Politics
Trump pardons former NY Rep. Michael Grimm after tax fraud conviction
President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction. Source link
Big, beautiful bomb-throwers: GOP spending hawks threaten to sink Trump's tax cut bill
A group of Senate Republicans, led by fiscal stalwart Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, are prepared to torpedo President Trump's signature tax cut bill unless changes are made to slash...
Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed pardons for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who have been serving federal prison sentences since being convicted three years ago of...
Illegal immigrant threatened to kill Trump for 'messing with us Mexicans'
Homeland Security says it has arrested an illegal immigrant who delivered a racially tinged threat to kill President Trump over his aggressive border and deportation crackdowns. Source link
Trump says he told Netanyahu to back off military strikes in Iran
President Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off striking Iran while his administration attempts to work out a nuclear deal. Source link
Trump dismisses question about 'chickening out' on tariffs as 'nastiest'
President Trump on Wednesday dismissed a reporter's inquiry about a derisive new Wall Street acronym to describe his trade policies, saying it was "the nastiest question" that the journalist...
Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge of smuggling frog embryos...
Morgan Murphy ponders Alabama Senate bid
Navy Capt. Morgan Murphy is considering running for the Alabama Senate seat that Tommy Tuberville is vacating to run for governor. Source link
Rubio says U.S. will deny travel permits to foreign officials who censor Americans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new penalties Wednesday against foreign officials who engage in censorship of Americans, saying they could be denied visas to enter the U.S. ...
The Black Death’s Economic ‘Dividend’
The week of May 19, 2025: Prosperity & population decline, tariffs, the debt, pharma, and more. Source link
