NEWS: White House press briefing, Boca Raton plane crash, latest tariff pause updates
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to hold a briefing for the President Trump administration on Friday around 1:00 … source
House Committee Hits Pause on Crucial Medicaid Vote Amidst Disputes
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has postponed a crucial vote on packages laden with President Trump’s legislative goals due to ongoing disputes regarding possible Medicaid reductions. Initially, the committee aimed to advance the markup for a vote on May 7, as stated by a committee aide to Hill. However, on Thursday, members were informed […]
Pinterest is pushing teens to close the app and pause notifications at school: ‘Stay in the moment’
Pinterest is taking part in a movement to drive children out of their phones. Social media platforms are testing new pop-ups that appear to minors in the US and Canada during class hours and are encouraging them to close the app until the bell rings. “Focus is beautiful,” the prompt reads, According to Verge. “Place […]
DoEd to Restart Involuntary Student Debt Collection After Pandemic Pause
The Department of Education (DOED) is preparing to resume unwilling debt collections for its default federal student loan portfolio after suspending collections during the Covid-19 pandemic, the department announced Monday. The Federal Student Aid Agency (FSA) will officially resume collections of its default federal student loan portfolio on May 5th. Until then, default borrowers have […]
DOJ asks Supreme Court to reject ACLU request to pause deportations
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon to reject an emergency request to suspend alien enemy laws to quickly detain immigrants to El Salvador in parts of Texas. In the court application, D. Attorney General John Sauer asked the High Court to “disband his current administrative stay.” Emergency orders Until the High […]
Apple buying frenzy ahead of tariff pause raises eyebrows — but Letitia James only has blinders for Trump
Even before New York’s AG Tish James began an insider trading investigation into whether Trump’s ally got some hints on buying stocks before the president’s tariff “suspension,” Wall Street veterans flagged tax-related transactions on the Apple that money learned. These included questionable purchases of Apple stocks that were beaten after the market opened last Friday. […]
Fishermen Praise Pause On Biden-Era Offshore Wind Boondoggle
The Fishermen’s Association supports the Trump administration’s decision to halt large offshore wind projects to be built off the coast of New York, as Washington Free Beacon first reported Wednesday. The Trump administration has also launched a comprehensive review of current offshore wind permits. Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgham, has directed the Office of […]
Trump ‘actively’ considering 15 tariff deals with different nations after 90-day reciprocal pause, White House says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has been offered offers from at least 15 countries for bespoke trade deals after President Trump announced a 90-day suspension on mutual tariffs last week, White House press chief Carolyn Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. “We were placed on more than 15 transactions, pieces of paper, on the table – proposals […]
NY AG Letitia James looking at possible insider trading around Trump’s tariff pause
New York Attorney General Leticia James’ office is scrutinizing whether insider trading took place in connection with President Trump’s 90-day suspension on customized “mutual” tariffs announced last week. The test is in preliminary stages and is not yet a full-scale probe, James’ office confirmed with the Post on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether […]
CASEY RYAN: Universities Whining About Trump Funding Pause Don’t Want You To Know About Their Insane DEI Research
With President Donald Trump and his administration, some Americans, especially students, may be interested in how this will affect their education by cutting federal funding from major universities to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and allow anti-Semitism. Despite their concerns, the situation is not as tragic as it looks. The affected universities were […]