“The bizarre situation is a chilling reminder why it is so dangerous with Trump’s finger on the nuclear button,” said one nuclear policy expert. In an ominous post Friday afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he had “ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions” following a provocation by a top Russian security official. […]
“Trump’s definition of ‘winning’ is hitting the American people with ever-higher taxes,” said economist Dean Baker. President Donald Trump on Thursday used emergency authority to impose high tariff rates on imports from dozens of American trading partners, including Canada—a move that economists criticized as a senseless approach to global trade that will further increase costs for consumers […]
Ford’s tariff troubles are notable because it “manufactures the most cars in the U.S. of any automaker,” and yet is still “being squeezed by new trade barriers imposed by the White House,” reported Bloomberg. American automaker Ford on Wednesday followed in the steps of General Motors in warning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are going to […]
“Follow the money,” one critic wrote in response to the Justice Department’s decision to drop an antitrust case against American Express Global Business Travel. The U.S. Justice Department this week dropped an antitrust case against a company represented by the lobbying firm that employed Pam Bondi before her confirmation as attorney general earlier this year. […]