WASHINGTON − A Supreme Court that has been largely deferential to President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of executive authority may be ready to pump the brakes. During nearly three hours of debate on Nov. 5, the justices questioned whether Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs on most imports. Several legal experts said the…
After riding high for months, President Donald Trump saw the MAGA zeal surrounding his aggressive second term collide with a growing backlash that helped deliver a wave of Democratic victories in off-year races, setting the stage for a big midterm clash as the parties begin plotting next steps on the day after the election. Democrats…
NEW YORK ‒ Zohran Mamdani dared President Donald Trump to keep going after him in a combative speech after his Nov. 4 New York City mayoral election victory. Mamdani, the subject of months of attacks from the president, called Trump out by name as the democratic socialist hailed a “mandate for change” with his victory….
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died at age 84 from complications of pneumonia, cardiac and vascular disease. As of noon Nov. 4, President Donald Trump had not publicly commented on Cheney’s passing. The White House lowered flags to half-staff in honor of the former vice president. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Dick Cheney…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement announcing his death on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Cheney, who served as vice president under President George W. Bush, died on Monday night at 84, the statement said. The former vice president had long dealt…
Tennessee soybean farmers are cautiously optimistic that China will begin buying U.S. soybeans again, after President Donald Trump announced cuts to U.S. tariffs on China after meeting with President Xi Jinping Oct. 30. The Trump Administration announced that China has agreed to resume buying American-grown soybeans. Soybeans are the top commodity grown in Tennessee, based…
NEW YORK − President Donald Trump doesn’t appreciate comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. In a wide-ranging interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Nov. 2, Trump, a Queens native, weighed in on the mayor’s race in his hometown ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Norah O’Donnell asked Trump what he…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said immigration enforcement officials “haven’t gone far enough” in deporting people who are in the country without legal authorization, in a wide-ranging interview on “60 Minutes” on CBS. Trump also insisted to Norah O’Donnell that China wouldn’t invade Taiwan while he is president. He said the subject didn’t come up…
President Donald Trump hosted a 1920’s theme party at Mar-A-Lago on Oct. 31, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop funding food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown. The party was labeled “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” according to multiple media attendees. The title was drawn from a song on the…
WASHINGTON − The sine wave on David Levi’s T-shirt illustrates the physics behind the STEM kits he creates to teach kids how to build electronic musical instruments from scratch. But the oscillating line could also represent President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have bounced up and down, creating higher costs and uncertainty for small businessmen like…