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Jeff Swensen/Getty The markets have been roiled following President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on China and the country’s response. That’s in contrast with last year, when promises of tax cuts and deregulation helped support the market. According to Larry Hatheway, the chief economist and head of investment solutions at GAM, there has been a change […]
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump called for congressional action after Monday’s failed New York City terror attack. “Today’s attempted mass murder attack in New York City — the second terror attack in New York in the last two months — once again highlights the urgent need for Congress to enact legislative reforms to protect […]
Enlarge / Jim Bridentstine, left, in the halls of Congress. (credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine, who was nominated to become NASA’s next administrator by the Trump administration on Sept. 1, may get a Senate confirmation hearing as early as next week. The choice of the 42-year-old Republican pilot has raised objections among some […]
After a summer recess, Congress must grapple with keeping the federal government open, paying U.S. creditors and passing a hurricane-aid bill—a test of the uneasy alliance between President Trump and the GOP. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Alex Brandon (Associated Press) The dollar has now fallen to its weakest level since January 2015, reflecting the market’s growing lack of confidence in the ability of President Donald Trump to implement his proposed agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and infrastructure. The greenback’s sluggishness reflects two main factors, says Andrew Brenner, head of global fixed […]
Thomson Reuters ESPN president John Skipper sent a memo to staff Wednesday to respond to criticism that came after the network’s decision to remove a football announcer named Robert Lee was from an assignment at the University of Virginia because of his name. The move was made in the wake of the recent protests in Charlottesville, but conservative […]
Major German print publications have played to the tune of the German government in presenting the migrant crisis to the public, ignoring critical issues in their coverage of the biggest refugee flow into Europe since WWII, a new German study revealed. After analysis of thousands of articles published in Germany between February 2015 and March […]
“A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump De-Regulatory Agenda,” created by Save EPA, a group of former EPA employees based in Denver, is a green take on Indivisible’s guide to holding Congress accountable. Did you know that the Trump administration rolled back 23 environmental rules in its first 100 days alone? The effort, as the New […]
Russians continue to give high marks to President Vladimir Putin for his foreign policy agenda, but their assessments of the Russian economy are lukewarm. From mid-February to early April, Pew Research surveyed 1,002 respondents across Russia and found that most still thought the president was handling key foreign policies well. A majority (59%) of Russians believed their country plays […]
