Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took a victory lap after throwing a wrench in President Donald Trump’s plan to have his latest batch of cabinet nominees confirmed before the upper house takes a month-long recess. Jumping on the Jet2 holiday meme trend—in which social media users ironically share life’s flubs and fails using the travel provider’s audio ad as …
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Read More »Trump’s Interest Rate Obstacle Is Bigger Than Powell Bloomberg.com Trump ramps up pressure on the Fed to slash rates to 1% — but would that be risky for US jobs, savings and investments? Yahoo Finance The Fragile Balance: How Political Pressure on the Fed Threatens Long-Term Investment Returns and Inflation Control AInvest Debt, deficits, and demographics are the real obstacles to Trump’s rate …
Read More »Complex questions echo after a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from a history museum Politico The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn CNN Smithsonian to restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’ The Washington Post Smithsonian Statement Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian impeachment exhibit erased Trump — for now MSNBC News Source link
Read More »Playbook: It’s Trump’s economy now Politico The Mystery of the Strong Economy Has Finally Been Solved The Atlantic New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy NBC News Despite Trump, the US economy remains surprisingly resilient. But for how long? | Richard Partington The Guardian It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning …
Read More »Hassett on Trump’s next Fed chair: ‘We’ll have to see if he chooses me’ The Hill A Fed governor is resigning, opening a spot for a Trump appointee CNN US Treasury chief says he expects Fed chair announcement by year’s end Reuters Bessent, Warsh, Hassett are the leading contenders to get Fed chair job, CNBC survey finds CNBC Who Needs to Replace Powell? Politicians …
Read More »Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit. The New York Times What are tariffs, how do they work and why is Trump using them? BBC Trump tariffs have netted $20 billion: Where the money comes from Axios Breakingviews – US policy incoherence sets a tariff trap Reuters US Takes In $87 Billion From Tariffs In First Half Of 2025 NDTV …
Read More »Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans The New York Times The White House Announces White House Ballroom Construction to Begin The White House (.gov) Trump’s plan for White House ballroom sparks outrage from his critics The Hill A look at Trump’s effort to reshape the White House in his image PBS From flag poles to a $200 million ballroom: Inside …
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India has indicated that it would continue buying oil from Russia despite threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Indian foreign ministry said its relationship with Russia was “steady and time-tested,” and should not be seen through the prism of a third country. Addressing a weekly presser on Friday, spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said India’s broader stance …
Read More »India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Trump’s Threats, Officials Say The New York Times India hints it will keep buying Russian oil – despite Trump threats Sky News India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say Reuters India to still buy oil from Russia despite Trump threats, say officials The Guardian Indian Refiner Snaps Up US Oil After Trump’s Russia …
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