Following a rare admission that his immigration policies were hurting farming and hospitality businesses, Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will hold off on raids on workers in those industries, The New York Times reported. “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating …
Read More »Thousands of 'No Kings' Protests Held Against Trump's 'Militarized Birthday Party'
As Washington, D.C. prepares for Donald Trump’s military birthday parade, ostensibly in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, people in 2,000 locations across the country gathered for “No Kings Day” countering the president’s celebration. The protests come after Trump, who turned 79 on Saturday, deployed the National Guard and …
Read More »Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From Crypto Venture, Per White House Financial Disclosures
President Donald Trump earned money in 2024 from a variety of sources, including luxury properties and royalty payments and licensing earnings for the use of his name and likeness last year, and big bucks from his crypto venture with World Liberty Financial, to the tune of more than $57 million, …
Read More »Judge Orders Trump to Return National Guard Control to Newsom
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to return control of the California National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Trump administration quickly appealed the order, which the judge set to take effect Friday at noon Pacific time. On June 6,Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) raids targeted warehouses, clothing manufacturers, …
Read More »'L.A. Was Not on Fire': Angelenos Speak on Trump's ICE Raids and 'Escalation'
Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers swarmed Southern California in concentrated raids of undocumented citizens that are still ongoing. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Los Angeles (and in solidarity nationwide), giving President Donald Trump an excuse to send National Guard troops last weekend and …
Read More »Trump Calls on Iran to Agree to Nuclear Deal 'Before There Is Nothing Left'
President Donald Trump on Friday morning implored Iran to “make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire,” hours after Israeli strikes killed several top Iranian military officials and targeted the country’s nuclear infrastructure. The strikes, which began Thursday night, came …
Read More »Trump's Military Crackdown Is Starting To Dent His Poll Numbers
As Donald Trump launched his militarized crackdown in Los Angeles, the president and many of his advisers were convinced that deploying troops to the streets of a major American city would be good politics for them. They maintain, three people familiar with the matter say, that immigration was one of …
Read More »Liz Warren Says Crypto Bill Creates a 'Superhighway' for Trump Corruption
The Senate is set to pass the GENIUS Act early next week, a controversial piece of cryptocurrency legislation that critics say will hand an undue amount of financial power to the tech industry. On its face the bill, which has advanced with bipartisan support, purports to offer a regulatory framework …
Read More »Trump's Big Bill Would Let Him Expand His L.A. Immigration Crackdown 'Everywhere'
Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” wouldn’t just force millions of poor people off their health insurance and food assistance to help pay for more tax cuts for the rich. The Trump tax bill would steer tens of billions of dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for detention capacity, employee …
Read More »Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Really Screws the Poor
As the Senate debates the latest iteration of Donald Trump’s massive reconciliation package, the latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms that the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” is, in fact, a massive giveaway to the rich, at the expense of the poor. According to a CBO report released on …
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