Apr 15, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Based on 2025 data, tariffs have not meaningfully reduced the overall U.S. trade deficit, which remained near record highs. While tariffs successfully reduced imports from specific targets like China, companies shifted sourcing to other nations, resulting in a...
Apr 15, 2026 | ECONOMY, EPSTEIN, RUSSIA!, TRUMP
In some northeastern states, it is being reported that heating oil is now $5.25/gal (up $2/gal) and one fill can cost up to $850. How can anyone afford this? Under Biden, oil was as low as $1.90/gal. Yes it went up in 2022 temporarily, but that was due to...
Apr 11, 2026 | ECONOMY, EPSTEIN, RUSSIA!, TRUMP
Preemptively stating that you’re going to pardon your entire staff and yourself before you leave office has to be one of the biggest admissions of guilt in US history. That confirms he’s running the executive not as a government branch, but as a criminal...
Apr 10, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
Note: Let’s just hope they give an emphatic NO to this! The Trump administration on Friday released its latest plan for a 250-foot triumphal arch that would stand off one end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge by the Potomac River, the president’s latest step to...
Apr 8, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
A year ago on April 2, President Trump charted a new course for US trade, calling it “Liberation Day.” The president said his idea was simple: the US would charge the same tariffs as our trading partners. With this new regime in place, Trump made a host of promises:...
Mar 28, 2026 | ECONOMY, EPSTEIN, RUSSIA!, TRUMP
Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history. The Guardian
Mar 27, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), the top Democrat of the House Natural Resources Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, forced a vote to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath about his financial stake in Vulcan Elements and...
Mar 21, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
This is the damage the president’s policies have wrought. The identity of this person is kept private, but he posted this story. We can understand the concern about drivers who cannot speak or read English, but this person seems to be perfectly literate and was...
Mar 17, 2026 | ECONOMY, EPSTEIN, RUSSIA!, TRUMP
Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He said pressure from Israel had pushed the president into war against Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Mr. Kent, the director of...
Mar 16, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they are not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. NY Times 🇫🇷 France — OFFICIALLY REJECTED. Will not send warships. 🇨🇳 China — No...
Mar 14, 2026 | ECONOMY, TRUMP
In August of 2024, Donald Trump claimed that if we did not elect him, this would happen.