Crowds began to hit the streets Saturday in cities and towns across the country to vent their anger over President Trump’s policies in so-called “No Kings” protests, which Republicans have slammed as “Hate America” rallies. More than 2,700 demonstrations are planned coast to coast and even near Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where he…
Blame games, tit-for-tat threats, off-again on-again meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and wild tariff swings seem to be the recent order of the day. According to former government officials and analysts, however, this should come as no surprise – it’s just the price you pay when diplomatic norms are…
The tenuous trade truce between Washington and Beijing has collapsed. What lies ahead is less a conventional trade war and more of a sustained struggle in which both powers codify coercion into their economic statecraft and increasingly weaponize interdependence as a source of leverage. In this new, emerging phase, confrontation will no longer be perceived…
A model of President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary was seen on the Resolute Desk as the president held a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The renderings and model show an arc that looks similar to…
US President Donald Trump China now generates more than twice as much electricity as the United States, solidifying its position as the world’s leading economic powerhouse, according to economist Paul Krugman. Writing this week, Krugman noted that China’s economy has surpassed America’s in real terms when measured at purchasing power parity, highlighting the growing gap…
President Trump hosted dozens of business titans on Wednesday as he seeks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to add a ballroom to the White House. He also shared proposed designs for a triumphal arch, to be located on the Virginia side of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across from Washington, D.C. The guest list…
President Donald Trump on Thursday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of planned talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as they seek an end to the invasion of Ukraine. Trump first confirmed the call in a post on Truth Social Thursday: “I am speaking to President Putin now. The conversation is ongoing, a lengthy…
The U.S. dollar slipped on Thursday as the Sino-U.S. trade war sapped investor sentiment. Daniel Munoz | Photodisc | Getty Images The U.S. dollar slipped Thursday as the Sino-U.S. trade war sapped investor sentiment, while growing confidence of the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting its policy interest rate this year also weighed on the greenback. The…
For years, many democracy experts have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing the country toward authoritarianism. During his first term, they raised alarm bells as Trump repeatedly tested democratic guardrails with unprecedented and, at times, incendiary actions—particularly his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election. When Trump was reelected last year,…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday ordered military exercises in the country’s biggest shantytowns after U.S. forces blew up another boat allegedly carrying drugs from the Caribbean country. President Trump said six “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike on the vessel near Venezuela, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since early September…