1/ Trump claimed his tariff plan is “going very well” as global markets plunged in response. “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” Trump said shortly before the Dow, Nasdaq, and the S&P 500 ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update i … | Continue reading
1/ Trump imposed a 10% blanket tariff on all U.S. imports and steeper country-specific “reciprocal tariffs” on about 60 countries, bypassing Congress and invoking emergency powers to justify what he called “economic independence.” China will now f... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal health workers across the CDC, FDA, NIH, and other health agencies, in a disorganized and legally questionable effort by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to downsize the Department of Health and Human Servi... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump is “not joking” about seeking a third term. Despite the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents, Trump claimed “there are methods” to stay in power and floated a scenario where JD Vance could run and pass him the presidency. “That’s ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs. Combined with earlier buyouts and retirements, HHS will shrink its workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 – about a 25% reduction. The cuts will affect key agencies like the CDC, FDA, N... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court upheld federal regulations on “ghost guns,” ruling 7-2 that firearm kits sold online can be regulated like fully assembled guns. Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, said the Gun Control Act covers parts kits that c... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump dismissed concerns over a potential national security breach after an editor at The Atlantic was added to a Signal group chat where top officials discussed U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Trump stood by national security adviser Mike Waltz – wh... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Top Trump administration officials planned military strikes on Yemen in an unclassified Signal group chat that accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. The group, which included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Adv... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump signed an executive order to “eliminate” the Department of Education, calling it “the first step” toward getting rid of the department “once and for all.” Existing law, however, prevents Trump from unilaterally closing a federal agency cr... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge blocked Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled that the ban – which would have disqualified transgender troops and removed those diagnosed with gender... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk’s attempt to unilaterally dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in “multiple ways,” but left room for the Trump administration to achieve the same goal thro... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump signed a six-month government funding bill on Saturday, preventing a shutdown but exposing deep fractures among Democrats. The Senate passed the $1.7 trillion measure 54-46, with 10 Democrats breaking ranks to help Republicans overcome a ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The House passed a Republican spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid a shutdown. It passed 217-213. The measure keeps spending mostly flat, but increases military funding by $6 billion while cutting $13 billion from no... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump declined to rule out a recession, but instead called the current economic situation a “period of transition” as he imposes tariffs and cuts government jobs. Asked directly about the risk of a downturn, Trump told Fox News, “I hate to pred... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump is preparing an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps toward closing the Department of Education. The draft order says that McMahon must “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” while stayin... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump delivered a 100-minute address to Congress – the longest in history – and declared his administration’s first 43 days an overwhelming success. “America is back,” he said, claiming without evidence, “We have accomplished more in 43 days th... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump launched a trade war by imposing a 25% tariff on nearly all Canadian and Mexican goods and an additional 10% on Chinese imports, which triggered immediate retaliation. Canada responded with 25% tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods and th... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump confirmed that 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada would take effect Tuesday, ending a one-month delay. “The tariffs, you know, they’re all set,” Trump said. “They go into effect tomorrow.” He added there was “No room left for M... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can fire dozens of CIA and intelligence officers who had worked on diversity programs. Judge Anthony Trenga said the decision was “a difficult situation,” but said the law grants CIA Director ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution advancing Trump’s domestic agenda in a 217-215 vote. Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans leaders successfully flipped three of four Republican holdouts after Trump personally lobbied them t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ House Speaker Mike Johnson lacks the Republican support needed to pass the party’s budget ahead of today’s a planned vote. With a 218-215 majority, he can afford only one defection if all Democrats vote no, but at least four Republicans have al... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The U.S. voted against a U.N. resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, aligning itself with Russia and not its European allies. The resolution, backed by Ukraine and major European nations, demanded Russia’s withdrawal, with Ukrainia... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump claimed that “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” signaling his belief that his actions in office are justified regardless of legal constraints. The quote, often attributed to Napoleon, drew swift criticism, with Sen. Adam... