“President Trump began mass layoffs of federal workers. He threatened a dramatic increase in tariffs on China. And he flexed his control over the Justice Department once again, as his […]

She was the face of MAGA in Congress. Now she’s done toeing the line.

The president’s move to fire federal workers and his threats to make others go without pay were aimed at pressuring Democrats to cut a deal to reopen the government. The tactics have fueled Democrats’ resolve.

President Trump threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a recession.

The parade, held in North Korea’s capital to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, ​gave its leader a chance to show off his growing power.

Pro-Palestine organizers gather across the country to mark the start of the ceasefire, stand in solidarity with Gaza, and pledge to keep fighting for full liberation The post Within the US, pro-Palestine movement vows to continue struggle for lasting peace appeared first on Peoples Dispatch.

These are the agencies Trump is purging during the shutdown  Axios Trump administration issues layoff notices to more than 4,000 workers during government shutdown  BBC Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials  The New York Times "This is a disaster": Congress erupts at Trump's shutdown mass firings  Axios Trump administration says about 4,200 federal employees face layoffs  NPR

New York Times: How right-wing influencers, like Benny Johnson and Nick Sortor, are supplying the Trump administration's narrative around National Guard deployment in Portland  —  President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify …

Friday's edition of CNN NewsNight delved into a wild report about Attorney General Pam Bondi not knowing that one of her employees was about to indict a longtime nemesis of their boss, President Donald Trump. The post ‘You Guys Would’ve Been Calling for Impeachment’: Abby Phillip Calls Out Republican Defending Prosecution of Trump Political Foe first appeared on Mediaite.

US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals. Trump said the extra levies, plus US export controls on “any and all critical software,” would come […]

President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Friday for what the White House called "his routine annual checkup." The post ‘Wait, What Was That?’ Chris Hayes Calls Out White House for Claiming Trump Had ‘Routine Yearly Checkup’ – For Second Time This Year first appeared on Mediaite.

Hello from the free state of Illinois! We just talked about Donald Trump’s incurrsion into Chicago and the surrounding area, in which he first sent in a bunch of masked ICE agents to terrorize citizens and immigrants alike, at one point raiding an apartment building with agents repelling from blackhawk helicopters like the reincarnated form […]

Just days after announcing sweeping cuts to clean energy programs across the country, the Trump administration appears to be upping the ante—potentially clawing back billions more in federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy initially announced the termination of 321 financial awards on Oct. 2, which the agency said totaled $7.56 billion in taxpayer savings. […]

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown  The Washington Post Live updates: Government shutdown reaches tenth day, Congress still deadlocked on funding plan | CNN Politics  CNN Trump administration says government worker layoffs have begun  BBC Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’  Politico "This is a disaster": Congress erupts at Trump's shutdown mass firings  Axios

Johnson made his decision public Friday afternoon during a brief pro forma session.

President Trump, in a fiery Truth Social post, has just warned China about potential new tarriffs as a response to Beijing's expanded export controls surrounding rare earth minerals. Trump says for every element China monopolizes, America has two, and that other moves are also being considered in retaliation.

“The oath we took as soldiers absolutely comes with an asterisk, and this is it,”: Veteran activists in Portland urge National Guard Troops to defy Trump’s orders The post Anti-ICE protests continue as judges block Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland and Chicago appeared first on Peoples Dispatch.

Venezuela has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to address recent U.S. military actions in the Caribbean, according to a letter from the government to Council President Vassily Nebenzia of Russia. The letter reportedly accuses the Trump administration of trying to unseat President Nicolás Maduro and warns of an “armed attack”... The post Claiming ‘ulterior motive,’ Venezuela seeks emergency UN session on US military actions appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The Senate just passed the bill forcing Nvidia and AMD to prioritize US orders over exports.

After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.

Politico: After Big Tech implemented a blackout on political advertising in the EU following a new law, the European Commission says it is in talks with Big Tech  —  Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

Leon Krauze joins us live at noon ET today to discuss what Marina Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize means for Venezuela and the Americas

The legislation reflects a $100 million increase in the aid for Ukraine over the House of Representatives' version.

As the first stage of a ceasefire begins, Trump’s unique ‘just-get-it-done’ attitude may have proven pivotal to negotiations

New York Attorney General Letitia James, the woman who built her career taking on President Donald Trump, is now under federal indictment. Critics are calling it pure political payback. Plus, a federal judge just blocked Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, ruling there’s “no rebellion” to justify it. And the president heads... The post Letitia James fires back at ‘baseless’ charges; Trump prepares for physical appeared first on Straight Arrow News.