Trump places 25% tariffs on imported autos, possibly increasing costs and hurting sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.“This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters. “We’ll effectively be charging a 25% […]
US-Canada border eyed as vulnerability by China, Russia, says Patel: ‘The enemy adapts’
U.S. adversaries such as China and Russia have started to target the northern U.S. border with Canada, FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers Wednesday. During testimony in front of the House Intelligence Committee, Patel told lawmakers that the “effective resolution” to the crisis at the southern border has caused adversaries such as China, Russia and […]
Team Trump picks a fight over the Signal cha. Republicans play ignorant
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What RFK Jr. Thinks Schools Ought To Do About Cellphones
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is on board with banning students’ cellphone use in schools. The secretary, in a March 20 interview with “Fox & Friends,” applauded the states with restrictions on when students can use their personal devices while in school, saying cellphones have […]
Warner: Trump admin’s defense of Signal chat ‘doesn’t pass the smell test’
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) argued that the Trump administration’s defense in the aftermath of its Signal group chat leak “doesn’t pass the smell test.” Warner, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Wednesday, where he was asked about the fallout from The Atlantic releasing information received by Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey […]
HHS Hires Vaccine Skeptic David Geier to Analyze Vaccine Studies
One of the regular tropes from our previous exercise in self-destruction that I kept handy was the fact that the claim that “we hire only the best people” never would stop being funny. Now that we’re deep into Hell’s Encore, it’s time to trot it out again, with the caveat that it isn’t as funny […]
Morrisey and RFK Jr. to hold press conference about food dyes and SNAP changes
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (WVVA) – According to a press release, Governor Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be appearing together in Martinsburg on Friday. The two are at set to “make announcements” regarding food dyes and proposed changes to SNAP in a press conference at St. […]
‘Incredibly Sloppy’ War Plans Leak Unlikely To Lead To Charges: Attorney
It is highly unlikely that anyone will be charged for the accidental leaking of sensitive war plans, an attorney has said. Why It Matters The fallout continues after The Atlantic editor-in-chief revealed that he was added to a group chat, which included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior officials. The report said messages in […]