(The Hill) – U.S. gas prices started the summer driving season lower than usual, with experts pointing to mild demand and cheaper oil as factors contributing to the moderate costs. Though confounding variables, such as the hurricane season and downstream effects of extreme heat, could still shake things up, prices are expected to continue declining … Read more
Former president Donald Trump on Thursday raised the prospect of scrapping the U.S. income tax system and replacing it with something very different: much higher tariffs on imported goods. Trump has for some time proposed an across-the-board 10% increase in tariffs for imports, but his comments implied far, far heavier trade duties that would likely … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsNation) — Pennsylvania is a critical state that will determine the outcome of the 2024 general election, becoming a focus for both President Joe Biden’s and former President Donald Trump’s campaigns. In 2020, President Biden won the state by just over 80,000 votes (1.17%). It’s considered a must-win state for Biden again in … Read more
A senior White House official said that Republicans’ plans to extend or expand the temporary tax cuts put in place in 2017 would likely come at the expense of ordinary Americans. “Although congressional Republicans haven’t specified how they’ll finance this round of tax cuts, every major Republican tax cut for the wealthy or corporations in … Read more
President Biden and former President Trump are gunning for an endorsement from the Teamsters union, but the labor organization is keeping the presumptive nominees on their toes. The Teamsters president has asked to speak to both parties at their national conventions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill — a rare move as suspense builds over … Read more
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Thursday to meet with GOP lawmakers to lay out his second-term agenda and aim to unify the party ahead of next month’s Republican National Convention. These private meetings will be held at the Capitol Hill Club, providing Republican lawmakers the opportunity to demonstrate solidarity … Read more
(NewsNation) — A new Pew Research Center poll found that countries worldwide have greater confidence in President Joe Biden “to do the right thing regarding world affairs” than in former President Donald Trump. The polling, which involved 34 countries, revealed that 43% of survey respondents are confident in Biden’s approach to handling business compared to … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Eight years after a credible effort to dump Donald Trump as their presidential nominee because of his vulgarity, Republicans today appear stuck with the newly convicted felon for November, with no realistic means of taking the nomination away from him at their convention next month, even if they wanted to. “There will be … Read more
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.” One … Read more
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his calls to punish his political enemies in a new interview that aired Thursday, saying “revenge can be justified” following his conviction on all counts during his hush money trial last week. Trump spoke at length about his criminal indictments and his competing campaign for the presidency with Dr. Phil … Read more
