Senate GOP frets as Wall Street takes dip over tariffs, talk of recession

Senate Republicans expressed new concerns about the economy on Monday after Wall Street had one of the worst days in years of comments from President Trump that did not rule out the potential for a trade war and a recession. Nasdaq Composite had its worst day in three years, finishing with a loss of 4%, […]

Biden frets over ‘billionaires’ owning newspapers, making sweeping changes

President Biden, nearing the end of his term, lamented in an interview posted Thursday that the media landscape has changed dramatically, and particularly blamed “billionaires” who have bought up major newspapers. when asked MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas If there's no positive news about the Biden economy in the media and there's too much focus on […]

Maddow frets about ‘Lord of the Rings’ being loved by the ‘far-right’

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow expressed concern about former President Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance as vice president and complained about the far-right’s embrace of “The Lord of the Rings.” On the third day of the Republican National Convention, Maddow commented on Vance’s ties to former PayPal CEO and Republican donor Peter Thiel, noting that […]