Trump’s ‘nonsense’ order hides a catch for supporters cheering it on: economistPresident Donald Trump's newest fix for soaring fuel prices carries a hidden cost for some of the people applauding it, an economist warned. Justin Wolfers, an economics professor, took apart the executive order Thursday in an article for his "Platypus Economics" newsletter and on the accompanying episode of his YouTube show of the same name. Trump…Raw Story11h agoWhole story →PlanetEconomytrump fuel price order
Trump's 'massive' deal to cut gas prices unravels in its own fine print: economistPresident Donald Trump's boast that allies agreed to a "massive" fuel release falls apart on close inspection, according to an economist. Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan, argued in an article for his Platypus Economics newsletter on Tuesday that the 100 million barrels of oil and fuel the Group of Seven pledged last week are…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetg7 fuel release agreement
Conservative lawyer furiously resigns from Trump admin over 'glaring legal flaws': reportAn attorney who spent 18 years in the Interior Department's legal office has quit in protest, accusing the Trump administration of an "assault on the rule of law," according to The Guardian and Public Domain, which obtained his resignation letter. John Murdock, a conservative Christian who started at the department in 2002, left officially on September…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentinterior department resignation
Trump just let slip a casual admission that high gas prices are 'all his fault': analystsPresident Donald Trump's critics sounded off on Monday after the president tried to shift blame for high gas prices onto a U.S. ally. Trump has repeatedly tried to blame Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries for the surge in gas prices , especially diesel fuel. He attempted to cast blame on Ukraine again in a Truth Social post on Monday, suggesting…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetgas price surge
Humiliating flaw spotted in Trump's latest AI-generated Greenland threatPresident Donald Trump's latest AI-generated fantasy about seizing Greenland contains an embarrassing flaw that critics were quick to seize on: the Arctic territory he's so eager to claim has no penguins. As The Daily Beast flagged on Monday, Trump shared a Truth Social post featuring an AI-generated image of himself standing in front of a snowy mountain…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →PlanetSecuritygreenland acquisition proposal
Trump ally ‘likely’ to destroy Amazon rainforest as expert delivers grim predictionThe world’s largest tropical rainforest that serves as a “critical counterweight to climate change” is under threat of complete destruction following the strong electoral performance of a far-right ally to President Donald Trump, one legal expert and former Democratic lawmaker warned Monday. Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and presidential…Raw Story4d agoWhole story →Planetbrazilian presidential election
'We've become dumb!' GOP at war with itself as Big Oil slams Trump's diesel planA decades-long alliance between congressional Republicans and the fossil fuel industry is fracturing over a proposed diesel export ban, with farm-state GOP lawmakers and MAGA populists now openly attacking "Big Oil" as skyrocketing fuel prices threaten Republicans' standing heading into November.The...Raw Story15d agoWhole story →GovernmentFooddiesel export ban debate
'Audience, please!' Laughter erupts as GOP candidate makes 'Lake America' gaffeRep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) drew laughter at a debate after he claimed to be unaware of President Donald Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario.The moment came Thursday at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs, during a debate hosted by KOAA News5 between the candidates in Colorado's 5th Congressional D...Raw Story1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetJeff Crankcolorado 5th congressional debate
