Crypto Has Become the Trump Family Business

I know it’s almost overwhelming — the continuous cacophony of catastrophes brought on by the crackpot in chief. But I suspect what will bring him down sooner than anything is his boundless greed and that of his family. Monday, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. announced they were joining forces with a bitcoin mining company to create…

Trump imposes historic 10% tariffs against most nations, vows to ‘supercharge’ economy

President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping 10% tariffs on all imports, vowing his historic “Liberation Day” strike would rebalance global trade, reduce the national debt and “supercharge” the U.S. economy to the benefit of long-suffering American workers. “American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen,” Trump told a Rose Garden ceremony at the…

Immigrant rights group sues Arizona’s immigration law

Show Caption Hide Caption Immigration lawyer talks AZ’s status as ground zero for immigration Delia Salvatierra discusses Donald Trump’s plans to deport undocumented migrants and Arizona’s status as ground zero for immigration on Nov. 21, 2024. Leer en español Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona to dismantle…

Musk-Bashing Is the Answer to Keeping Democrats United

This is what you’d get if Bruce Wayne decided to become the Joker rather than Batman. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The most tiresome intra-Democratic debate of them all soon reached crisis levels after Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. Should the “party of the people” focus on the threat to democratic institutions MAGA authoritarians most definitely…

We’ll Take Performative Defiance

Photo: Senate Television via AP When Senator Cory Booker took the Senate floor at 7 p.m. on Monday, he promised he would hold it “as long as I am physically able.” For the next day, the 56-year-old spoke at length about President Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy, his plans to slash safety-net programs like Social…

Opinion | Democrats are fueling Trump’s flame

A constitutional crisis, hostile takeover or complete pandemonium — while appropriate labels — all seem like understatements when describing President Donald Trump’s approach to enacting his “America First” agenda during the first months of his administration. However, it’s as he boasts: promise made, promise kept. Since Trump seized the levers of power on Jan. 20,…