news2shortsProposed procedural change would shield Republican representatives from having to vote on chaotic trade policy US politics live – latest updates Republicans are quietly pushing a procedural rule that would curb the power of the US Congress to override Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policy. The House of Representatives’ rules committee on Wednesday approved a measure … Read more
This battle between the US and China goes far beyond market turmoil – it has killed off the liberal dream of a borderless world Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 104% tariff on Chinese imports into the US – and China blasting back with 84% – has spooked the financial markets. The response is entirely … Read more
StopAntisemitism questions if beloved children’s entertainer acted as foreign agent to spread ‘propaganda’ A prominent pro-Israel group that doxes people it deems antisemitic is calling on Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, to investigate whether beloved children’s entertainer Ms Rachel is operating as a foreign agent after sharing sympathetic content about children suffering in Gaza. … Read more
Forty-one anti-protest bills in 22 states have been introduced since start of 2025, according to law tracker Anti-protest bills that seek to expand criminal punishments for constitutionally protected peaceful protests – especially targeting those speaking out on the US-backed war in Gaza and the climate crisis – have spiked since Trump’s inauguration. Forty-one new anti-protest … Read more
Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process US politics live – latest updates The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he’d like the agency to implement a system of trucks that rounds up immigrants for deportation in a system similar to how Amazon delivers … Read more
Former Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a “dark-arts operation” to undercut other potential running mates for former President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, according to a new book. The book, “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” published April 1 by William Morrow and Company, claims that Harris spread unfavorable information … Read more
Experts doubt Trump line that tariffs and company’s $500bn investment will shift manufacturing from Asia The White House is insisting that Donald Trump’s vision of Apple’s flagship iPhones being manufactured in the US will come to fruition, despite assertions from analysts and the company itself that it would not be possible. The press secretary, Karoline … Read more
Sen. Adam Schiff fired back late Tuesday after President Donald Trump mocked the California Democrat during a black-tie Republican dinner in Washington, D.C. “The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me,” Schiff posted after footage of Trump’s jokes made the rounds. “Shouldn’t he be focused on the economy he’s crashing?” he wrote. … Read more
President Trump has upended the global economy by slapping tariffs on two of the world’s largest exporters — China and the EU.
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump is taking aim and city- and state-led fossil fuel accountability efforts, which have been hailed as a last source of hope for the climate amid the president’s ferociously anti-environment agenda. In a … Read more
