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President Donald Trump's economic policies are turning the U.S. into 'a nation of serfs,' according to Slate senior writer Ben Mathis-Lilley.

“So far, the story of the Trump administration when it comes to the economy is a tale of two countries,” Mathis-Lilley wrote. He believes, “What country America is becoming at any given time depends on which member of the administration is speaking on television and/or what mood Trump is in.”

New York won a temporary victory against president Donald Trump in a fight over Manhattan’s congestion pricing program.

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding and federal approval for the state's transportation projects as leverage to end New York City's tolls for driving in high-traffic zones.

President Donald Trump's Golden Dome is not just expensive — it is also not the ‘future of war,’ according to Washington Post columnist Max Boot.

“The drone revolution necessitates an urgent effort by the U.S. military to catch up,” Boot said. “But instead of looking to the 2020s and beyond, the commander in chief has his eyes firmly fixed on the 1980s.”

President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, is buying bitcoin, according to a Politico report.

The Media group is the parent company of Truth Social. Politico reports that the president is the controlling shareholder of the publicly traded company.

Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff, suggested a proposed investigation into Hunter Biden was to blame after he was convicted of bribery and then pardoned by President Donald Trump.

In a Tuesday interview with MAGA influencer Steve Bannon, Jenkins thanked God for Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is offering buyouts to dozens of staffers.

The newspaper has offered buyout packages to opinion writers, staffers with 10 years’ experience and entire departments, including the video desk, the copy desk and the sports copy desks, reported The Daily Beast.

President Donald Trump pardoned a convicted tax cheat after his mother attended a $1 million-a-plate fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago.

Former nursing home executive Paul Walczak pleaded guilty to tax crimes shortly after the 2024 election and submitted a pardon application around Inauguration Day that focused on the political activity of his mother, Elizabeth Fago, who had raised millions of dollars for the president and other Republicans, reported the New York Times.

Conservative CNBC host Joe Kernen pressed White House adviser Kevin Hassett after President Donald Trump threatened to place a 25% tariff on Apple iPhones.

During a Tuesday interview, Kernen told Hassett that costs would skyrocket if Apple were forced to manufacture iPhones in the U.S.