Category: Politics
April 02, 2025
Politics
Trump slaps at least 10% tariffs on all imports in ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’: ‘Half of what they could be’
President Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday to impose his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs on all imports — with a new 10% baseline rate and harsher levies on dozens...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Supreme Court torn over South Carolina bid to cut Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Supporters of Planned Parenthood argue the state violated the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965, which states beneficiaries "may obtain" medical treatment from any qualified provider. Supporters of Planned...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Dem fundraiser ActBlue made donation standards ‘more lenient,’ received foreign contributions during 2024 election: internal docs
By December 2024, an ActBlue sheet tallying just the "known instances of fraud" revealed hundreds of donations -- including from Brazil, Colombia, India, Iraq, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia,...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Pelosi secretly tried to prevent Biden from ‘lowering himself’ by debating Trump in 2024: new book
The authors of a new book on the 2024 election described House Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., secretly urging President Joe Biden not to debate then-candidate Donald Trump last year. The...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Here’s why Elon Musk may leave his DOGE position sooner than you think
The clock is ticking... The clock is ticking...
April 02, 2025
Politics
‘Pawn Star’ boss Rick Harrison praises Trump for border crackdown after son’s fentanyl death: ‘They’re selling poison’
The "Pawn Stars" host praised President Donald Trump for taking steps to shut down the border and prevent criminal activity. The "Pawn Stars" host praised President Donald Trump for taking steps to shut...
April 02, 2025
Politics
NYC Mayor Eric Adams responds to ‘baseless’ criminal charges getting tossed — and is confident he’ll win re-election
Freshly unburdened Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday that he’ll win re-election after a federal judge killed his corruption case for good. Adams, in a five-minute address outside Gracie Mansion, told...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Ex-Biden aide Ron Klain was alarmed by ‘out of it’ prez ahead of disaster debate, book says
"He had become singularly focused on foreign policy and detached from Democratic allies in the pursuit of GOP support on Ukraine and Israel," Klain said of his impressions of...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Trump blasts 4 GOP senators over possibly scrapping Canada tariffs: ‘What is wrong with them’
"Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul, also of Kentucky, will hopefully get on the Republican bandwagon, for a change," Trump...
April 02, 2025
Politics
Canada braces for fallout from Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs — including massive job losses and possible recession
Canada is bracing for the fallout of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war, with economists warning of spiking grocery prices, major job losses and even a potential recession if threatened U.S....