Rep. Thomas Massie is calling out President Donald Trump, accusing him of using renewed UFO rhetoric as the “ultimate weapon of mass distraction” to shift public attention away from the growing controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The images of political prisoners, taken just before they were killed by Nazis in 1944, were put up for auction on eBay. The sale was pulled shortly thereafter.
The recent graduate, 21, was on a trail in the Lake Tahoe region of California on Tuesday and did not return, prompting a search. His death is under investigation, the authorities said.
The U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled against President Trump’s use of an emergency economics law to impose tariffs on foreign countries, but that doesn’t mean the president is left without other measures he can pursue to implement them. In its Friday decision in Learning Resources, Inc., et al v. Trump, the high court ruled […]
For the past year, concerns about the U.S. and global economy have boiled down to President Trump 's sweeping tariffs. - On Friday, that worry was wiped away as the Supreme Court ruled that the unilaterally imposed levies were illegal. Why it matters: The bottom just fell out of the administration's economic — and in many cases, geopolitical — agenda. - No longer does Trump have a tariff "on/off" switch that underpinned many economic threats, reignited fears about inflation and impacted the nation's fiscal outlook. - Future tariffs will need to be imposed by lengthy, more technical trade authorities — or through Congress. What they're saying: "Call it Liberation Day 2.0—arguably the first one with tangible upside for U.S.…
Businesses are the big winners from the Supreme Court ruling invalidating President Trump's global tariffs after a bruising year in which the duties bludgeoned bottom lines and prompted price hikes . Why it matters: The ruling tees up a fight over corporate refunds — a potential windfall for companies that paid extra costs to import goods under the Trump tariff regime, though nothing is guaranteed. - If the Treasury Department is forced to issue refunds, it would total about $120 billion, according to Capital Economics estimates. Catch up quick: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Trump's global tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, saying that the president lacked the legal authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)…
Philadelphia is preparing to celebrate 250 years of American independence , even as a court fight over a slavery exhibit questions how much of that founding story should remain on display. Why it matters: The legal skirmish is not about facts; it's about whether to keep them in public view. Catch up quick: On Friday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania denied the Trump administration's request for an emergency stay, allowing the restoration of the President's House site to proceed. - The ruling came a day after the National Park Service began restoring slavery exhibits at Independence National Historical Park, nearly a month after they were taken down as part of President Trump's effort to eliminate what his administration has called…
Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) has been tapped to give the progressive Working Families Party's response to President Trump's State of the Union this year, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The spot is given to lawmakers seen as rising stars on the left. Past speakers include Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.). - Lee "is the kind of leader this moment demands," Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell said in a statement first shared with Axios. - "She's fearless, rooted in working-class communities, and unafraid to take on both MAGA extremism and corporate power." What they're saying: Lee , a former state legislator first elected to her Pittsburgh-based seat in 2022, said in…
