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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung and chip makers like Nvidia, setting the stage for a likely tech stock rally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said items like smartphones, laptops, hard drives, flat-panel monitors and some chips would qu

Politics Electronics

Brandon Marshall

Apr 15, 2025 — 3 min read

Trump Cuts Minimum Wage Protections for Federal Contractors

The Trump administration’s latest attack on federal workers rolls back minimum wage protections, slashing Biden-era pay standards that could affect hundreds of thousands of employees working private sector jobs. On March 14, President Donald Trump reversed a series of executive orders issued by the previous administration, including Executive Order 14026, which raised the minimum wage to $15 per hour and adjusted for yearly inflation for private sector employees working on federal contracts beg

Politics Federal Workers

Brandon Marshall

Apr 15, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump Administration Cancels All South Sudan Visas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Saturday that the United States is halting the issuance of new visas and revoking existing ones for South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately. The decision follows ongoing tensions over immigration cooperation and the return of South Sudanese nationals who have been repatriated from the U.S. Rubio cited the South Sudanese transitional government’s unwillingness to facilitate timely returns as the primary reason for the move. In a statemen

Politics Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 7, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs

President Donald Trump said that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, “sometime

Politics Donald Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 7, 2025 — 3 min read

Trump’s DOJ directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that she has instructed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. Mangione, 26, is facing both federal and state murder charges for the killing. The federal charges include murder with a firearm, which opens the possibility of the death penalty. Bondi called the murder of Brian Thompson, a father of t

Politics Donald Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 2, 2025 — 1 min read

Trump task force to review Harvard’s funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Harvard University is now in the crosshairs of the Trump administration's efforts to tackle campus antisemitism, with a new "comprehensive review" that could put billions of dollars at risk for the Ivy League school. The government’s antisemitism task force is currently reviewing more than $255 million in contracts between Harvard and federal agencies to ensure the university is in line with civil rights laws. They're also looking into $8.7 billion in grants to Harvard and its affiliates. This

Politics Columbia

Brandon Marshall

Apr 2, 2025 — 1 min read

Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone

The Trump administration ended a contract that provided legal help to migrant children entering the U.S. without a parent or guardian. This decision has sparked concern that these kids will now have to navigate the complicated legal system alone. The Acacia Center for Justice had a contract with the government to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children under 18. They helped with direct legal representation in immigration court and also conducted “know your rights” clinics for c

Politics Cuts

Brandon Marshall

Mar 25, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump’s portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was ‘distorted’

The painting of Donald Trump hanging in the Colorado state Capitol will soon be taken down after Trump himself claimed it was “purposefully distorted,” according to The Associated Press. House Democrats confirmed that the oil painting would be removed at the request of Republican leaders in the state Legislature. The portrait, which was commissioned by Colorado Republicans who raised over $10,000 through a GoFundMe campaign, was unveiled in 2019 and placed alongside other presidential portraits

Politics Colorado Capitol

Brandon Marshall

Mar 25, 2025 — 2 min read

Judge expands temporary block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to use an old law from 1798—the Alien Enemies Act—to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang. On top of that, he ordered any deportation flights already in the air to turn around and return to the U.S. Trump invoked the rarely used wartime authority on March 15, claiming the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has infiltrated President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, including its military and police, and is waging “irregular wa

Politics Judge

Brandon Marshall

Mar 16, 2025 — 1 min read

Poll: Trump faces early challenges on the economy as a united GOP backs big change

As 2025 kicks off, voters aren’t feeling great about the economy—or how President Donald Trump is handling it. Even though his re-election sparked a wave of optimism about the country’s direction, a new NBC News poll shows a majority of Americans still think the U.S. is on the wrong track. Republicans, however, are rallying behind Trump and his ambitious agenda in Washington. More voters now say the country is headed in the right direction than at any time since 2004, though it’s still a minori

Politics challenges

Brandon Marshall

Mar 16, 2025 — 2 min read

Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down

The Education Department is set to lay off over 1,300 employees as part of a larger plan to cut its staff by half—a move that’s seen as part of President Donald Trump’s goal to dismantle the agency. Officials announced the layoffs on Tuesday, sparking concerns about the department’s ability to keep up with its usual operations. This isn’t the first time the department has been trimmed. Under the Trump administration, there have already been staff reductions through buyout offers and the termina

Politics Donald Trump

Brandon Marshall

Mar 12, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect

President Donald Trump announced on March 11 that he's raising tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 25%, a move he believes will boost U.S. factory jobs. This decision, though, comes amid growing concerns about the impact of his tariff threats, which have already caused some tremors in the stock market and stoked fears of a possible economic slowdown. In addition to hiking tariffs, Trump removed all the exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on these metals, and raised the aluminum tariff from 10

Politics Aluminum

Brandon Marshall

Mar 12, 2025 — 2 min read