The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Reverse Robin Hood Republicans
In the House, Republicans are working on what will probably be the only large piece of legislation of Donald Trump’s second term—and that’s if it passes at all. This week [...]
A Convict’s Take on Due Process
On April 14, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House. During the meeting, members of the press sought answers from both [...]
British-India Deal Spikes Worries About Trump H-1B Giveaway
India’s government has just signed a deal with the United Kingdom that allows more Indian graduates to take more white-collar jobs from British graduates. The deal is “truly appalling,” said Nigel [...]
Trump says naming Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the [...]
Pressuring Republican Reps to Pressure Trump
I’ve been taking stock of the possible firebreaks against Trump’s illegal marauding. One is the Supreme Court, the ultimate guardian of the rule of law. The high court has belatedly [...]
Trump’s War on Satellite Imaging Data
If you open Google Earth and zoom in on the Gaza Strip, it may be difficult at first to detect anything amiss. But focus in on neighborhoods, blocks, or individual [...]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s problems, briefly explained
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We Can ‘Make the West Great Again’
Italy’s populist prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, told President Donald Trump on Thursday that she believes, together, they can “make the West great again.” Meloni visited Trump at the White House [...]
Trump vs Harvard: What the administration demanded
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Tariffs, Pundits, and Democrats – The American Prospect
Trump’s insane trade war has pushed a solid economy toward inflation and recession, roiled financial markets, and united other nations against the United States. Worse is yet to come in [...]
Trump’s Dangerous War on Information
As an economist, I know that information is key to our free-market system. If a business makes a good product sold at a fair price, it makes a profit. If [...]
Stock market plummets a day after huge gains on tariff pause announce…
U.S. stocks surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump's trade war continues to threaten the economy. The S&P 500 fell 189 points, or [...]
Trump’s 90-day tariff pause, explained
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South Florida 'Hands Off!' Protests: When, Where, What to K…
South Floridians are once again taking to the streets to protest President Donald Trump — this time, as part of what's expected to be the largest single-day protest since his inauguration. More [...]
Republicans Praise Trump for Liberation Day, Reciprocal Tariffs
Republican lawmakers praised President Donald Trump for announcing that foreign countries would be hit with reciprocal tariffs and that there would be a 25 percent tariff imposed on foreign-made vehicles. [...]
Trump’s and MAGA’s Own Identity Politics: White, Preferably Racist
Donald Trump is giving whitewashing a bad name. His executive order of last Thursday directed Vice President Vance, who’s a member of the Smithsonian’s board, and budget director Russell Vought [...]
Elon Gives House GOP A Little Incentive For Helping The Executive Def…
House Republicans can have $6,600 for supporting Elon Musk’s drive to impeach judges who place checks on President Trump’s lawless executive actions, as a treat. Musk has been championing talk [...]
Donald Trump Just Tied His Own Approval Rating Record
President Donald Trump has made history for being only the second president—after himself during his first term—to have a negative approval rating just two months into his presidency, registering negative [...]
Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks – The American Prospect
The Wall Street Journal editorial page, home of fact-bending and scorn directed at liberals, has been doing some soul-searching lately. The Tuesday page had four pieces that could have run [...]
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender pe…
By MICHAEL KUNZELMANWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of [...]
Trump is deworming DC — now, keep the parasites out for good
Washington, DC, is riddled with parasites sucking the life out of our nation. Time for a thorough deworming. Jonathan Rauch, in a book by the same name, called it “demosclerosis.” [...]
Johnson, Trump Succeed At Shoving Their Funding Bill Through House
The House passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) continuing resolution 217-213, getting one step closer to avoiding a shutdown just days before the government is set to run out of funding. The [...]
The Coherence in Trump’s Incoherence
In past few days, Trump has reversed himself on tariffs twice, warned Putin to lighten up on Ukraine, and reined in Elon Musk. This is in addition to countless lesser [...]
Defense lawyers in Trump assassination attempt case tour Trump golf c…
While President Trump spoke with reporters about federal job cuts and signed executive orders in the Oval Office last Tuesday, a notable — and unannounced — visit was underway at [...]
