GOP strategists say Trump's threat of a trade war appears to be in part timed to Pennsylvania's March 13 special election. An economic analysis of Trump's proposed steel and aluminum tariffs shows that for every US job they would create, five would be lost.
Trump's threats of a steel and aluminum trade war erupted without any prior review by officials—and may well be added to his heap of other random policy changes that come out of nowhere, and then go nowhere. Interior Department emails show that Trump's move to
Italy votes for a new parliament this weekend and Berlusconi is back. At the same time, Germany expects to get another four years of the ‘grand coalition.’ Ireland’s shut down and at least 55 people have died amid sub-zero temperatures across Europe. A discussion of “long peace”—the
Donald Trump shocks a room full of Republicans by endorsing nearly every gun-control measure sought by Democrats, though both sides think he’ll bend with the wind. FYI: Americans tend to bend over in a way that makes us look like cashews. Thanks to the Dickey Amendment, government dollars
Jared Kushner’s security clearance gets downgraded after a report says foreign powers tried to seek leverage over him. Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner...by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties, and lack of foreign policy experience.
The President says he would’ve attacked the gunman at Parkland even if he was unarmed. We know this is a lie given every other time Trump has encountered danger. Trump calls Parkland a “setback” from being able to talk about the economy. Once again, the real victim is him.
Ten Colorado hospitals successfully reduced patient opioid usage through alternate pain management methods and meds. It's not just rate of fire: AR-15 ammo travels three times faster than a handgun's—victims and doctors are helpless. School shootings are only the most public of tragedies. Others,
Another mass shooting, more outpouring of outrage, and some very impressive, grieving teenagers—and still the outcome looks to be the same. President Trump adds his own twist to the NRA’s talking points: teachers should carry guns, but with a pay raise for their trouble. Teachers and police officers
From a White House "listening session" to Marjory Stoneman Douglas students speaking at the Florida State House to a televised town hall with the students confronting Marco Rubio and the NRA's Dana Loesch, yesterday was a dramatic day in the pursuit of American gun reform. It&
Syrian government airstrikes have killed at least 200 people over the past two days on the outskirts of Damascus. Sixty-two percent of Americans fault Trump for not doing more to prevent mass shootings; sixty-six percent now support stronger gun laws. Trump’s talk about regulating bump stocks is,
