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Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

Reality TV Personalities Julie Chrisley (L) and Todd Chrisley (R) visit Hallmark’s “Home & Family” at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 18, 2018 in Universal City, California. Paul Archuleta | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will pardon reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of tax evasion and … Read more

‘We don’t want to harm’ Apple with tariffs

‘We don’t want to harm’ Apple with tariffs

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not want to “harm Apple” with tariffs. “Everybody is trying to make it seem like it’s a catastrophe if there’s a tiny little tariff on them right now, to try to negotiate down the tariffs,” Hassett told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “In the end, … Read more

Walmart fined for shipping toy guns to New York

Walmart fined for shipping toy guns to New York

New York Attorney General Letitia James holds a press conference following a ruling against former U.S. President Donald Trump ordering him to pay $354.9 million and barring him from doing business in New York State for three years, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024.  David Dee Delgado | Reuters … Read more

Consumer confidence for May was much stronger than expected on optimism for trade deals

Consumer confidence for May was much stronger than expected on optimism for trade deals

Consumer optimism got a much-needed boost in May on hopes for trade peace between the U.S. and China, according to a survey Tuesday. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index leaped to 98.0, a 12.3-point increase from April and much better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 86.0. Much of the positive sentiment, according to … Read more

King Charles III visit to Canada underscores Canada’s sovereignty to Trump

King Charles III visit to Canada underscores Canada’s sovereignty to Trump

OTTAWA, Ontario — King Charles III arrives in Ottawa this week to underscore Canada’s sovereignty to U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne that will outline his government’s agenda for the new Parliament. … Read more

GOP senators criticize House budget bill over deficit concerns

GOP senators criticize House budget bill over deficit concerns

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during a series of votes on Thursday, April 3, 2025.  Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday that he thinks he has enough GOP colleagues on board with his opposition to the House’s “big, beautiful bill” to stall … Read more

Speaker Johnson dismisses deficit worries as bill heads to Senate

Speaker Johnson dismisses deficit worries as bill heads to Senate

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to a reporter, as he leaves for a meeting at the White House on the budget, on the day of the House Rules Committee’s hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for extensive tax cuts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Nathan Howard | … Read more

Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death

Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death

MINNEAPOLIS — Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday’s fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer even as police reform and civil rights activists face what they see as a backlash from the Trump administration. Events in Minneapolis center around George Floyd Square, the intersection where police Officer … Read more

Trump touts anti-DEI changes in West Point address

Trump touts anti-DEI changes in West Point address

US President Donald Trump prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump touted his administration’s changes to the military during a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday … Read more

Elon Musk’s X temporarily down for tens of thousands of users

Elon Musk’s X temporarily down for tens of thousands of users

Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X experienced a brief outage on Saturday morning, with tens of thousands of users reportedly … Read more