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Trump’s trade war doomed workers to ‘a whole career’ without a raise: economistPresident Donald Trump’s tariffs could leave American workers paying higher prices without the wage increases needed to keep up, according to economist Justin Wolfers, who warned that the financial damage could last an entire career. In his “Platypus Economics” Substack newsletter , Wolfers explained why Trump’s trade policies could have lasting…
Trump’s ‘most-feared man in government’ torched by his own old ‘chilling’ warning: analystPresident Donald Trump's top communications regulator is being haunted by words he wrote just a few years ago. In a column published Friday by The Bulwark, critic Sonny Bunch zeroed in on a February 2021 statement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr condemning Democrats for sending letters to cable providers and other regulated…
‘They both lied. Ukrainians died’: Musk under fire after explosive Starlink reportElon Musk’s attempt to wash his hands of a decision Ukraine says proved deadly blew up in his face after a new report tied him to it, and critics wasted no time pouncing. The Telegraph reported Friday that Musk brought President Donald Trump the idea of slowing Ukraine’s access to Starshield , the military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite…
Damning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pitched President Donald Trump on slowing Ukraine’s military Starlink service before publicly blaming him for it, The Telegraph reported . Four people familiar with the talks told the British newspaper that the idea of throttling the system, which crippled Ukraine’s drone defenses, came from Musk. One said Trump “agreed,” after which…
Dark Trump-Hannity 'Code Red' theory emerges after ouster of beleaguered press secretaryA surprisingly tough interview on Fox News has prompted one media reporter to wonder whether President Donald Trump had a hand in the downfall of his embattled White House press secretary. Media journalist Justin Baragona raised the possibility Friday after Sean Hannity grilled Katie Zacharia over her disastrous first press briefing , which lasted just…
Katie Zacharia’s flub on ‘basic’ question carried ‘international consequences’: reporterMS NOW correspondent Vaughn Hillyard said now-former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s early moments show why her messaging matters well beyond the briefing room, from foreign leaders to President Donald Trump’s own supporters. Zacharia was abruptly fired on Friday, CNN reported, following a disastrous first press conference and a series of…
Trump's McDonald's habit comes back to bite him as woman he fat shamed fires backA woman President Donald Trump mocked over her weight as she was removed from a fiery Ohio rally is hitting back with a reminder about his own eating habits. Blake, a 29-year-old Ohio artist, told PunchUp that Trump’s love of McDonald’s gives him little room to criticize her weight. “He even said that we all could lose some weight, or something to that…
GOP goes wild on deep fake campaign ads: 'Deception is a pretty good strategy'Republican campaigns and their allies are filling the midterm airwaves with AI-generated fakes – and most of the ads don’t tell voters about their origins. The Wesleyan Media Project found more than 220 ads during this election cycle that used AI-generated material, which candidates and political groups have spent more than $137 million promoting, and…
Trump ridiculed with laughter at big EU summit as Zelenskyy smirks over midterm questionAn audience laughed at President Donald Trump during a European summit after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answered a question about Trump’s midterm troubles with only a smile. The exchange closed Zelenskyy’s press conference Friday at the European Council summit in Brussels after Sky News Europe correspondent Alistair Bunkall asked him the…
'Betrayal' claims fly as military targets recruit's wife: 'Stabbing soldiers in the back'The wife of a new Army recruit went to a Texas Navy base to pick up military ID cards for her family – but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were waiting for her. Giovanna Perez, 35, drove her four children from their home in Weslaco, Texas, to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi on Sept. 21 for a scheduled appointment to pick up ID cards…
Fury as Trump envoy stays silent after Americans are 'severely' beaten abroad: reportTwo Americans were “severely” beaten Thursday and Friday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and outrage poured in as U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee remained silent on the matter. Heidi Levine, a veteran journalist and photographer for The Washington Post, was “severely” beaten Friday, the Post reported, while “wearing a protective vest clearly…
'Voila': CNN fact-checker cracks case of Trump's mystery 19 percent inflation numberCNN's Daniel Dale has a theory about where President Donald Trump got his claim that inflation under former President Joe Biden reached 19 percent – and it's based on some very creative math. Trump has claimed his predecessor “had real inflation of 19 percent," which he repeated for effect, and he also claimed his administration “inherited the worst…
Hegseth leaves troops exposed to spies as Pentagon ignores phone security warnings: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has left American troops vulnerable to foreign surveillance by failing to fix security gaps in its $2.67 billion cellphone contracts, according to a new inspector general audit. The watchdog found the department never verified whether wireless carriers were adequately safeguarding sensitive data that could reveal…
Trump officials ignored ‘beet-red flags’ as cronies stole from everyday savers: analystTrump officials looked the other way as the president's allies apparently cashed in at everyday Americans' expense, an economic analyst warned. Economics columnist Catherine Rampell laid out the case in a Thursday piece for The Bulwark, arguing that what she called "beet-red flags" around a string of suspiciously well-timed trades this spring were waved…
Union workers speak out about 'arrogant' MAGA candidate as midterms nearAs Mike Rogers courts Michigan voters in his bid for the open U.S. Senate seat, members of Michigan’s largest union describe a strained relationship with him when he was last in Congress. Rogers represented the 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015, which covered parts of Mid-Michigan. That district encompassed the General Motors…
‘Madness’: Shock as Trump White House smacked by bombshell on deadly Starlink orderCritics of President Donald Trump unloaded on his White House after a new report traced a deadly battlefield decision straight to his doorstep. Reuters reported Thursday that the order to limit Starshield, the military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink service that Ukrainian troops use for drone operations and battlefield communications, came from…