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10+ min ago (412+ words) President Donald Trump made the first stop this week in a planned nationwide tour to reassure Americans about the cost of living, but his off-script message concerned other Republicans. The president's high-profile economic speech Tuesday in Pennsylvania was meant to cheer up voters and reset his economic message, but instead his meandering, 90-minute remarks deepened GOP fears that his inability to connect on the issue would send the party for a midterm election wipeout, reported CNN. "The first thing in terms of recovery is acknowledging there's a problem," said GOP strategist Matthew Bartlett, a first-term Trump official. "Being an ostrich in politics and putting your head in the sand is never a good strategy, much less a winning strategy." Trump insisted the economy is booming " and gave himself an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus" grade on the issue in an interview " and claimed prices…...

12+ min ago (349+ words) Arce is in custody as part of a probe into alleged financial misconduct committed while he was economy minister, government says. Bolivian law enforcement officials have arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, in a polarising move just a month after the inauguration of conservative President Rodrigo Paz ended 20 years of socialist rule. A senior official in Paz's government, Marco Antonio Oviedo, said on Wednesday that Arce had been arrested on charges of breach of duty and financial misconduct related to the alleged embezzlement of public funds during his stint as economy minister in the government of charismatic former leader Evo Morales (2006-2019). "It is the decision of this government to fight corruption, and we will arrest all those responsible for this massive embezzlement," Oviedo said. While officials described Arce's arrest as proof of the new government's…...

15+ min ago (1112+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." " Fr'd'ric Bastiat, Economic sophisms, 2nd series (1848) With so little pushback to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's murders in the Caribbean and ICE's domestic cruelty and violence that highlights Trump's brutality, we're watching the final fulfillment of a 50-year plan. Louis Powell laid it out in 1971, and every step along the way Republicans have followed it. It was a plan to turn America over to the richest men and the largest corporations. It was a…...

19+ min ago (364+ words) Hey what's up good morning subscribe! Gosh it LOOKS like ICE might have defamed this young Utah dad, LOOKS like! (KUTV) It's GOOD that Rep. Haley Stevens has filed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr! Does that mean you have to vote for her in the Michigan Democratic primary for US Senate? Not at all! (Ars Technica) What a shame that I didn't subject myself to Trump's "Thanksgiving message" in real time, busy as I was eating wonderful food with family and friends and putting final touches on Wonkers' Black Friday ethical consumer orgy and doing anything else besides that. (Lemkin Institute) Texas told judges it can opt out of performing gay weddings. So this one judge held a Big Gay Wedding Party. (19th News) Youngs, I am desperately sorry about your student loans, which just got turned back on again…...

20+ min ago (241+ words) Dramatic footage released by the Trump administration shows the tense moment U.S. forces boarded and seized a sanctioned oil tanker in choppy waters off the coast of Venezuela. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted the video on Wednesday night, describing it as a "crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran." Bondi added that "for multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations." " Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) December 10, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security also shared the clip, declaring: "KNOCKOUT. If you threaten our nation, or break the law, there is no place on land or sea where we won't find you." In response, Venezuela called the seizure an "act of piracy." " Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 11, 2025 Two U.S. officials told Reuters…...

20+ min ago (363+ words) Donald Trump's recent economic decisions have turned the US into a "banana republic" according to notable critics of the administration. The introduction of the Trump Gold Card, an investor visa which would grant a residency permit to any individual who donates $1million to the government, has been roundly criticized by members of the public. A donation to the Department of Commerce of $1million is required for individuals while a $2million donation is required for a corporation or a donation made on behalf of another person. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had claimed in June that there was a waiting list of over 70,000 people. The White House has since made the Trump Gold Card official, announcing the scheme Wednesday. A post to X from the White House account reads, "THE TRUMP GOLD CARD. Unlock life in America." The X account Republicans Against Trump wrote, "The…...

21+ min ago (201+ words) President Trump is inserting himself into the high-stakes battle over Warner Bros. Discovery's future, saying CNN should be sold or overhauled no matter who wins the bidding war. "I think it's imperative that CNN be sold," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday, adding "any deal " should be... Trump: CNN Must Be Sold President Trump is inserting himself into the high-stakes battle over Warner Bros. Discovery's future, saying CNN should be sold or overhauled no matter who wins the bidding war. "I think it's imperative that CNN be sold," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday, adding "any deal " should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it, or sold separately," per the Wall Street Journal. He also said he didn't believe the network's current leadership "should be allowed to continue." This is yet another sign…...

30+ min ago (267+ words) A former Donald Trump lawyer who leapfrogged from that position to an FBI job before being appointed to a lifetime position on the federal bench could be headed for a court-ordered investigation after an ethics complaint was filed late Wednesday. Controversial attorney Emil Bove, who is still under a cloud over his involvement in ignoring another federal judge's order to halt the forcible deportation of immigrants, is now being scrutinized for attending a Trump rally in a tiny Pennsylvania resort town on Tuesday. The report notes that Fix the Court's Gabe Roth is accusing Judge Bove of defying the rules about the "appearance of impropriety" and engaging in "political activity." On her Substack platform, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance piled on and noted that any other federal judge would have avoided the event like it was "the plague." As for the…...

36+ min ago (1065+ words) The Supreme Court says it will determine whether the Trump regime can "end birthright citizenship." That's the name given to the clause in the 14th Amendment that says that if you're born on US soil, you're a US citizen entitled to the "privileges and immunities" of citizenship. Many roads were traveled to get here, the main one being Donald Trump's decade-long campaign of hatred against immigrants. But a road that gets less attention is just as important: Trump's hate-mongering never saw an equal, opposite and liberal reaction. Instead, over those years, the Democrats accepted cand Republican allies about immigrants and immigration law. For instance, the southern border is not open. It has never been open in our lifetimes. But Trump says it is. The Republicans say it is. Their rightwing allies say it is. And the Democrats rarely challenge them. Over…...

39+ min ago (228+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finally managed to scrape together the votes to pass the annual defense authorization bill, known as NDAA. But he had to make some key concessions to Republican hardliners " and they're threatening to raise hell if those promises aren't kept, Axios reported on Thursday. If the holdouts perceive Johnson as going back on his word, they could pull out of the next continuing resolution to fund the government, potentially triggering yet another federal government shutdown early next year. "So we made a deal " and actually we talked to the secretary of state directly," said Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), one of the holdouts who demanded a deal. "[Our demand] either happens, or a CR goes down. He's promised to be with us on that." Essential to the deal, per the report, was a separate promise from…...