‘A lot of people don’t want to speak out on this because it’s become such a politicized issue,’ a winemaker says. LOS ANGELES—Amid the clamor surrounding President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tariff announcements over the past week, some in California’s wine industry are taking a sanguine view. Stuart Spencer, a winemaker and executive director of the
The attorney general said the president directed her to propose a plan of action designed ’to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.’ The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the establishment of a task force aimed at protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens. “For too long, the Second Amendment, which
The executive order alleged that Susman Godfrey, which represents Dominion Voting Systems, ’spearheads efforts to weaponize the American legal system.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 9 blocking law firm Susman Godfrey from accessing government resources and buildings. Susman Godfrey, which represents Dominion Voting Systems in defamation lawsuits against Trump’s former personal
‘We don’t want to see it go to Japan,’ Trump said on Wednesday, adding ‘We love Japan.’ President Donald Trump said on April 9 that he does not want to see U.S. Steel Corp go to Japan, potentially suggesting he won’t support Japan-based Nippon Steel’s bid for the American steel manufacturer. Trump on Monday signed
FBI Director Kash Patel announced a major narcotics seizure totaling 48,400 pounds of drugs in Port Everglades, Florida. According to a social media post from Patel, the drugs seized by federal agents had a monetary value of $509 million. “This is what happens when you let cops be cops,” Patel wrote of the seizure. “There
Hashtags and searches for ’tariff‘ or the number ’104′ were mostly blocked on social media platform Weibo, with pages showing an error message. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began censoring some tariff-related content on social media platforms on April 9 after higher U.S. tariff rates kicked in, including 104 percent duties on Chinese goods, which
The presidential memorandum also orders the Department of Justice to open investigations into their actions while serving in government. President Donald Trump revoked security clearances for two former officials, Miles Taylor and Christopher Krebs, on April 9. Taylor served as a staffer in the Department of Homeland Security during Trump’s first term and was accused