www.mediaite.com NPR: Trump Has 'Begun Process' of Replacing Pete Hegseth
NPR is reporting that despite public backing from Trump and Karoline Leavitt, the White House has begun the process of looking for a new Secretary of Defense.
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www.cnn.com Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat, this one on his personal phone and including his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.
It's not even going to this - publishers are pulling games, tv series and movies for various reasons.
www.mediaite.com Kevin McCarthy Says AOC Could Crush Old Guard Dems and ‘Become the Leader of the Democratic Party’
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is poised to raise gobs of money and potentially overthrow the old guard of the Democratic Party.
Elon Musk Suffers Embarrassing Blow as His IRS Chief Forced Out
This is essentially adding another layer of tax or tariffs on imports, and more impediments to global trade. Basically, Trump is determined to stall trade with the world and fuck the economy.
www.cnbc.com Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
The Trump administration on Thursday announced fees on Chinese-built vessels.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28401341
The U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry, where it manufactures as much as 75%-80% of fleets, during the Biden administration.
Steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports have been proposed, up to as much as $1.5 million, as part of a plan to bring more ship manufacturing back to the U.S., a policy which has bipartisan support.
www.cnbc.com Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
The Trump administration on Thursday announced fees on Chinese-built vessels.
The U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry, where it manufactures as much as 75%-80% of fleets, during the Biden administration.
Steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports have been proposed, up to as much as $1.5 million, as part of a plan to bring more ship manufacturing back to the U.S., a policy which has bipartisan support.
apnews.com Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
apnews.com Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
www.mediaite.com SHOCK POLL: AOC a Close Second Place Behind Kamala Harris in 2028 Democratic Primary
Ocasio-Cortez, finished a close second behind only former Vice President Kamala Harris in one recent poll measuring how Democrats feel about 2028.
“We are all afraid,” Murkowski told the crowd on Monday.
Pausing, she added: “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.”
- This, right here, is the most open and honest admission of what the US is today, by the ruling party elite: A dictatorship. An authoritarian state.
www.mediaite.com ‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing Trump
Murkowski openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from Trump, as she criticized his policies.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from President Donald Trump as she criticized what she called “unlawful” executive overreach and sweeping federal cuts.
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
apnews.com Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.
It’s Google’s turn to get thrashed by the GOP
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28347255
As Meta and X bow to Trump, top Republicans in Congress have their sights on Google next.
It’s Google’s turn to get thrashed by the GOP
As Meta and X bow to Trump, top Republicans in Congress have their sights on Google next.
Trump admin asks IRS to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status
Trump admin goes after N.Y. AG who won civil fraud trial against president
www.mediaite.com Whistleblower Accuses DOGE of Letting Russians Access Government Accounts in Shocking Security Breach
During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, a whistleblower made shocking allegations regarding a DOGE security breach at the National Labor Relations Board.
DeSantis says Florida Republicans 'rotten,' 'colluding with Dems' amid charity controversy...
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Judge launches inquiry into Trump administration’s refusal to seek return of wrongly deported man
FINALLY. One university with the balls to stand up to Trump.
It's a metaphor, not "literal" army. And it is in the millions. Many are unseen as they come out when the streets are empty doing the garbage picking and cleaning, etc.
Japan is relying more and more on a shadow army of millions of imported foreign workers that is slowly changing its populace. Japan could see a right wing backlash to the changing demographics at some point as we've seen in Europe.
Stock market doesn't believe his truth social report it seems. Apple shares are still up mid morning.
Let's see how many have strong back bones.
you forgot /s
This smells funny.
Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
This is so cynical. So evil.
Trump raises tariffs on China to 125% but announces 90-day pause for other countries – business live
This is so stupid. He announce tariffs, markets tank. He pauses, markets rebound. He then imposes tariffs, markets tank. He pauses.... oh he's jerking off everyone. got it.
No it's down again.
It turned positive on some rumor of a pause in tariffs. Whitehouse denied it on CNBC and markets tanked again.
Modern "Emperor has no clothes" moment.
Maybe who you think god is is all wrong? Maybe it's the other guy or girl or it who's really in charge.
LOL Trump wanted to keep this "trade war" to goods only. He never mentioned the surplus US has in services trade. This will really hurt US below the belt.
I know it's disappointing. I guess European sales declines were off-set by increases in sales elsewhere.