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Chinese dissidents who have long looked at the United States as a model for the democracy they want in their own country are growing alarmed at President Donald Trump's rhetoric and actions.

The New York Times reports that several Chinese journalists and activists are drawing parallels between what is happening in the United States now and the infamous "Cultural Revolution" that occurred in China under dictator Mao Zedong in the 1960s and 1970s.

Donald Trump's economic decision making has been called into question after his herky-jerky rollout of tariffs against top U.S. trading partners.

The president imposed 25-percent taxes Tuesday on imports from Canada and Mexico, and last month's tariffs against China doubled to 20 percent, but his administration has carved out exceptions for some industries and paused duties on some Mexican goods – and markets have shuddered at the uncertainty.

U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan found that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was in contempt of a court ruling ordering him to disclose information after voting machine company Smartmatic sued him for defamation for falsely claiming that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against President Donald Trump.

In a 16-page ruling on Thursday, Bryan concluded that "defendants disobeyed" an order to turn over viewership for michaeljlindell.com and "failed to produce documents" requested by the court.

The far-right think tank, the Heritage Foundation, promoted a video on Wednesday of its economist E.J. Antoni, who agreed with President Donald Trump's position that tariffs are good.

In his first term, Trump signed new trade deals with Canada and Mexico but has decided to increase tariffs on imports from those countries. As CBS News explained last month, Trump appears to believe that tariffs are passed on to the country to pay.

A surprise decision by Donald Trump to pause tariffs on Mexico was not universally applauded by his more hardcore MAGA followers who took to Truth Social to accuse him of being, among other things, "weak."

Thursday afternoon the tariff-loving president backed down on a trade war with one of America's largest trading partners by reversing himself on his plans to put the Mexico under his thumb, ostensibly over concerns about border drug trade.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched his new podcast this week by asking MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk to help craft a strategy for Democrats.

On the first episode of This is Gavin Newsom, the California governor discussed issues such as transgender athletes in sports with Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Thursday took a direct shot at X owner Elon Musk for the cuts that he and his minions at the Department of Government Efficiency have been making to the federal workforce.

Writing on X, Murkowski discussed the real-world impact that Musk's agency is having both in the United States and around the world.

Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was caught off guard on Thursday when CNBC host Sara Eisen fact checked his claims about a supposedly dire crisis of fentanyl being imported from Canada.

During the interview, Lutnick said that tariffs on Canada would only be lowered when there was a sustained drop in the number of fentanyl overdose deaths in the United States.

One of the key components of the NATO alliance is Article V, which calls on all NATO allies to unite and engage in a collective defense. The only country that has involved Article V is the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Now President Donald Trump is looking to put conditions on it.

On Thursday, NBC News reported that "three current and former senior U.S. officials and one congressional official" are saying that Trump's next goal is to impose new mandates on a key NATO component.

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon expressed opposition to extending President Donald Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefit the highest income earners.

During a Thursday rant on his War Room program, Bannon said he supported specific policies like no tax on tips, overtime, or Social Security.

A Republican strategist thinks that allies of Donald Trump's are using Elon Musk as a kind of shield for the unpopular government cuts the president is pushing through.

NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Melanie Zanona reported that Musk met with Republicans on Wednesday because they're facing a lot of backlash back home for the cuts. At the same time, as the cuts are being rolled out, Republican lawmakers haven't been included in any discussions about what cuts are being made and when, leaving them in the dark.