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Senate Republicans confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, putting the prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in control of nearly $2 trillion in health spending and 13 federal agencies, including the CDC, FDA, and National Ins... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Elon Musk, standing behind the Resolute Desk with Trump in the Oval Office, justified his aggressive push to downsize the federal government, saying: “The people voted for major government reform, and that’s what the people are going to get.” M... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut $4 billion in medical research funding, following lawsuits from 22 states and major universities that argued the cuts would disrupt research on cancer, Alzheimer’s, and ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated his order to unfreeze billions in federal grants and directed the White House to restore the funds immediately. U.S. District Judge John McConnell found that despite his prior ruling,... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the Treasury Department payment systems and ordered the destruction of “any and all copies of material downloaded from the Treasury Department’s ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program, which attempted to shrink the federal workforce by offering employees months of pay in exchange for resignation. The decision came hours before the m... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump proposed that the U.S. “take over” and have a “long-term ownership position” over Gaza, relocate the Palestinian population to a “good, fresh, beautiful piece of land” in another country, and redevelop the territory under U.S. control. Sp... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary advanced to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13, with all Republicans in favor and all Democrats opposed. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physici... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, but agreed to “immediately pause” tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month. On Saturday, Trump signed an order to place a 25% tariff on nearly all goods coming into th... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump’s Justice Department fired dozens of federal prosecutors and FBI officials involved in the Jan. 6 investigations, initiating a broad review of thousands of agents and staff who worked on cases related to Trump and the Capitol riot he insp... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, Obama, and Biden for the midair collision over the Potomac River that killed all 67 on board. An ongoing investigation has yet to determine the cause of the American Airlines passenger jet... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The White House rescinded an order freezing federal grants and loans after facing legal challenges and widespread confusion. The directive, issued Monday by the Office of Management and Budget, instructed federal agencies to “temporarily pause ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Trump administration ordered a temporary freeze on all federal grants and loans. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget, issued late Monday, directed federal agencies to pause the obligation and disbursement of federal financial as... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Justice Department fired more than a dozen officials who worked on criminal investigations into Trump. Acting Attorney General James McHenry stated the officials could not be “trusted” to “faithfully” implement Trump’s agenda, calling the a... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” and issuing a 14-day nationwide restraining order while the legal challenge proceeds. U.S. District Ju... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Trump administration ordered all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion employees to be placed on paid leave and directed agencies to dismantle DEI offices and programs entirely. The Office of Personnel Management instructed federal agenc... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Orientation and expectation setting: Ok, so this week is undeniably a weird one – there’s a lot happening, and it’s moving fast. You could call it the “shock and awe in national politics” that I’ve been urging people to “read in moderation” for th... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Orientation and expectation setting: Ok, so this week is undeniably a weird one – there’s a lot happening, and it’s moving fast. You could call it the “shock and awe in national politics” that I’ve been urging people to “read in moderation” for th... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States after defeating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, winning 49.9% of the popular vote with a margin of 1.48 percentage point – one of the narrowest popular vote margins in modern U.S... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden, in his farewell address, warned of the rise of an oligarchy and a “tech-industrial complex” that he said threatens democracy, basic freedoms, and economic fairness in the United States. Biden, speaking from the Oval Office, stated, “Toda... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden, in his farewell address, warned of the rise of an oligarchy and a “tech-industrial complex” that he said threatens democracy, basic freedoms, and economic fairness in the United States. Biden, speaking from the Oval Office, stated, “Toda... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Israel and Hamas agreed to a 42-day ceasefire. The deal temporarily pauses the 15-months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces have killed at least 46,500 Palestinians – mostly civilians – in response to the Hamas-led October 7 te... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Israel and Hamas agreed to a 42-day ceasefire. The deal temporarily pauses the 15-months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces have killed at least 46,500 Palestinians – mostly civilians – in response to the Hamas-led October 7 te... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report made clear that Trump has not been exonerated for his “unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power” and that the evidence would have secured... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report made clear that Trump has not been exonerated for his “unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power” and that the evidence would have secured... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading