At least six congressional Republicans are demanding a radical fix in the 2017 tax law targeting residents of high-income states. If they don't get it, they may sink Donald Trump's tax-and-spending package, his "one big beautiful bill." And who can blame these reps from New York, New Jersey ...
Hard to believe, but President Donald Trump seemed to be just making it up this past week, selling Americans the line that the bad economic news was, in fact, good economic news. Ever the real estate salesman and historically practiced at the art of con-artistry, he claimed that the collapse of financial markets since his inauguration, negative economic growth for the first time in three years and lowest level of consumer confidence since the pandemic were all signs of a terrific state of affairs. "We're doing really well," said the president, who asked Americans to thank him for ...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aced the Oval Office Exam during his sit-down with President Donald Trump Monday. Washington's relations with Ottawa have been testy of late. During the 2024 campaign, Trump delighted his die-hard base to no end with his talk about making Canada America's "51st state." It was a classic Trump troll that got spicier every time Trump referred to then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "governor." Canadian voters were not amused. As the Liberal Party standard-bearer, Carney won his country's top office by challenging Trump's taunts. Thus Trump took ...
“The name of Napoleon,” said the French emperor Napoleon III, “is a program in itself.” The same is true of Alcatraz, or as President Trump put it in a Truth Social post announcing his intention to re-open the prison in San Francisco Bay, “ALCATRAZ.” In his post, Trump declared, “We will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and Judges that are afraid to do their job,” and re-building Alcatraz “will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE.” Trump is given to exemplary displays of strength and toughness, so it’s no wonder that he’s drawn to ...
President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It proposes deep cuts to domestic agencies, calls for eliminating redundant programs and gestures toward reviving federalism by shifting power and responsibility back to the states. It promises to slash overreaching “woke” initiatives, end international handouts and abolish bureaucracies that have outlived their usefulness. But this budget is more rhetorical than revolutionary. As impressive as Trump’s envisioned cuts are — $163 billion worth — ...
Scene: walking in Washington at dusk, looking around an old market neighborhood made new again. I’m coming from a book talk, searching the lively sidewalks for the Metro station. A guy sees my shop bag and asks what book I’m reading. I show him: “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History.” Chris Whipple is the author. It’s on the vicissitudes of the 2024 campaign, I say, how Joe Biden, by bowing out so late in the game, helped Donald Trump win. (OK, I didn’t say vicissitudes.) I look sideways. He’s not exactly my type: ...