Americans most want to hear Trump talk about lowering prices — CBS Ne…
Looking ahead to President Trump's address to Congress, here's what's on Americans' minds and what they want to hear from the president, with context from recent CBS News polling.What do [...]
Johnson eyes short-term funding bill with no cuts to prevent shutdown
Johnson eyes short-term funding bill with no cuts to prevent shutdown - CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants to pass a short-term spending bill [...]
The big Trump-Zelenskyy blowup, briefly explained
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Can the Ukraine mineral deal be salvaged after Trump and Zelenskyy’s …
Can the Ukraine mineral deal be salvaged after Trump and Zelenskyy's tense meeting? - CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to sign an agreement Friday [...]
National Weather Service, NOAA layoffs hit hundreds of federal worker…
Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service employees were laid off Thursday in the latest round of federal workforce cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.The layoffs [...]
Analyzing potential economic consequences of DOGE cuts
Analyzing potential economic consequences of DOGE cuts - CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration ordered the termination of more than 6,000 Internal Revenue Service employees last week. According [...]
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Distancing From Trump
The shock and awe from Washington continued this week, but it got a little less shocking and a little less awesome. Voters have started to notice that Donald Trump’s agenda isn’t [...]
DOGE’s Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or r…
Federal workers will have to document everything they did last week or face resignation. These instructions come from a Saturday afternoon post on X by Elon Musk, the head of the [...]
Supreme Court won’t let Trump immediately fire whistleblower head
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Vox’s The Logoff: Trump’s “mass deportations” promise isn’t happening…
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J.B. Pritzker likens Trump administration to Nazi Germany
By Rick Pearson, Jeremy Gorner, Olivia Olander, Addison Wright Chicago Tribune SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With an eye toward a potential third term as governor and a possible White House bid, [...]
Trump signs executive order aimed at reducing IVF costs
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that directs his administration to find ways to reduce the high costs of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, for Americans [...]
The Federal Employee Red Wedding
The fog of war is a good analogy for what has transpired the past few days in the federal workforce. After getting a favorable ruling to move forward, the so-called [...]
Rep. Tim Burchett on DOGE and Elon Musk’s effort to cut government
Rep. Tim Burchett on DOGE and Elon Musk's effort to cut government - CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held a hearing Friday afternoon on [...]
Trump, Elon Musk have Dems declaring ‘war,’ Gov. Phil Murphy flat-out…
Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions These threats: “Fight!” “Shut down the city! We are at war!” “Blow this place up!” “We will bring the fire!” “We gonna be [...]
Immigration Advocates Sue Trump Over Southern Border Asylum Ban
Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Monday over the president's executive order that effectively stops all asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexican border.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in [...]
Marco Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the cana…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face [...]
Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with steep new tariffs, stoking f…
President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order that imposes 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while adding an additional 10% levy on goods from China. The salvo, [...]
Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could drive up the cost of these p…
Americans could soon be paying more for everything from automobiles to avocados if the Trump administration proceeds with its plan to slap stiff new tariffs on the nation's three largest trading partners [...]
California Democrats pause special session to Trump-proof the state
California Democrats in the state Legislature were poised Thursday to approve $50 million to fund fresh and anticipated lawsuits against the Trump administration and fund legal defenses for immigrants facing [...]
‘Mystery’ Drones over New Jersey Were Authorized by FAA
The “mystery” drones flying over New Jersey and other parts of the country were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday during [...]
Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge
The Trump administration purged at least a dozen federal inspectors general overnight Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. It is an unprecedented move that will likely result in legal [...]
Paying for Trump’s tax cuts could lead to big changes for taxpayers. …
A key economic priority for President Trump this year is to extend the provisions in his signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a 2017 law that lowered tax rates for [...]
What is Stargate, Trump’s ambitious AI infrastructure venture?
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Biden delivers farewell remarks at Department of Defense
Biden delivers farewell remarks at Department of Defense - CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden addressed the Department of Defense days before he hands over the White House to [...]