President Donald Trump said he is being denied his constitutional right to appoint judges by the “blue slip” tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judicial appointments. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican judges. Why It Matters Trump appointed 234…
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk is stepping back from his plan to establish a third political party in the United States, telling associates he prefers to focus on his business ventures and avoid alienating influential Republicans, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.According to the report, Musk is weighing the possibility of deploying part of his…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Donald Trump‘s desire to reshape U.S. House maps. Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the…
Reporter’s Notebook: Who actually pays tariffs? – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson goes inside the numbers on who actually pays when tariffs are levied against imports. Source link
Small business forced to close after tariffs – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries went into effect Thursday. Kelly O’Grady has the story of one small business in New York that won’t be able to ride the tariffs out. Source link
What we know about firing of former acting FBI director – CBS News Watch CBS News The former acting director of the FBI and several agents have been fired without warning. Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more. Source link
Republicans are threatening to remove Democrats from office or even have them arrested. Democrats have declared “we are at war” and pledged to go “nuclear” in response. All of this over maps. How can something so seemingly basic spark such intense rhetoric? That’s because, thanks to a process known as gerrymandering, political fights over maps…
Jeffrey Sachs is an economics professor and director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He was a special adviser to the UN Secretary General and has advised multiple governments on economic transition, debt crisis solutions and poverty alleviation policies. Part 1 of…
(This story has been refiled to remove an incorrect image) (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers in Texas said on Sunday they were leaving the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, a move sought to protect the Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority in next year’s midterm elections. President Donald Trump…
Elon Musk made donations totaling $15 million to three super PACs supporting Donald Trump and the Republicans after his very public falling out with the president, but all before he announced his plans for the new “America Party.” Newsweek reached out to the White House and Musk via X, SpaceX, and Tesla for comment by…