Perhaps the most blatant of all the recent acts is Trump’s own declaration that the U.S. will “take control” of Venezuela “for a while” to seize and exploit the oil resources of the country. He will undoubtedly place a right-wing dictator beholden to him in charge of the country, opening the door to yet another […]
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Trump, 79, Muses About Absolute Power While Covering His Bruised Hand
Leavitt tried to deflect, saying that Trump actually meant that he wants products made in America by American small businesses, even if they cost more, because Americans would get a better-quality product and would be supporting their fellow Americans. “Again, with respect to affordability, every economic metric, Kaitlan, and I wish you would report more […]
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Trump Says His Dream Cabinet Involves JD Vance Shutting Up
Erie County, Pennsylvania, which narrowly supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, voted overwhelmingly for Democrat Christina Vogel in its county executive race by 24 percentage points. In Virginia’s 66th state House district, Nicole Cole defeated 36-year Republican incumbent Bobby Orrock, who usually coasted to victory in every state election and was the longest-serving Republican […]
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How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War
new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/31/world/asia/trump-xi-thumb/trump-xi-thumb-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war. […]
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Trump’s Reason to Resume Nuclear Testing Will Make Your Head Spin
[embedded content] Waltz attacked the Cuban government as “illegitimate and brutal,” claiming that he was correcting “the fake news, the misinformation, and this false reality the regime seeks to create year after year with this vote.” Ultimately, Waltz’s tough talk swayed few, if any, countries, as the U.N. General Assembly voted 165–7, with 12 abstentions, […]
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Trump’s Excuse to Resume Nuclear Testing Will Make You Want to Scream
[embedded content] Waltz attacked the Cuban government as “illegitimate and brutal,” claiming that he was correcting “the fake news, the misinformation, and this false reality the regime seeks to create year after year with this vote.” Ultimately, Waltz’s tough talk swayed few, if any, countries, as the U.N. General Assembly voted 165–7, with 12 abstentions, […]
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Trump Brags About New Deal With China. Did He Actually Get Anything?
“Yesterday I was with Mr. Toyoda in Japan, and he’s just announced he’s gonna spend, uh, they’re gonna spend $10 billion, and they’re gonna build new car plants,” Trump said Tuesday, referring to the company’s CEO, Akio Toyoda. “And they’re gonna build ’em in numerous states, about six or seven different states.” Trump: Yesterday I […]
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Trump’s Attempts to Meet With Kim Jong Un Blow up in His Face
“And I love the sight of that beautiful steam pouring off the deck,” Trump said. “With the electric you don’t have that.” “They spent $993,000,000 dollars on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam which worked so beautifully, and it has for 50 years, right? So, we’re gonna go back. […]
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Trump’s Desperate Attempts to Meet Kim Jong Un Just Majorly Backfired
“And I love the sight of that beautiful steam pouring off the deck,” Trump said. “With the electric you don’t have that.” “They spent $993,000,000 dollars on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam which worked so beautifully, and it has for 50 years, right? So, we’re gonna go back. […]
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Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods
President Trump on Friday said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on all products from China in response to curbs Beijing announced this week on rare-earth minerals, a rapid escalation of tensions between the world’s largest economies. On Truth Social, Mr. Trump wrote that the tariffs would take effect on Nov. 1 and be […]
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China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw.
As the trade war between the United States and China kicked back into high gear after a period of tentative détente, it was clear just how vast the gulf of misunderstanding between the two superpowers had become. President Trump said that he had been blindsided by China’s new controls on rare earth metals and products […]
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What the Heck Is the Status of Trump’s TikTok Deal With China?
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on […]
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Does Trump Actually Know the Status of His TikTok Deal With China?
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on […]
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Trump’s Fascist Game Plan: If He Can’t Tame Russia, He’ll Take Chicago
With Trump finding it impossible to play tough guy in Russia or the Middle East, he’s settled on a new target for his destructive desires: Americans, beginning with those in Chicago and other American cities. That “Chipocalypse Now” social media post on Saturday about how Chicago is about to find out why the Defense Department […]
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Donald Trump Has Destroyed American Foreign Policy
Alas, Trump’s foreign policy approach is failing everywhere. The war in Ukraine is still raging and shows little signs of ebbing, despite Trump literally rolling out a red carpet for Putin in Alaska last month. The situation in Gaza is grimmer than ever: Israeli troops are conducting ground operations in Gaza City, the Israeli government […]
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China Makes It Clear: Trump Begged for Phone Call With Xi
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to file lawsuits over “reverse discrimination.” The nation’s highest judiciary sided with an Ohio woman who claimed that she had been passed over for a job and was subsequently demoted because she was straight. Marlean Ames, a 20-year employee at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, claimed that […]
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China Trolls Trump After He Finally Gets a Phone Call With Xi
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to file lawsuits over “reverse discrimination.” The nation’s highest judiciary sided with an Ohio woman who claimed that she had been passed over for a job and was subsequently demoted because she was straight. Marlean Ames, a 20-year employee at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, claimed that […]
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China Makes It Clear: Trump Begged for Call With Xi
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to file lawsuits over “reverse discrimination.” The nation’s highest judiciary sided with an Ohio woman who claimed that she had been passed over for a job and was subsequently demoted because she was straight. Marlean Ames, a 20-year employee at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, claimed that […]
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Trump Whines About How Hard It Is to Make a Trade Deal With China
The Navy documents also list other ships that are being considered for renaming. They include USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USNS Harriet Tubman, USNS Dolores Huerta, USNS Lucy Stone, USNS Cesar Chavez, and USNS Medgar Evars. All of the eponymous figures are prominent people of color, women, and/or civil rights leaders from American […]
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