On Friday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump made another major move on tariffs Thursday. USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard takes a look at the impact from President Trump’s executive order to freeze spending, pending a review, at the U.S. Agency for International Development. RFK Jr. was sworn in Thursday as Secretary of Health and…
The ban was proposed due to national security concerns regarding TikTok’s Chinese ownership. The future of TikTok in the U.S. is uncertain, as parent company ByteDance has 50 days to sell its U.S. assets. Even if a sale occurs, the app may look different to American users due to potential changes in algorithms and terms…
When news broke Wednesday that inflation and food prices went up in January, President Donald Trump wasted no time taking personal responsibility and vowing to focus solely on making life better for all Americans. HAH! Just kidding. He posted “BIDEN INFLATION UP!” on social media and then presumably went back to planning the Trump-branded hotel…
Apple Maps joined Google Maps in renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America Other countries, including Mexico, retain the Gulf of Mexico name The Associated Press claims it was denied entry to a federal press event for not using the new name for the gulf. With a few strokes of his pen,…
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia in the near future to discuss an end to his nation’s war on Ukraine. The exact date of the meeting hasn’t been set, Trump said in the Oval Office. Ukraine wasn’t invited. A ceasefire could also be…
WASHINGTON ― Joined by Elon Musk in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that seeks to “significantly reduce the size of government” by instructing heads of federal departments and agencies to undertake plans for “large-scale reductions in force.” Trump’s newest order directs the federal government to implement a “workforce optimization…
Democrats are fight Trump and his ‘Bond’ villain Re letter “Democrats are like my whiny second-grader,” Feb. 8: Dennis Coyne’s letter regarding DOGE is condescending and clueless. It betrays a complete lack of understanding of the basic framework of constitutional government in the United States. Article 1 of the United States Constitution grants Congress, not the…
President Donald Trump said he will introduce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday in an ongoing escalation of a trade war with trading partners including the U.S.’s closest neighbors. Trump made the announcement while speaking to reporters on Air Force One on his way to Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump voiced his trust in Elon Musk to root out federal waste, turning his attention next to the departments of Education and Defense, in an exclusive interview with Fox News before the Super Bowl. Trump told reporters during his flight to the game that he would order 25% tariffs on steel…
The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest sporting event in America, so it’s no surprise that it draws some of the biggest celebrities every year. This year was no exception, with the likes of Taylor Swift making an appearance, and with others like Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Jon Hamm, Bradley Cooper, Tina Fey, Kevin Hart,…