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…
Tilray (TLRY) stock rose another 10% in premarket trading on Tuesday after soaring 41% on Monday amid speculation that President Trump may move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Canadian cannabis company traded hands at over $1 per share for the first time since February. Despite a 60% gain in the past…
President Donald Trump has called former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disgusting degenerate” in a Truth Social post, accusing the longtime Democratic U.S. representative for California’s husband of using insider information to profit from the stock market. The attack coincides with growing momentum for a congressional stock trading ban. Newsweek contacted Nancy Pelosi via telephone…
President Donald Trump popped off at Charlamagne tha God in a late-night screed on Truth Social. Charlamagne appeared on Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump’s, show for an interview Saturday, where Lara asked Charlamagne how he would rate the Trump presidency thus far. “I wouldn’t give [him] a good rating, simply because the least of us are…
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump claimed personal credit for brokering a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, calling it a major diplomatic achievement and declaring, “I am proud to be the President of Peace!”“Just spoke to the acting Prime Minister of Thailand…
Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media company owned by President Trump, said it has bought about $2 billion in bitcoin and related securities as it remodels itself as an investment firm. Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, announced in May that it planned to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, with…
BANGKOK – Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia after an update on U.S. inflation pulled most Wall Street stocks lower, though gains for Nvidia pushed the Nasdaq to another record. The report showed inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.7% last month from 2.4% in May. Economists said higher prices for clothes,…
President Donald Trump broke his silence one day after reports of a clash between U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino about the release of a memo regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which prompted conservatives on social media to call for the president to fire her. In a lengthy Truth Social post on…
President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday that he is giving “serious consideration” to taking away U.S. citizenship from comedian Rosie O’Donnell, extending his long-running personal attacks against the American-born celebrity. In his Truth Social post, the president wrote that O’Donnell “is not in the best interests of our Great Country.”…