his press secretary that had people cringing on social media.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley launched a bid on Monday for the Republican nod to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) next year, adding a high-profile name to one of the midterms’ most consequential contests. Dooley is the son of former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, an icon in Georgia…
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Reality is “eroding before our eyes,” said one critic.

It could set the stage for something that the president has really tried to avoid, said Andrew Weissmann.

The White House bragged that the president won yet another tournament. His critics aren’t buying it.

President Trump confirmed Sunday that nuclear submarines “are in the region” two days after saying the U.S. was positioning two nuclear submarines close to Russia. “I’ve already put out a statement, and the answer is, they are in the region, yeah, where they have to be,” Trump told reporters while traveling back to Washington when…
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President Trump on Sunday weighed in on actor Sydney Sweeney and her recent controversial ad campaign with American Eagle. “You’d be surprised at how many people are Republicans,” the president said after a reporter stated that the “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” star is a registered Republican. “That’s what I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad…
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He claimed “patterns” in revisions to labor data, but balked when asked to provide specific proof.