04.02.2025 — The Day Systems Opened Their Gates

Former President Joe Biden signed on with Creative Arts Agency (CAA) on Monday, a talent management agency known for high-profile clients.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called President Donald Trump tariffs a “bad idea” during a “60 Minutes” interview.

While the trade war feared by investors, companies and political leaders now seems less likely to erupt, it doesn't mean the drama over President Trump's tariff threats is over.

At the night's end, Taylor Swift was dancing with a champagne bottle in one hand and a glass in another during Charli XCX's performance.

While the trade war feared by investors, companies and political leaders now seems less likely to erupt, it doesn't mean the drama over President Trump's tariff threats is over.

At the night's end, Taylor Swift was dancing with a champagne bottle in one hand and a glass in another during Charli XCX's performance.

Thousands of angry protesters flooded the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday -- waving Mexican flags in protest of President Donald Trump's mass illegal alien deportation campaign.

The staffers are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records and are facing charges of computer trespass, ABC News reported.

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China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the U.S. on multiple products.

A 10 percent tariff on Chinese products took effect, and China announced retaliatory measures including tariffs and investigations of U.S. companies.

While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

The president has vowed to close the longstanding federal agency, though he would need Congress to do that.

China announced it was implementing counter tariffs against the U.S. on multiple products and announced other trade-related measures, including an antitrust probe of Google.

Trump ordered tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico over the weekend in a bid to pressure the countries to do more to stop the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S.

China quickly slapped new duties on some U.S. imports even as President Trump suspended tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

China's Finance Ministry said it would impose levies of 15% for U.S. coal and 10% for crude oil, farm equipment, and some autos.

Although the U.S. spends less than 1% of its budget on foreign assistance, USAID has been one of the federal agencies most targeted by the Trump administration.

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The president vowed that there was nothing that Canada or Mexico could do to avoid US tariffs. Then he pulled back.

The president vowed that there was nothing that Canada or Mexico could do to avoid US tariffs. Then he pulled back.

China quickly slapped new duties on some U.S. imports even as President Trump suspended threatened tariffs against Mexico and Canada.

China quickly slapped new duties on some U.S. imports even as President Trump suspended threatened tariffs against Mexico and Canada.

His one-word message in support of white South African emigration comes amid his revamping of the U.S. federal government.

FBI Nominee Kash Patel, Who Vowed To 'Come After' Trump's Enemies, Disclaims 'Retributive Actions'

China quickly slapped new duties on some U.S. imports even as President Trump suspended threatened tariffs against Mexico and Canada.

The committee vote on President Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence is expected to be close.

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France’s interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, was chosen as a sop to the far right — and now he is tightening rules on migrant regularization. Emmanuel Macron’s government is increasingly serving Marine Le Pen’s policy agenda before she even reaches power.

A 27-year-old Ecuadorean immigrant cut a deal with prosecutors after raping a sleeping woman in Queens — until the feds showed up and took him away.

Some small businesses burned down in the Eaton fire. Others are ‘silent casualties’: Intact but out of commission as the community rebuilds.

Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.

The Senate Finance Committee advanced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination Tuesday.

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

The Finance Committee voted along party lines to forward the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the full Senate.

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President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a temporary deal to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs on each other's imports for 30 days while a final border security pact gets hashed out.

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Liberals and socialists typically see themselves as foes. But truly realizing liberal ideals of freedom and equality means building a socialist order — a lesson liberals and socialists alike would do well to remember.

President Trump’s demands on the United States’ neighbors are difficult to measure. That allows him to declare victory when he sees fit.

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

UFC CEO Dana White revealed on Monday that he had urged President Donald Trump to drop out of the 2024 presidential race following the July assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, to which Trump immediately responded: “You don’t ever quit.”

Libertarian Party Gets New National Chair After Angela McArdle's Surprise Resignation

The computer code that directs Social Security payments, tax returns, and more is now in the hands of one of DOGE’s young staffers, a report has alleged.

Beijing hit back with its own tariffs and export restrictions. It appeared to aim for minimal harm while showing the range of possible responses, experts said.

Several agents are suing to block their public release. There’s fear within the agency it will turn into a list of people to be terminated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to advance to a full Senate vote in his bid to become the new Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, after clearing the key Senate committee.

The Senate Intel panel narrowly endorsed Trump pick Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence after skeptical Republicans got on board.

Tulsi Gabbard has been able to secure support from GOP senators who were previously on the fence regarding her director of national intelligence nomination, surviving a crucial Senate Intelligence Committee vote on Tuesday.

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Fred Kaplan

The Senate Intel panel narrowly endorsed Trump pick Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence after skeptical Republicans got on board.

The 47th President has announced that he will be attending Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, which will make him the first-ever sitting president to attend the big game.

Fred Kaplan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s political foes are urging ICE agents to “pay him a visit” and even calling for his potential impeachment after he bizarrely suggested he was harboring an illegal migrant in his home.

Fred Kaplan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s political foes are urging ICE agents to “pay him a visit” and even calling for his potential impeachment after he bizarrely suggested he was harboring an illegal migrant in his home.

In his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr told Bernie Sanders that he opposes health care as a human right. His reasoning reveals how libertarian talking points are being used to defend a cruel and irrational health care system.

Wind gusts and tidal conditions could slow operations today as officials try to pull wreckage from the icy Potomac River.

“If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he signed an order to reimpose maximum pressure on Tehran.

The idea has recently seen bipartisan support in the U.S., with both President Trump and the Biden administration saying they were considering it.

New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is facing immense mockery and backlash after declaring that SpaceX CEO, X owner, and DOGE head Elon Musk is “not smart.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit President Trump in his second term.

Waffle House, a restaurant chain with over 2000 locations in 25 U.S. states, recently announced that the chain will be adding a $0.50 surcharge to all egg items at its locations -- due to the drastic increase in egg prices caused by the ongoing bird flu, which is affecting supply chains.

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President Trump’s comments came shortly before he welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House.

Vice President JD Vance told Breitbart News exclusively in his West Wing office in the White House on Tuesday that while he’s “superstitious,” he does believe all of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

If Congress won’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending, who will?

Trump’s suggestion is a provocative stance that is a non-starter for Israel’s neighbors, who have said they are unwilling to accept new Palestinian refugees

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint press conference after a meeting in the Oval Office.