Flip-Flop: Longtime Free Trade Opponent Bernie Sanders Now Calls Trump’s Tariffs ‘Unacceptable’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is opposing President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs after spending his career in Washington, DC, trashing the nation’s decades-long free trade policy for allowing multinational corporations to easily outsource American jobs to low-wage countries like China and Vietnam. “As someone who helped lead the effort against disastrous unfettered free trade deals with…

Court Documents: Illinois Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Kept ‘Memoir’ About Victim

A special education teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student in Downers Grove, Illinois, allegedly kept notes about their relationship in her phone. After the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Christina Formella, was arrested, authorities charged her with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault against a minor, People…

Chamber of Commerce Lobbies for More Free Trade Deals After Trump’s Tariffs

The United States Chamber of Commerce is attacking President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs while lobbying lawmakers to negotiate more free trade deals despite the economic devastation that such deals have delivered to the nation’s working- and middle-classes. This week, Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on foreign imports — a move that ends the decades-long free trade consensus…

Venezuela Charges Deported TikTok ‘Migrant Influencer’ with ‘Hate Crimes’

Leonel Moreno, the now-deported Venezuelan illegal migrant “TikTok influencer” who taught other illegal migrants how to break into American homes on social media, will be prosecuted for “hate crimes” and child exploitation, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Thursday. The Venezuelan Public Ministry made the announcement on its official Instagram account. In the statement,…

China Imposes 34% Tariff on All U.S. Imports

China announced on Friday that it will impose a 34 percent tariff on all U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday. The Chinese tariff hike is scheduled to take effect on April 10. The Chinese government said it has filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over…