Politics
The UK is about to embrace Trump. The truth is, it needs him right now
U.S. and U.K. banners are installed by engineers from The Flag Consultancy in the street outside Windsor Castle on September 12, 2025 in Windsor, England. U.S. President Donald Trump is making an official state visit to the UK from 17 to 19 September. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images The pomp and […]
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‘We will do it in Charlie’s name’: Stephen Miller vows vengeance for Kirk’s murder
The White House has ramped up its vow for vengeance in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, with deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller promising to bring the resources of the federal government to bear against what he described as “terrorist networks.” Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, argued that those identifying as liberals […]
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No evidence of primary residence violation by Fed Gov Lisa Cook, says Michigan official
The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hasn’t broken rules for tax breaks on a home there that Cook declared her primary residence. The finding, which came in response to a Reuters request that the city review Cook’s property records, could boost Cook’s defense against efforts by the Trump administration to remove her from […]
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Trump tariffs are fueling inflation, congressional budget chief says
Congressional Budget Office director Phillip Swagel said Monday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs appear to have pushed inflation up higher than CBO analysts had initially expected. His views differ from those of Wall Street analysts, many of whom have been bracing for tariff-driven price hikes, but have yet to see them in materialize. Speaking on CNBC’s […]
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Feds charge ‘Subway’ sandwich tosser with misdemeanor after grand jury balks at felony indictment
A person walks past art work depicting former DOJ employee Sean Charles Dunn is displayed against a restaurant wall on August 17, 2025 in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Prosecutors have charged the man accused of throwing a “Subway” sandwich at a federal officer on […]
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Trump railroad regulator was fired by White House after Amtrak Acela event
A member of the U.S. rail regulatory board said he discovered that he had been fired by the Trump administration after returning home from an Amtrak event to unveil new high-speed Acela trains. “I was just as surprised as anyone else,” the former Surface Transportation Board member, Robert Primus, told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Thursday in […]
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European Union to remove tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, triggering cuts for EU autos
Rows of Volkswagen ID Buzz electric buses are parked at the National City Marine Terminal, a major port for vehicle imports and exports to the U.S. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Union formally proposed Thursday to remove tariffs on American industrial goods, fulfilling a key element of the U.S.-EU framework […]
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block her firing
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at the Peterson Institute For International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday sued President Donald Trump, seeking to block his unprecedented move to fire her. The suit, filed in federal […]
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Lawyers for Susan Monarez say ‘she remains as CDC Director’, only Trump has power to ‘fire her’
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arrives to testify for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Lawyers […]
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Rheinmetall chief says Europe must catch up with Russia’s ammunition output as it opens mega plant
Workers are seen at the new Rheinmetall artillery munitions factory during its inauguration on August 27, 2025 in Unterluess, Germany. Germany is investing heavily to modernize the Bundeswehr, its armed forces. Morris Macmatzen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rheinmetall‘s newly-opened factory in Northern Germany — set to become Europe’s biggest ammunition production facility […]
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