
Month: February 2025


Anothera day of infamy
Raant Feb. 12, 2025 Today’s top stories: 1. CNN: USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency 2. AP: Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes […]



Dismantling of US government
Three weeks in, the change the Trump administration has brought is a disruption of the federal government on an unprecedented scale, dismantling longstanding programs, sparking widespread public outcry and challenging the very role of Congress to create the nation’s laws […]



What is the deal with Canada and Mexico
Using Trump ego, Mexico and Canada take symbolic steps to address Trump’s misguided tariff attacks. Mexico As part of the arrangement reached with the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said her country would: […]

Imperial Presidency
President Trump is trying to rule by decree. He is trying to seize more direct power over federal programs and spending than any president in recent history. “This is fundamentally an attempt to redefine the […]

What a day in Trump land
President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada struck last-minute deals on Monday that postponed for 30 days the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on goods exported to the United States. The arrangements at […]