Category: Politics

Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined the national conversation about inflation and tariffs after Costco filed a large lawsuit against the Trump administration’s ability to impose high tariffs on imported goods. The lawsuit has rapidly become a hot topic in the greater conversation about rising prices, economic policy, and how tariffs really effect everyday…

In a lighthearted but controversial moment during a lengthy Cabinet meeting this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem credited President Donald Trump for an exceptionally peaceful hurricane season. Her smiling remarks sparked online reactions and political digs, turning a harmless joke into a conversation starter. Senior officials alternated highlighting administrative achievements during the conference. Noem…

Former President Donald Trump is again altering the national discussion by claiming the US may eliminate federal income taxes. His Cabinet meeting remarks this week have spurred new debate over how the federal government would run without one of its main funding sources. Trump lauded his trade policy and said tariffs are earning “trillions of…

During his ninth Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, cameras caught President Donald Trump closing his eyes several times. This made people worry about how tired and worn out he is as he gets used to life in the White House. For almost two hours, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of…

Jon Stewart has again made political comments viral, this time criticizing President Donald Trump’s MRI exam statements. Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday that he wasn’t sure which area of his body had been scanned, a response that garnered attention and generated new questions about the event. Trump has been under scrutiny…

Former President Trump’s efforts to keep his longtime attorney, Alina Habba, as New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney, suffered a big setback. A federal appeals court determined that Habba cannot continue in the important job, a major legal and political setback for the administration’s appointment strategy. A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

Recent polls show considerable party and independent voter divisions on former President Donald Trump’s legacy. Poll results show public opinion and how Trump may be remembered in U.S. history. The survey indicated that many Americans expect Trump’s presidency to fail. 40% labeled his administration “poor,” 18% “outstanding,” 16% “above average,” 9% “average,” and 8% “below…

On Monday, White House officials revealed the MRI scan findings for Donald J. Trump, ending weeks of public speculation about his health. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt read a memo from the president’s doctor, Sean Barbabella. The memo described the MRI as part of a “comprehensive executive physical” that included advanced imaging of Trump’s…

This week, a controversial plan to completely overhaul New Jersey’s system of government oversight led to one of the most heated debates of the lame-duck session. A bill to take away the Office of the State Comptroller, one of the state’s major anti-corruption watchdogs, sailed through committee despite hours of pushback from critics, elected officials,…

Mikie Sherrill announced that Lieutenant Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell will be future Jersey’s next secretary of state, the first major step toward shaping her future administration. Her first Cabinet appointment comes before her inauguration as the state’s 57th governor next month. Democrat and former Congressman Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a resounding victory weeks earlier….