Month: August 2025

A weak jobs report Friday and major downward revisions to May and June employment figures have set off alarm bells about the direction of the U.S. economy. The U.S. added only 73,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. That was…
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The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History removed an exhibit this month referencing President Trump’s two impeachments, according to the institution’s spokesperson — drawing fire from Democratic Party lawmakers.  The decision, part of an internal content review the museum agreed to participate in, came after facing pressure from the Trump administration to ax its…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said early Friday that he is “disappointed” by President Trump’s decision to increase tariffs on his country to 35 percent but left open the door for a potential trade deal. After weeks of negotiations with America’s northern neighbor, Trump decided to ratchet up levies on the country alongside sweeping new…
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U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s erratic tariffs policies.

On July 21, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s scheduled vote to confirm Brian Quintenz — a financial manager and former commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — as the commission’s new chair, was postponed. On Monday, another committee vote on Quintenz was postponed. Officially, the delays were due to lack of a quorum and White House concerns.…
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Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has an early lead over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the state’s Senate race as the candidates appear poised for a general election matchup.  The Emerson College Polling survey, released Friday, shows Cooper leading Whatley by 6 points, 47 percent to 41 percent, with 12 percent…
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Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) analyzed the 2022 congressional election results in two words: “candidate quality.” It was a very insightful statement of the obvious that escapes far too many people in the political game. Since 2010, Republicans have kicked away golden opportunities to win Senate races across the country, from Nevada to…
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Former Vice President Harris signaled Thursday that she is taking a break from political office for the time being, calling the system “broken.” After months mostly out of the national spotlight, Harris appeared onstage with “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert in her first interview since President Trump’s inauguration to promote her forthcoming book, “107…
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Since 2024, I have received Trump campaign emails at least once or twice a day, emblazoned with provocative MAGA-red meat-headlines. A recent one read, “If Democrats seize power and take back the House, they’ll have one goal in mind: Impeach, Impeach, Impeach!” Visually dominating every email is a logo, shaped like a bumper sticker, that…
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The audience roared at the “Tonight Show” host’s gag.

Senate Democrats are battling each other over how far to go in opposing President Trump’s agenda, a dispute that spilled out into the open earlier this week when Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) slammed his fellow Democratic senators for “willing to be complicit” with Trump. Booker’s tirade against fellow Democrats came after Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto…
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Federal judges wonder if they can’t keep themselves or their families safe, how are they expected to uphold the rule of law?

The “Late Night” host was floored by the president’s admission.

“But it’s also evident, isn’t it?” the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate asked “The Late Show” host.

The White House press secretary once again insisted that her boss be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

One woman flipped out over “The Daily Show” correspondent’s comments.

The “Late Show” host tried to make sense of this unexpected move by the president.

The change comes months after the president’s executive order to bar “anti-American ideology” from the museum and research institution.

The Energy Department posted a meme of “the moment” that critics say is right out of the past.

The analysis pointed to another example of the network “furiously working” to follow President Donald Trump’s “dictate” on the late convicted sex offender.

President Trump on Thursday doubled down on his call for the Senate to stay in session and confirm his nominees before breaking for their annual August recess. “The Senate must stay in Session, taking no recess, until the entire Executive Calendar is CLEAR!!! We have to save our Country from the Lunatic Left,” Trump wrote…
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A New York woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday in relation to a multi-year investment scheme, falsely promising investors permanent resident status in the U.S. and selling foreign investors access to American politicians, including President Trump.  Sherry Xue Li, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government…
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Automotive giant Ford posted its first quarterly loss in two years on Wednesday after seeing $800 billion in tariff costs. Ford reported $50.2 billion in second-quarter revenue, a 5 percent increase from the second quarter of last year.  The Dearborn, Mich., company reported a net loss of $36 million, stemming from “special charges related to…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s latest guidance takes aim at race and gender based programs and policies within universities, local governments and employers nationwide.

Democrats did the math on DOGE’s “war on waste.” It’s costing Americans $21.7 billion, they concluded.