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New York Will Not Comply with Public School DEI Order
“The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion…
North Carolina Judges Order Ballots Reviewed
“A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Friday that more than 65,000 votes cast in the contested race for the state Supreme Court in 2024 must…
China Stopped TikTok Deal After Tariffs
China hit the brakes on a TikTok deal Thursday “after President Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs around the globe, including against China,” the AP reports. “ByteDance representatives called the White House…
Scott Bessent Wants Out Already
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly looking for a way out of the Trump administration following the Republican president’s disastrous tariff rollout damaged his ‘credibility,’ alleged MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle…
Senate Gets to Work on Trump’s Budget Framework
“It’s almost time for the Senate to begin a vote-a-rama, a period of unlimited amendment votes that precedes final passage of Republicans’ compromise budget resolution,” Punchbowl News reports. “As we’ve…
Bessent Says Market Plunge Has Nothing to Do with Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the stock market plunge has more to do with the emergence of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool than with President Trump’s policies, Reuters reports. Said…
Reactions to Trump’s New Tariffs
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Layoffs Underway at the IRS
“The Internal Revenue Service plans to eliminate nearly a quarter of its workforce in layoffs starting Friday, shedding roughly 20,000 jobs as part of plans from President Donald Trump and…
House Republican Moves to Rein In Trump’s Tariff Power
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) “said he plans to introduce a companion bill to the bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at reclaiming Congress’ authority over tariffs, becoming the first House Republican to…
Trump Pushes Stocks Into Bear Market Territory
“A sharp rise in trade-war intensity sent Wall Street spiraling Friday, pushing the Nasdaq into a bear market denoting a 20% decline from its peak,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
Ted Cruz Predicts ‘Bloodbath’ for GOP If Tariff Gambit Fails
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that he hopes President Trump’s tariffs work as leverage to get other countries to quickly lower trade barriers, but he sees big risks for jobs…
The Plunge of the Dollar Is a Warning for America
New York Times: “One of the notable things about the ongoing rout in financial markets is the fact that dollar is also tumbling. That isn’t how it typically works. In…
Judge Orders Man Returned from El Salvador Prison
“A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to ask the government of El Salvador to release a man U.S. immigration officers mistakenly deported to a mega-prison there last…
Switzerland Taken Aback by U.S. Tariffs
New York Times: “The tiny Alpine nation, famous for its political neutrality, fine chocolates and precision watches, had eliminated industrial tariffs recently on all imports, including American goods. It has…
Bernie Sanders Warns U.S. Is a ‘Pseudo-Democracy’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has been drawing large crowds across the country in recent weeks attacking the Trump administration, told CBS News the United States is a “pseudo-democracy” due…
RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
“The top vaccine regulator ousted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the health secretary’s team has sought nonexistent data to justify antivaccine narratives and pushed to water down regulation of…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Don’t even get me started on how disgraced must these law firms feel now, how disgraced must these companies that are sucking up to him, that are giving him tens…
‘Everyone Is Terrified’ of Trump
“Capitol Hill Republicans, corporate America and White House allies are terrified about what’s next in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. But they fear Trump’s wrath even more,” Politico reports….
Ted Cruz Warns Tariffs Are ‘Terrible for America’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is warning about major risks for the American economy and its automotive industry thanks to President Trump’s trade war, saying it could result in the biggest…
Senate Takes Up Budget Blueprint Tonight
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune is forging ahead with a plan to adopt a crucial budget blueprint by Saturday after hitting a last-minute snag Thursday afternoon that delayed a procedural…