Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: President Trump said on Thursday that he would allow both Mexico and Canada to avoid tariffs on most exports to the United States for one month, saying he would exempt products that are traded under the rules of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade pact he signed in his first term. The move came a day …

Reuters reports: Technology investment banker Michael Grimes, who left Morgan Stanley to take up a senior role in the U.S. Commerce Department last month, is expected to lead the new U.S. sovereign wealth fund that was unveiled by President Donald Trump. Typically, such funds rely on a country’s budget surplus to make investments, but the United States operates at a …

Fox News reports: President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital Thursday that Rep. Al Green “should be forced to pass an IQ test because he is a low IQ individual, and we don’t need low IQ individuals in Congress,” after the Democrat disrupted his joint session address. The House of Representatives on Thursday, in a bipartisan vote, censured Green, D-Texas, …

CNBC reports: It has been a week of retaliatory actions, warnings of price hikes from businesses and wild price swings in the markets. Investors and business leaders, on edge about an escalating trade war, continue to monitor fast-paced headlines from the Trump administration. President Donald Trump said he’s pausing tariffs for Mexican goods and services covered by the North American …

The Washington Post reports: Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demanded that the dean of Georgetown Law School end all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the school, asserting in a letter that his office will not consider hiring anyone affiliated with a university that utilizes DEI. The warning was delivered in a letter dated Feb. 17 to William M. …

“The Democrats should lose the Midterms based on their behavior at last night’s Joint Address to Congress. All Republicans must use their behavior on men in women’s sports, their very dangerous Open Border policy, High Energy and Taxes, and much else. “Also, Republicans should utilize the footage provided on the total disrespect they showed to all of those that were …

“President Trump got into a litany of talk about waste and fraud in Social Security. Now at this point, I’ll point out it was it was very funny. I do want to point out that we are not actually paying 360 year-olds their Social Security benefits. “That’s not actually what’s going on. Basically, we have an incredibly stupid system for …

“Justin Trudeau, of Canada, called me to ask what could be done about Tariffs. I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped. He said that it’s gotten better, but I said, ‘That’s not good enough.’ The call ended in a …

Forbes reports: Trading in Dominari Holdings Inc. soared ahead of the February announcement that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had taken stakes in the company and joined its advisory board—an increase some securities law experts called “suspicious.” Between Feb. 12 and Dec. 29, 2024, trading in Dominari Holdings—a Nasdaq-listed firm that specializes in wealth management, investment banking, sales and …

The Daily Beast reports: The president of Panama blasted his American counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday for “lying” about US efforts to retake the Panama Canal. “Once again, President Trump is lying,” José Raúl Mulino wrote in a social media post. “The Panama Canal is not in the process of recovery.” During an address to Congress Tuesday, Trump reiterated his …

Politico reports: Thousands of fired workers at the Department of Agriculture must get their jobs back for at least the next month and a half, the chair of a federal civil service board ruled Wednesday. The ruling said the recent dismissals of more than 5,600 probationary employees may have violated federal laws and procedures for carrying out layoffs. The decision …

CNN reports: A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen. However, the court did not immediately say when the money must be released, allowing the White House to continue to dispute the issue in lower courts. The ruling was 5-4. At the center of the …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that hundreds of federally owned properties are available for sale, including the headquarters of the Justice Department, Labor Department and U.S. Census Bureau — an effort that, if carried out, could radically shrink the federal real estate portfolio and have a major impact on the D.C. area. The General Services …

The Associated Press reports: Greenland’s prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination — but added that the U.S. will acquire the territory “one way or another.” His post came hours after Trump …

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table over the Russia-Ukraine war. “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,” Trump …

“We’re also identifying shocking levels of incompetence and probable fraud in the Social Security program for our seniors, and that our seniors and people that we love rely on. “Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old. Oh oh. It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to …

Wired reports: Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Business leaders can secure a one-on-one meeting with the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5 million, according to sources with direct knowledge of the meetings. At a so-called candlelight dinner held as recently …

The New York Times reports: President Trump will address the joint session of Congress on Tuesday night at 9 p.m., expected to lay out his aggressive agenda for remaking the federal government and shifting U.S. foreign policy during his first televised prime-time speech of his second term. Mr. Trump is expected to speak about the sweeping staff firings affecting nearly …

The New York Times reports: In an interview on Fox News on Sunday, Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested that he planned to change the way the government reports data on gross domestic product in order to remove the impact of government spending. “You know that governments historically have messed with G.D.P.,” he said. “They count government spending as part …

“This is where President Trump does have to walk very carefully. Inflation killed Joe Biden’s presidency. If you wish to see President Trump be successful, he needs a booming economy. He cannot have a recessionary economy. “If tariffs continue to drive up prices and if wages do not increase sufficient to meet those prices, you’re going to be in exactly …