“The glaring conflict of interest inherent in this pressure to preference a Musk-owned company is disgusting,” said Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert. Trump administration officials have reportedly been pressuring countries facing U.S. tariffs to approve satellite internet services offered by Elon Musk’s Starlink to help grease trade negotiations, further underscoring the conflicts of interest stemming […]
“We won’t be able to make movies for the same budgets, actors won’t get paid the same fees, and the list goes on,” said one film professional. “Simply, it would destroy the independent sector.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement via social media Sunday evening that he would “begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff” on films […]
“Donald Trump in a nutshell: doing everything he can to make the ultra-rich even richer,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “We need to find out if Trump’s tariff chaos was used as cover for insider trading.” A video clip of U.S. President Donald Trump openly boasting about enriching his billionaire friends is drawing outrage as the administration faces growing […]
Washington, DC – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made her case that Congress needs to reassert its authority – starting with oversight of levying tariffs. In light of the recent trade policies enacted by the executive branch, Senator Murkowski spoke about the role that belongs to Congress, but […]
