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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…
ICE pursuit takes bizarre turn as agency’s explanation faces 'jaw-dropping' challengeAn immigration enforcement operation that left a Houston man seriously injured has taken a stunning turn after a family recognized the photograph of the person federal agents claimed they were pursuing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents were attempting to arrest Jose Mendoza Cervantes on Oct. 10 when Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, fled from a…
Little-known law sets ticking time bomb for Trump officials who send ICE to polls: reportAny Trump official who sends armed federal agents to polling places this November could be walking into a trap that springs years later. Federal law bars "troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held," and the crime carries a five-year statute of limitations, The Bulwark's Adrian Carrasquillo reported Friday. That leaves…
‘Key part’ of MAGA’s crusade to take down Ilhan Omar could blow it all up in court: lawyerThe question of why Republicans want to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of her citizenship would matter a great deal to any court that takes up the case, even though it isn’t the legal issue itself, California-based attorney Dilan Esper wrote in a thread posted to X on Friday. Omar, a Somali-American lawmaker who came to the United States as a child…
'All the details' to impeach Kash Patel quietly slipped into lawsuit by ex-FBI agentsNine FBI agents and analysts fired by FBI Director Kash Patel slipped “all the details” Congress might need to impeach him into their wrongful-firing lawsuit, an analysis argues. Marcy Wheeler, a national security journalist who runs the emptywheel blog, wrote Friday that the complaint “provides all the details Congress might need to substantiate proof…
'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…
'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…
'C'mon man': 'Sweating too much' Trump walloped on MS NOW for pushing obvious lieDonald Trump was called out on Friday morning for once again claiming gas prices are lower than under President Joe Biden, with a comparison to a “sweaty” Elvis Presley playing the greatest hits at the end of his career. On MS NOW, “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough shared a clip of Trump claiming to a rally crowd on Thursday, “Remember your prices,…
'Election interference' alarm bells ring as 600k voters impacted by computer 'glitch'Nearly 600,000 Texas voters were impacted by what The New York Times described as a computer “glitch” days before early voting begins, and critics quickly raised alarms about possible “election interference” in a state with a fiercely competitive Senate race. According to a lawsuit filed by voting rights groups last week, nearly 600,000 online voter…
Trump urged to seize ballots and voting machines by MAGA activists with White House accessA network of MAGA election activists , some with a direct line to the Oval Office, is urging President Donald Trump to take drastic steps, including martial law, if they decide next month’s midterms were “rigged,” according to a new report. Many of the proposals surfaced on a Sept. 30 video call streamed on Rumble, where speakers warned of widespread…
This GOP lie has Gavin Newsom stabbing his own party in the backIn three weeks, California voters will have their ballots tallied on Proposition 40 (and 41 and 42, which would negate 40) that will impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets — the wealth — of the state’s 200+ billionaires. The money will be used to make up for the massive almost-trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in that state, that hits in…
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…
Trump ‘plainly guilty’ in case his handpicked judge derailed: ex-prosecutorA former federal prosecutor says President Donald Trump would likely have been convicted if not for one person he picked himself. Harry Litman, host of "Talking Feds," said in a Thursday episode that the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case was "totally righteous, totally strong" and, "but for Cannon and the happenstance of the election," would have led…