Trump says Canada should be grateful for ‘freebies’ it gets from the US

US president singles out Mark Carney day after prime minister warned world is undergoing geopolitical ‘rupture’ Donald Trump has said Canada should be “grateful” for the “freebies” it gets from the US, a day after its prime minister, Mark Carney, warned the world was undergoing a geopolitical “rupture”. Speaking those attending the World Economic Forum … Read more

Supreme Court appears ready to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve board despite Trump efforts to fire her

The Supreme Court appeared poised to give President Donald Trump one of his biggest legal setbacks in office, offering strong support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook remaining in her leadership position — at least for now. The justices debated in their packed courtroom whether Trump has broad unilateral executive authority to fire someone … Read more

Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazine The office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration. Newsom had been scheduled to sit down with Fortune at an event sponsored … Read more

‘Squad’ Dems join GOP to advance contempt resolutions against Clintons in Epstein probe

The House Oversight Committee voted to refer former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for chamber-wide votes on criminal contempt of Congress charges with the help of multiple Democrats, including two members of the far-left Squad, for defying subpoenas related to the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. Lawmakers voted to advance a … Read more

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota

In victory for Trump administration, appeals court has temporarily lifted injunction as JD Vance set to visit state An appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions from a federal judge in Minnesota that blocked ICE agents from pepper-spraying and arresting peaceful protesters. In a victory for the Trump administration, the eighth US circuit court of appeals … Read more

Trump unloads on Biden policies from Davos, warns Europe to drop the old playbook

President Donald Trump blasted his predecessor’s policies from the dais in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum in a warning to foreign leaders to buck old political playbooks and rally around the U.S., citing that “when America booms, the entire world booms.” “Under the Biden administration, America was plagued by the nightmare of stagflation, … Read more