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Day after Supreme Court ruling, Trump says he will raise tariffs to 15%
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would raise global tariffs to 15%. The announcement on social media comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs on imports from around the world....
Trump brutally NAILS Pelosi during SOTU and Elizabeth Warren is standing up for it
WASHINGTON — In a chamber usually divided by deep partisan trenches, President Trump managed to do the unthinkable Tuesday night: he got some Democrats to stand and applaud. .@POTUS: As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let’s also...
Tongva tribe confirms Billie Eilish’s mansion is on stolen land: ‘We have reached out to her team’
Hollywood activism collided with reality this week after the Tongva tribe of Southern California weighed in on Billie Eilish’s fiery anti-ICE comments at the Grammy Awards — comments made while the pop star lives on land the tribe says is historically theirs....
Epstein helped fund lavish lifestyle for former Obama WH counsel who gave him legal advice
Jeffrey Epstein helped fund a lavish lifestyle for former Obama White House Counsel and current Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, who he sometimes turned to for legal advice, newly released records show. Epstein purchased a number of gifts for Ruemmler...
‘Do not play games’: Trump admin issues clear warning after reports of Iran targeting US military bases
Iran may be gearing up to attack U.S. military bases and should expect harsh retaliation from President Donald Trump if it does, the State Department said Saturday. The U.S. has “heard reports that the Islamic Republic is preparing options for targeting” bases amid...
BS daily political cartoons: Trump flashes new T-shirt
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‘They’re pigs!’ Trump torches rising Mamdani ally in front of New York cops
President Donald Trump found himself standing before a room full of New York law enforcement officers Friday with an almost tailor-made example of just how far left the city's Democratic politics have traveled. Her name is Darializa Avila Chevalier — the Democratic...
Key Bridge rebuild enters new contracting phase
(The Center Square) – Maryland is moving ahead with the next major piece of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild as the project’s price tag has climbed to as much as $5.2 billion. Contractors have until Aug. 19 to submit qualifications for work on the bridge’s...
CCP-linked AI rivals US Anthropic’s model in cyber tests
A Chinese startup is about to release an open-source AI model that it claims already matches its American rival model at Anthropic. Zhipu AI (Z.ai), a Chinese artificial intelligence firm with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), allegedly exceeded Anthropic’s...
Judge dismisses forgery charges in presidential election
(The Center Square) - A Las Vegas judge has dismissed forgery charges against six Nevadans who allegedly signed and submitted fraudulent electoral certificates claiming President Donald Trump won the state's close race against Joe Biden in 2020. The six...
Olympics could prove costly for taxpayers, LA controller says
(The Center Square) - The Los Angeles controller has warned that city taxpayers will be on the hook for cost overruns for the 2028 Olympic Games. In past cities, that extra cost has been as much as several billion dollars. In a video posted Wednesday on X,...
Trump admin scraps corporate ownership rule, making it harder to track dirty money
The Treasury Department finalized a rule on Tuesday eliminating a key federal requirement for U.S. companies to disclose who ultimately owns them, making it harder for the government to trace money flowing through anonymous shell companies. The move rolls back a major...
