Congressman From California Wants to Tax Billionaires to Reboot US Manufacturing

Rep. Ro Khanna, whose district includes Silicon Valley, is calling for higher taxes to train workers for tech jobs. Two weeks after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to re-shore American manufacturing, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) delivered a speech in Cleveland on April 14 that described his plan to restart U.S. manufacturing by raising

White House Weighs New Farmer Relief as Tariff War Escalates

The first Trump administration spent $28 billion in payments to farmers to offset their losses caused by China’s retaliatory tariffs. The White House said on April 15 that President Donald Trump is considering relief measures for American farmers who face falling prices and rising production costs during the trade dispute with China. At a press

Trump Announces Free Flights, Possible Stipends for Self-Deportees

Mass deportations will continue to target violent criminals, while those willing to comply and seek legal entry could see benefits, according to the president. The federal government will facilitate and pay for the self-deportation of those who entered the country illegally, while operations will continue to target gang members and violent criminals, President Donald Trump

The Geezer Is Back: Biden Says ‘Roughly 30 Percent’ of Americans Have ‘No Heart’ in Crotchety Return to National Spotlight

Joe Biden, the 82-year-old former president sometimes referred to as “Sleepy Joe,” rambled and occasionally shouted Monday evening during his first major speech since leaving the White House. Biden delivered the keynote address, billed as a defense of Social Security, at a conference in Chicago hosted by a disability rights organization. He also received the

Harvard’s Standoff With Trump Administration Presages Court Battles

Federal agencies freeze $2.2 billion and accuse the university of reinforcing an entitlement mindset and violating civil rights laws. Now that Harvard University has rejected a list of conditions from the Trump administration implicating billions in future federal funding, the lines between campus free speech, racial policies, and federal oversight of higher education activities could

Trump Opens National Security Probe Into Critical Mineral Imports

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will have 90 days to conduct the analysis and submit a report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 15, tasking the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the national security effects of the United States importing processed critical minerals and the products made from them. “The United States manufacturing

Trump Finds Some Early Success at Supreme Court—A Look So Far

Nonprofits, states, and others have launched more than 100 legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s agenda, sometimes halting his actions. The legal battles have reached the Supreme Court on 10 occasions. Of those, the administration has won five in five cases and lost two. Three cases surrounding Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order have yet to