Frank Luntz is shocked that Donald Trump’s voters are not behaving as expected. You’ve probably seen the propaganda that massive numbers of Trump voters are experiencing buyer’s remorse. It is one of the many failed memes being pushed by Trump opponents. X is filled with fake stories of liberals describing how their Trump-voting friends (as...
Getty Images Trump alleged that both organisations have engaged with “biased and partisan news coverage” US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for all federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) to be blocked. On Thursday evening, Trump alleged that both organisations have engaged with “biased...
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto Getty Images Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet soon with US President Donald Trump The victory-party din for Mark Carney and his Liberal Party had only just faded when Donald Trump chimed in with a less than ringing endorsement of the winners. “It was the one that...
I don’t get this Tillis *spits* guy. He’s got an ‘R’ after his name that’s worth about as much to him as it means to Murkowski. Just a reminder that @SenThomTillis voted to confirm both Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco to lead Biden’s DOJ. Now he wants to sink the confirmation of acting DC US...
Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent Natalie Sherman Business reporter Getty Images Tariffs on goods coming into the US will add nearly a billion dollars to Apple’s costs this quarter, the tech giant has said, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to spare key electronics from the new import taxes. The estimate from the iPhone maker...
Getty Images In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiralled fried potato on a skewer known as a ‘chip on a stick’. People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing and bucking broncos. It feels like a slice of Americana in New...
On March 14, President Donald Trump quietly rescinded a Biden-era executive order that raised the minimum wage for private sector employees on federal contracts. The move is just one part of a wider war the administration has launched against the working class since assuming power. Executive Order 14026 was issued by former President Joe Biden...
Not every gripe that Europeans have with Donald Trump stems from his bluntness when he tells them the truth–Danish people aren’t wrong when they say Trump is being rude to demand that they hand over Greenland to the US, even if Trump believes that the Danes can’t defend the strategically-located territory. Still, the hatred for...
Former vice-president Kamala Harris has criticised the Trump administration’s agenda in her first major speech since losing the US election. Speaking at an event run by Emerge, a political organisation that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for public office, she singled out the administration’s handling of the economy and immigration policy. But, she...
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: Donald Trump on the US economy: ‘Give us a little bit of time’ President Donald Trump has asked for more time on the US economy as it contracted for the first time in three years, stoking recession fears. He said the figure was misleading because companies had stockpiled...
Part of the Series Covering Climate Now This article by Earth.Org is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Trump’s current approval rating is the lowest for any newly elected president at 100 days since at least Dwight Eisenhower — including Trump’s own first term. While none of the polls...
Hmmm. No wonder Scott Pelley and Bill Owens spent last week protesting internal accountability for the deceptive edits on 60 Minutes’ interview of Kamala Harris. It must have been worse than we thought. What else are we to conclude from an alleged decision by Paramount’s board to settle Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit? The New...
The UK has launched air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time since Donald Trump returned to the White House. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, working with the US military, hit a “cluster of buildings” used by the Houthis to manufacture attack drones. The...
BBC If you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you’ll hear a faint chuckle. The US president and his 145% tariffs have not instilled fear in many Chinese traders. Instead, they have inspired an army of online Chinese nationalists to create mocking memes in a...
In the world of resistance politics, Harvard is leading the university charge against the demands of the Trump administration. Harvard refused to a list of ten demands the administration had sent the school and sued the administration last week. But reports about the breakdown in communications that proceeded this suggested that, behind the scenes, both...