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…
As Western North Carolina heads into the winter season, a group of nonprofits and local leaders are scaling back funding to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open with basic visitor services and limited staffing amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Friends of the Smokies, the nonprofit partner of…
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 has endorsed U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ bid for a fourth term in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, delivering her a major boost with the Republican Party’s right flank ahead of a highly competitive 2026 race. Trump announced his endorsement in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Nov. 2, calling Miller-Meeks “an incredibly…
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…
Jennifer Lawrence is rethinking her approach to discussing her political views. While speaking on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast, the “Die My Love” star, who has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump for years, questioned whether she should continue to share her political opinions going forward. “I don’t really know if…
“Saturday Night Live” is taking on the White House’s new look. A pre-recorded sketch on the show’s Nov. 1 episode parodied President Donald Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The sketch depicted a “very special episode” of HGTV’s “Property Brothers,” with Miles Teller…
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…
When Milwaukee resident Zakiya Courtney saw a Facebook post advertising free grocery vouchers for food assistance recipients, she knew to drag her family members out to Fondy Farmers Market on Nov. 1. Courtney, a 72-year-old retired educator, does not qualify for food aid under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin….