Month: September 2025

The Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to unseat Cook before the Fed meets.

President Trump is ramping up his attacks on the left in the wake of last week’s killing of Charlie Kirk, providing fuel to the White House’s efforts to clamp down on left-leaning groups and institutions.  Trump has at nearly every turn since Kirk’s assassination argued the problem in the country stems from left-wing groups. The strategy…
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The Pentagon on Monday unveiled new grooming standards, which now require service members “to be clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance.” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement Monday that following “a rapid force-wide review of military standards” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recently directed the Services to implement…
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A professor in public humanities shares what’s most concerning about the president’s remarks on his Truth Social platform.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday he was “erasing evil” by painting over anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti on a highway in his state. “Some deranged bastard put this graffiti on the 59 freeway in Houston. TXDOT has been notified & I’m sure sure they will remove it expeditiously,” Cruz said in a post on the social…
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Americans largely agree political violence is never justified, but a new poll shows liberals are more likely than conservatives to say violence can be warranted in order to achieve political goals. In the YouGov survey conducted in the immediate aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 72 percent of Americans said violence…
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From encouraging rallygoers to beat up protesters to saluting, then freeing, supporters who assaulted cops, Trump’s incitement spans his political career.

President Trump on Monday established the Memphis Safe Task Force in order to replicate in the Tennessee city the recent federal law enforcement crackdown in Washington, D.C. “This task force will be a replica of our extraordinary successful efforts here and you’ll see it’s a lot of the same thing,” Trump said about D.C., flanked…
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President Trump said Monday the U.S. had carried out another military strike targeting what he said were “confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela” in international waters, further escalating his war on drug traffickers. “This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in…
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The Trump administration is evaluating whether to grant aid to American farmers this fall, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Monday.  “We are working with our colleagues in Congress and closely monitoring markets daily to evaluate the amount of additional assistance that might be needed this fall,” Rollins said at a meeting of the National Association…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday poured cold water on the likelihood that bipartisan legislation to place heavy sanctions on countries that buy oil from Russia will be added to a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government past Sept. 30. Thune said he hopes the sanctions legislation sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham…
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The president claimed the boat was “transporting illegal narcotics” and was headed toward the United States.

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said Monday that he was “out on another CR for the sake of more government.” “Lord willing, there will be a revival and resurgent faith in Jesus. Pray for it! Work for it!” Davidson said in a post on the social platform X.  “But, I’m not sure the GOP, the Republicans,…
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“We’re in an age of new normal in dealing with the United States,” one South Korean official said Friday.

President Trump on Sunday weighed in on the “terrible reports” of a Texas man’s beheading and pledged to pursue justice for the victim and his family, who were allegedly forced to witness the brutal killing. “I am aware of the terrible reports regarding the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a well respected person in Dallas, Texas,…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) renewed her call for a “national divorce” to divide the country along partisan lines on Monday — this time citing the fractured response to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and federal funding disputes in Congress. “There is nothing left to talk about with the left. They hate us,”…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. has a “framework” for a TikTok deal, after President Trump hinted that his administration had reached a deal to keep the app available in the U.S.  “We have a framework for a TikTok deal,” Bessent said at a press conference in Madrid. “The two leaders, President…
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Tesla’s stock price surged on Monday after it was disclosed that tech billionaire Elon Musk bought about $1 billion worth of shares in the automaker company Friday. Musk’s massive Tesla stock purchase — his first in more than five years — was revealed in a regulatory filing Monday, as the electric vehicle maker he co-founded…
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young (D) on Saturday refuted President Trump’s claim that he is “happy” about the president’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the Tennessee city in the coming days. “I’m certainly not happy about the National Guard,” Young told CNN’s Victor Blackwell on “First of All” over the weekend. “The authority to…
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warned Sunday that the Trump administration could be preparing a “dizzying” crackdown on political dissent, pointing to officials’ escalating rhetoric against left-leaning groups. “Pay attention. Something dark might be coming,” Murphy wrote in a thread on the social platform X. “The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront…
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A Republican congressman from Florida urged constituents on Sunday to report people they see expressing glee or talking dismissively about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Those celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk must be thrown out of civil society,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) wrote in a post on the social platform X. “I…
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday former President Biden “should not have run” for reelection in 2024 and should have dropped out of the race earlier. “He should not have run, and if he had made that decision sooner, [Democrats] might have been better off,” Buttigieg told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the…
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China’s market regulator on Monday accused Nvidia of violating Chinese antimonopoly laws and said it would continue investigating the leading U.S. chipmaker. The State Administration for Market Regulation issued a brief statement on Monday saying a “preliminary investigation” found Nvidia in violation of the Chinese law in connection to its $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox…
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A spokesperson for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) referred to Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) as “Chris Van Who?” after the Maryland senator criticized New York Democrats for not endorsing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in New York’s mayoral race. “Leader Hakeem Jeffries will have more to say about the general election well in advance…
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President Trump resumed his push Monday against the NFL’s “ridiculous” new kickoff rule that’s aimed at reducing injuries while promoting more kick returns. “It’s at least as dangerous as the ‘normal’ kickoff, and looks like hell,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday morning after the season’s second weekend. “‘Sissy’ football is bad for…
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