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The second round of U.S. vs. Mexico looks much like the first, but circumstances have changed. Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican […]
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team’s plans said Monday, NBC News reports. While Trump hasn’t made his choice public yet, Vice President-elect JD Vance appeared to confirm the news in a post […]
Some of these changes will be well outside our lane as a publication. But very many of President-elect Trump’s stated policy goals will have direct impacts on science and technology. Some of the proposed changes would have profound effects on the industries and innovations we’ve covered regularly, and for years. When he talks about his […]
Last week, the day before the election, I described Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who in return for abandoning his quixotic and bizarre campaign for the Presidency as an independent to bend the knee and swear everlasting fealty to former President Donald Trump had been promised control over the entire federal health policy apparatus, as an […]
If you need any inspiration for cutting loose and relaxing this weekend, look no further than a free-wheeling troop of monkeys that broke out of their South Carolina research facility Wednesday and, as of noon Friday, were still “playfully exploring” with their newfound freedom. In an update Friday, the police department of Yemassee, SC said […]
PALM BEACH, FL—Lashing furiously at each other’s faces with their flailing hands, the Trump boys were reportedly engaged in a slap fight Friday over who would get to run their dad’s foreign policy meetings. “No, you got to do it last time, Eric—it’s my turn, it’s mine!” said Donald Trump Jr., who flinched and cried […]
November 8, 2024 5 min read What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy The new president-elect can go beyond just pulling out of the Paris Agreement. But it may be more difficult to roll back clean energy policies By Gautam Jain & The Conversation US In 2019, then-President Donald Trump visited a […]
(Bloomberg) — After an initial stampede into “Trump Trades,” investors in some asset classes are tapering their enthusiasm as they question whether Donald Trump will push through his ambitious tariff proposals as US president. Most Read from Bloomberg The dollar reversed much of its post-election surge by Thursday’s close, and is edging higher on Friday. […]
Labor has promised to slash 20% off all student loan debts if elected, wiping around $16 billion of debt for about 3 million Australians. Under a new system, the remaining debt would be repaid with no compulsory repayments for people earning less than $67,000 a year. Both measures would need parliamentary approval, but is this […]
The Federal Reserve took a measured step in its monetary policy on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The central bank reduced its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. This decision brings the target range to 4.50% – 4.75%. The move follows a larger cut of 0.50 percentage points in September. It signals a more cautious […]