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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers— rose 0.9% last month from June, biggest jump …

KISS felt like shouting out loud when Donald Trump revealed that they would be among the this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees on Wednesday (Aug. 13). The (allegedly) retired greasepaint rockers known for such beloved jams as “Love Gun,” “Black Diamond” and “Christine Sixteen” made the cut along with country icon George Strait, Broadway star Michael Crawford, disco singer Gloria Gaynor …

On Sunday, GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear: His party’s fight to gerrymander the state’s congressional map “could literally last years.”  But as the story has played out since Texas Republicans first met in early June to discuss redrawing congressional districts, another thing has become apparent: This is an authoritarian powergrab.  Abbott and Texas Republicans are seeking to …

NEW YORK (AP) — As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is responding with relative restraint. She’s called Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department and his decision to activate 800 members of the guard “ unsettling and unprecedented ” and gone as …

Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not. Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein had introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. The statements were false, defamatory and “extremely salacious”, Melania …

Trump administration to unveil tougher solar and wind subsidy rules  Reuters Clean Energy Tax Credit Market Participants Remain Bullish  The Wall Street Journal US solar could lose 60GW by 2030 due to executive order  PV Tech Trump’s Treasury Set to Decide Fate of Hundreds of Wind, Solar Projects  Bloomberg.com What Trump’s solar crackdown could mean for Pennsylvania energy bills  Inquirer.com Source link

Local officials and advocates for the homeless are fearful that President Trump will take draconian action against homeless people, including pushing them into detention camps, when Los Angeles hosts the Olympic Games in 2028. In recent weeks, Trump has appointed himself head of an Olympics task force and has seized control of local policing in Washington, D.C., declaring that homeless …

A joint press conference is expected at the end of the summit, the Kremlin said, according to state-controlled news agency Interfax. Ushakov said “the settlement of the ‘Ukrainian crisis’” will be the central topic, with discussions building on earlier talks between the Kremlin and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The agenda also includes trade, economic cooperation and global security, he said. “The …

President Trump is exerting an unprecedented amount of control over the shape and future of U.S. business. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Corporate America doesn’t want to fight with President Trump in public. But as a result, it’s ceding him an unprecedented amount of control over the shape — and future …

How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine  The New York Times Trump-Putin meeting: How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?  Al Jazeera Russia may gain Ukraine’s fertile, resource-rich territory as Trump proposes land swap  Fox News Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire  PBS Zelenskiy says he warned Trump …