Trump’s 10% tariff proposal is actually a $1,700 tax, economists say

Biden announces tariff hikes on Chinese electric cars Biden announces tariff hikes on Chinese electric cars 01:50 Former President Donald Trump is pledging to supercharge one of his signature trade policies — tariffs — if he’s re-elected this November, by imposing 10% across-the-board levies on all products imported into the U.S. from overseas. The idea,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that social media algorithms have negatively affected children and teens, saying “our kids are in distress” as she is set to sign into law a bill aimed at protecting kids online.   “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law targeting addictive social media feeds for children and teens, saying ahead of the bill’s signing that “our kids are in distress.”  “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their own control — algorithms that are intentionally

What Executive Orders Tell Us About Biden, Trump

When politicians make campaign promises, the public can only wonder if those promises will be kept. In the repeat race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, discerning voters can now look back at their executive orders and consider what each candidate has already accomplished. Executive orders are one of the clearest pictures

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign earnings

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact an obscure tax enacted as part of Republicans’ sweeping 2017 reform package that targets U.S. taxpayers with shares of certain foreign corporations. The court ruled 7-2 that the so-called mandatory repatriation tax is constitutional under Article I and the 16th Amendment. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the

New Hampshire Lawmakers to Appeal Overturning of Classroom ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law

New Hampshire legislators behind a ban on the instruction of “divisive concepts” on race and gender in K-12 classrooms say they plan to challenge the recent federal court ruling that overturned their 2021 state law. New Hampshire U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro ruled on May 28 that the Granite State’s legislation that limits