Tag: Donald Trump
Trump threatens Brazil with massive 50% tariff, citing
President Trump said Wednesday he would impose a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil next month, one of the steepest...
Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, explicitly tying action to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal...
A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided
WASHINGTON – A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt...
Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are...
‘Mr. Trump, I Love You’: Video Exposes Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Teenage Obsession. Now She’s His Mouthpiece at the White House
This is a story that will surprise no one: President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in U.S. history at...
Trump holds court on presidential portraits, pretty picture frames and FDR, ‘an amazing man’
Turns out Donald Trump gauges his esteem for presidential predecessors by how well their portraits fit into his White House redecorating scheme. Or sometimes how well...
Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with ‘nefarious’ Chinese-backed scholarship program
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to...
Meet Apple’s next COO Sahib Khan, a 30-year veteran who will oversee the iPhone maker’s supply chain amid the ‘Trump tariff black cloud’
Apple named a new operational czar after longtime chief operating officer Jeff Wiliams announced his impending retirement Tuesday. The company promoted Sahib Khan to...
Who is the mystery woman raking in the White House’s highest salary?
The highest-paid employee in President Donald Trump’s White House isn’t a familiar name. In fact, little is known about Jacalynne Becker Klopp, the presidential...
Snubbed: Trump’s Private Ask to Obama at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Got Cold Rejection, and Intensified Years-Long Grudge, New Book Claims
Earlier this year, on Jan. 9, the nation was in mourning. Former President Jimmy Carter had just died, and the state funeral was taking...
