On a website promoting$TRUMP, there’s an illustration of the president — albeit a significantly slimmed down version — pointing at the viewer as a blurred-out man and woman lean toward him at a dining table decked with silverware and a bouquet of roses. To the right, in big white-and-red text …
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As Elon Musk shreds the federal workforce and threatens America’s core safety-net, his buddy in the White House, Donald Trump, has been leading the Americaneconomyinto arecessionwith his escalatingtrade war. Now, Musk and Tesla are feeling the financial burn — and the world’s richest man is lashing out. During a call …
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Among the oil and gas executives and senior government officials from around the world at the major annual energy conference CERAWeek in Houston last month, one Donald Trump appointee cut an unassuming figure. He stayed at a modest $130/night hotel and was photographed in a gray open-collared shirt and a …
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The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that the global economy is set to enter a “new era” marked by “significantly” slower economic growth caused by tariff chaos and uncertainty brought about by President Donald Trump. “The global economic system under which most countries have operated for the last 80 …
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How much of a $450 pot would you give to a charity that cuts carbon emissions by investing in renewable energy, and how much would you keep for yourself? That was the question posed in a recent academic experiment. The answers mattered: real money was handed out as a result …
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Another federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to deport migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, at least for now. Judge Charlotte Sweeney, of the Colorado District Court, ruled on Tuesday that the White House could not order the removal of migrants held in Colorado detention centers under the …
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Martin Scorsese, Patti Smith, King Charles, and J.D. Vance are among those reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced his death in a statement noting that the pope “taught us to live the values of the …
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Lives ruined. G.I. Bill mortgages heading into default, mass firings of veterans across the government, and 80,000 job cuts coming to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, all in the name of supposed cost savings sought by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But a new U.S. Treasury Department report …
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Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised a record amount of cash, collecting $239 million from corporations and wealthy sycophants, several of whom would become nominees for positions in the administration. The previous record was $107 million, which the committee raised for Trump’s 2017 inauguration. The massive total is another sign of …
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George Clooney does not seem to be thinking about Donald Trump as much as Donald Trump seems to be thinking about George Clooney. The actor dismissed the president’s recent criticism of him on CBS Mornings, saying, “I don’t care. I’ve known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is …
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