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Trump has said that the US economy has added over half a million private sector jobs

The White House has launched a campaign highlighting economic progress during President Donald Trump’s first six months, describing the period as “America’s golden age.” Economic data released Friday, however, shows a mixed picture. The U.S. economy added 73,000 jobs in the most recent month, compared with

Trump announces intention to pursue the death penalty for individuals convicted of homicide in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that all murder cases in Washington, D.C., should be prosecuted as capital punishment cases. “Anybody murders someone in the capital, capital punishment … If somebody kills somebody in Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” Trump told reporters during a

Indian ambassador: We will continue buying Russian oil

India will keep purchasing oil wherever it secures the “best deal” in order to safeguard the energy needs of its 1.4 billion people, the country’s ambassador to Russia said Sunday. The statement from Ambassador Vinay Kumar comes just days before President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India

VP Vance: Russia has offered significant compromises toward a Ukraine peace agreement

With peace efforts faltering, Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that Russia had made “significant concessions” toward ending the war in Ukraine. Yet there is little visible evidence that President Vladimir Putin has shifted from his initial invasion goals since February 2022. In an interview on NBC’s Meet the

Trump has said: Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News, I now have the highest poll numbers I’ve ever had

President Donald Trump lashed out at ABC and NBC in a string of posts on Truth Social, accusing the two networks of producing overwhelmingly negative coverage of his presidency. He claimed that “97%” of their stories about him were bad, and argued that the broadcasters function as “an arm of

Trump on US taking stakes in businesses: I want to try to get as much as I can

The U.S. government may take equity stakes in more companies going forward, possibly through the creation of an American sovereign wealth fund, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers. Hassett’s comments Monday followed the administration’s move to

Trump: We will be reducing drug prices by 1400-1500%

President Donald Trump said Monday that his Most Favored Nation (MFN) policy would slash prescription drug prices in the United States by as much as 1400% to 1500%. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump compared the disparity in costs abroad versus at home. “We’re talking about where

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite, New World Screwworm, has been detected in the United States

The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of a flesh-eating parasite, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday. The infection was caused by the New World screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly species whose larvae burrow into the flesh of living hosts using sharp mouth

Trump: We'll allow 600,000 Chinese students into the US

President Donald Trump warned Monday that China must increase its supply of magnets to the United States or face steep trade penalties, saying, “we have to charge them 200 percent tariff or something.” His remarks come as Beijing grows more protective over rare earth elements, adding several magnets and other

The Trump administration plans to reportedly remove COVID-19 vaccines from the US market within months

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are reportedly preparing to phase out the COVID-19 vaccine “within months,” according to an associate of Kennedy’s. The claim marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who once celebrated the vaccine’s development under Operation Warp

The Pentagon is preparing to send National Guard troops to Chicago

The Trump administration has been quietly preparing to send National Guard troops to Chicago as part of a broader push on crime and immigration enforcement, according to several U.S. media outlets. The Pentagon has been drawing up contingency plans that could see thousands of Guard members mobilized to the

95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

A new MIT study finds that 95% of organizations aren’t seeing any financial return from their generative AI investments. Only a small fraction—about 5% of companies running integrated AI pilots—are reporting meaningful gains, with those few reaping millions in value. For the rest, AI adoption has so

Microsoft, MSFT, has said that these are the 40 jobs with the lowest risk to be taken over by AI

A new study from Microsoft researchers is shedding light on how generative AI may reshape the workforce. Professions such as translators, historians, and writers scored among the highest for AI “applicability,” meaning the tasks they perform overlap heavily with what AI can already do. Customer service and sales roles—covering

The loss of engaged employees is costing the world economy about $438 billion in lost productivity

A new workplace trend is emerging in which employees continue to show up and perform their duties, but are emotionally drained and mentally struggling. Roughly 54% of workers say they feel unhappy on the job — ranging from occasional discontent to constant dissatisfaction — according to a 2025 report by TalentLMS. “Quiet

Fed chair Jerome Powell signals interest rate cut for September

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged the dual risks of a weakening job market and stubborn inflation, while suggesting the central bank may soon move toward lowering interest rates. His remarks came in a closely watched speech at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming economic symposium. “Risks to inflation

OnlyFans founder Leonid Radvinsky was just paid over $700 million in dividends

OnlyFans founder Leonid Radvinsky collected more than $700 million in dividends in 2024, as the adult content platform considers a potential sale. The Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, 43, received the payout through Fenix International Ltd., the London-based parent company, according to financial filings released Friday for the year ending November

Trump has announced the United States will be taking a 10% stake in chipmaker Intel, INTC

Donald Trump announced Friday that he had reached an agreement with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan under which the chipmaker would provide the U.S. government with a $10 billion equity stake — a deal Trump described as a model he intends to pursue with other companies. “I said, I think

Trump said today that Chicago and New York City will be his next targets to decrease crime rates with possible "regular military" following Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to deploy active-duty military forces into Chicago, saying the city was plagued by runaway crime under its Democratic leadership. In remarks to reporters from the Oval Office, Trump pointed to Washington, D.C., where he said crime had improved since he asserted control

The Trump DOJ just released the transcripts and audio of their interview with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell InterviewU.S. Department of Justice seal The Trump DOJ just RELEASED the transcripts and audio of their interview with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. See it above.

Trump’s $500 million civil fraud penalty has been tossed by a New York appeals court

An appeals court on Thursday overturned a roughly $500 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump and his family business, delivering a major legal win for the former president in a case he consistently labeled a political stunt by New York Attorney General Tish James. The court, however, left

Used-car prices are rising faster than overall inflation after crossing the $30,000-mark again early this year

The main driver of today’s elevated used car prices is tight supply. Edmunds reported that the average trade-in vehicle in the first quarter of 2025 was 7.6 years old — the oldest since 2019. That means fewer late-model trade-ins and lease returns are reaching the used

Fed’s Bullard: rates are high right now, can cut 100 bps into 2026

Former Federal Reserve official James Bullard voiced confidence in the U.S. economy Thursday, pointing to deregulation as a supportive force. In an interview with Fox Business, Bullard said he has discussed the Fed Chair role with Scott Bessent and plans to sit down with him after Labor Day. Bullard

Donald Trump weaponized U.S. tariffs to protect corporate allies, pressure foreign governments, and advance political goals far outside trade policy

Internal documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that the Trump administration leveraged tariff negotiations to pursue political and strategic objectives far beyond trade policy — including threatening India with a 50% import tax unless it cut off Russian oil purchases. Officials described the files as “shocking” in scope, showing how

US general office construction is on pace to be overtaken by new data centers in coming months

The U.S. commercial real estate market is undergoing a major shift as demand moves away from traditional office buildings and toward data centers, fueled by the rapid expansion of AI and the massive computing power it requires. By June, Census Bureau data showed spending on data centers had topped

Americans set to pay more for cars, coffee and clothing as average U.S. tariff rate jumps to high not seen since Great Depression

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff package took effect in August, imposing a baseline 10% duty on most U.S. imports and lifting the effective average tariff rate above 17% — the highest since 1935, according to Yale’s Budget Lab. The levies hit a broad range of goods, from European