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July 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Press Secretary Flubs Basic Trade Detail on Russia Tariffs
Karoline Leavitt appears to have a tenuous grasp of international trade relations.
July 15, 2025
Timothy Noah
Trump Promised to End Inflation. He’s Bringing It Back Instead.
The president’s tariffs tripled inflation last month—and you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
July 15, 2025
Timothy Noah
The Small Army of Trump Sycophants Gunning to be the Next Fed Chair
Kevin Hassett is toadying hard to win the president’s favor. But don’t count out Kevin Warsh or Scott Bessent just yet in this latest White House blandishment derby.
July 14, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Suddenly Turns on Putin With Nonsense Threat
What even are “secondary tariffs”?
July 12, 2025
Andre Pagliarini
The Deeper Reason That Trump Is Raging Against Brazil Right Now
It’s not just about defending his buddy Jair Bolsonaro or protecting social-media companies from Brazilian laws. It’s much bigger than that: Trump’s grievance is global.
July 11, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Just Torched Relations With One of the U.S.’s Closest Allies
In a social media post, the president raised tariffs against Canada by 35 percent.
July 10, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Imposes Pointlessly Disastrous Tariff on Copper
The U.S. currently does not have the capacity to produce enough copper to offset Donald Trump’s new tariff.
July 8, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s New Tariff Threat Will Send Medication Prices Skyrocketing
Donald Trump’s threat to tariff pharmaceuticals will have deadly consequences.
July 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Forced to Make Humiliating Correction on Tariff Notice
Donald Trump continues to fumble basic geopolitical details.
July 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Is Already Flipping on His Brand New Tariff Deadline
Donald Trump set a new tariff deadline of August 1—except not really, apparently.
July 7, 2025
Robert McCoy
Stock Market Plummets as Trump Announces Tariffs Start Date
Donald Trump is back at it with his haphazard tariff announcements.
July 7, 2025
Robert McCoy
Trump Announces New Tariffs in Bizarre Copy-Paste Letters
Donald Trump just revealed his not-so-brilliant economic strategy.
July 7, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Treasury Secretary Reveals Humiliating Detail About Tariff Talks
Donald Trump is sending out new tariff rate notices in light of this embarrassing revelation.
July 7, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Old Man Trump Massively Fumbles Basic Question About His Own Tariffs
Donald Trump does not appear to have any clue what’s going on in his own government.
July 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Newest Trade Deal Is a Total Mess
Donald Trump made no sense while bragging about a trade deal with Vietnam.
July 1, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Fed Chair Says Trump Screwed Himself on Demand for Low Interest Rates
Donald Trump has been demanding that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Jerome Powell finally said why they haven’t.
June 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Desperately Begs Japan for His Weirdest Trade Deal Yet
Donald Trump has been reduced to pleading other countries on social media to make deals.
June 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stable Genius Trump Reveals Plan to Get Trade Deals: Mean Letters
Donald Trump also made it clear he has no clue who the prime minister of Japan is.
June 30, 2025
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The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Shocked at How Badly He’s Screwing Them
As evidence mounts that voters in Trump country are getting hammered by his biggest initiatives, an economist paints a dark picture of just how bad the sum total of these policies will be for working people.
June 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Throws Temper Tantrum, Launches New Trade War With Canada
Donald Trump is furious Canada dared to tax U.S. products.
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