Democratic Sens. Cory Booker, Chris Coons, Chris Murphy and Brian Schatz issued a joint statement contending that Trump would engage in “a clear conflict of interest” if he accepted a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar. Multiple news outlets on Sunday reported that Trump was set to be gifted the plane, which would be used […]
President Donald Trump’s trade war is finally easing but not by enough to eliminate damage to American families and the economy at large, according to research published Monday. Even after accounting for the US-China trade breakthrough, Trump’s 2025 tariffs will still lift prices by almost 2% in the short run, costing the typical middle-class household […]
One group of anti-Trump Republicans named after President Abraham Lincoln complained about a possible move the current commander-in-chief’s administration could take, apparently forgetting that their namesake made the exact same move. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said on Friday that the administration could suspend the writ of habeas corpus since the country […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a plunge into the waters of Washington, DC’s notoriously contaminated Rock Creek – where swimming is banned because of high levels of fecal bacteria. “Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and […]
NEED TO KNOW Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swam in a creek in Washington, D.C., that has been deemed unsafe due to its high levels of bacteria Kennedy, the Health and Human Services secretary, took his young grandchildren along for the swim and posted photos of them by the water with him The National Park Service […]
Authored by J.D.Wong via The Mises Institute, Founded 54 years ago, Amtrak set out on a bold adventure to see if passenger trains could be profitable. Fast forward to today, this experiment has been unsuccessful. Politicians have often crafted routes to win votes rather than attract riders. As a result, Amtrak has been squandering taxpayer money […]
The president of Harvard University on Monday defended his institution’s efforts to fight antisemitism and denounced the Trump administration’s interference in trying to shape its core values. Source link
The Federal Railroad Administration, the nation’s railroad agency, has brought in the Boring Company, the tunneling firm founded by Elon Musk, to help with a multibillion-dollar Amtrak project, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Federal Railroad Administration officials have talked with employees at the Boring Company about assessing the costs and progress of […]
President Trump defended his decision to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar, calling it “stupid” for him to turn it down amid an influx of criticism from both sides of the aisle over the gift. “I could be a stupid person and say, ‘Oh no, we don’t want a free plane.’ We give free […]
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch critique the apparent wind down of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, highlighting its lack of transparency and failure to achieve meaningful spending cuts. They also analyze the GOP’s new tax plan, which contradicts promises of fiscal responsibility by significantly increasing the deficit. Finally, […]
