"ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude all recommend the same 'nonsense' tariff calculation." Read more
Before Donald Trumps inauguration, Whoopi Goldberg consistently took a tone of moderation and restraint, repeatedly promising to take a wait-and-see approach before losing her cool. But she had a remarkably different stance on Wednesday's (March 19) episode of The View. The first "Hot Topic" discussion of the day was, once again, Chuck Schumers decision to vote to keep the government open, which gave Donald Trump a legislative win and angered many members of his party. After a spirited discussion where the cohosts made many of the same points they did in prior episodes " particularly Sunny Hostin, who doubled down on her assertion that Schumer "caved" to Trump " and they debated some of the infighting that has resulted in the party, Goldberg shared a call to action to audiences who are displeased by what Trump is doing in the White House. Read more
Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to grant Congress more power over instituting tariffs on other countries following President Trump's announcement of wide-ranging taxes on nearly all U.S. foreign trading partners.
The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) " both members of the Senate Finance Committee " would "reaffirm" the role of Congress in setting and approving trade policy, according to a release from Cantwell's office.
As more stories emerge of the migrants deported from the United States to El Salvador, the "administrative error" that put Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father said to have legal status, on one of the planes has caused outrage among many Americans who see the deportation flights as a flagrant miscarriage of due process. But the man's alleged gang ties have made this case more complex.
Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Islamophobic former Republican congressional candidate banned from Uber, Paypal and some social media platforms, has apparently been successful in pushing the White House to fire national security staffers for disloyalty.
The New York Times first reported that Loomer, notorious for promoting racism and 9/11 conspiracy theories, was spotted in a meeting on Wednesday where she reportedly presented Trump with opposition research on national security council officials during a 30-minute Oval Office meeting.
More human than humans?
Donald Trump has achieved his first global peace deal. China, Japan and South Korea have kissed and made up after years of trade quarrels. They have pledged to deepen ties and reorganise the Asian and global trading systems under what amounts to Chinese leadership. The picture blazoned across Asia's front pages " though barely registering in the US " showed the trade ministers of the three economic powers holding hands in a collective gesture of Asian defiance. It is one of the most striking economic defeats suffered by America that I have witnessed in more than 40 years covering international affairs. Trump's "liberation day" cuts two ways.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he will pull out of the city's Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent, arguing that his recently dismissed federal bribery case had made it impossible to mount a primary campaign. In a video, Adams said he will not run in the Democratic primary in June because his criminal case "dragged on too long" while the "false accusations were held over me," preventing him from campaigning. "I firmly believe that this city is better served by truly independent leadership, not leaders pulled at by the extremists at the far left or the far right, but instead those rooted in the common middle, the place where the vast majority of New Yorkers are firmly planted," Adams said. Read more
Blowing up the world trading system has consequences that the President isn't advertising.
Trump-aligned Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reeling from a bruising loss after voters in his state " which typically backs Republicans by comfortable margins " categorically rejected a series of amendments he pushed to overhaul the state constitution in the GOP's favor, reported The Advocate. "After a string of successes, Landry suffered his worst defeat during his 15 months as governor," wrote Tyler Bridges. "Black voters turned out in bigger than expected numbers to vote 'no,' after being reached through a grassroots digital media campaign and apparently motivated at least in part by opposition to Landry and President Donald Trump." Read more
An Indian court is due to hear a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's social media company X, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of misusing the law to censor content on its platform. Last month, X sued the government saying a new website - Sahyog - launched by the federal home ministry last year, was being used to expand its censorship powers and take down content. Read more
Six Australian universities have quietly closed Chinese government-linked Confucius Institutes (CI) on their campuses, leaving seven open nationwide. Canberra has ramped up scrutiny on the education centers over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda and spy on Chinese international students. Beijing says its Confucius Institutes, which offer Chinese language and cultural classes overseas, are a "bridge reinforcing friendship" with the world. Western intelligence agencies have been concerned about Beijing's global reach through these education centers. Some universities in America and Europe also closed some of their branches. AI estimates there are approximately 30 Confucius Institutes operating in the US, down from a peak of around 1,201. In Canada, there are 13 Confucius Institutes operating. Read more
The CIA has withdrawn Ralph Goff, an agency veteran and vocal supporter of Ukraine, from consideration to serve as its chief of clandestine operations. Goff had been appointed and given a start date for later this month before he was pulled from consideration. The CIA's DDO is responsible for overseeing the agency's covert activity and the gathering of HUMINT" one of the most challenging and vital aspects of the agency's work. The role is commonly seen as one of the most powerful jobs in the agency. No immediate explanation was given as to why Goff had been withdrawn from consideration for this important position. Goff's career at CIA spanned 35 years, and included significant stretches in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. CIA declined to comment on this story. Read more
A Republican congressman appalled Democrats at a congressional hearing by quoting infamous Nazi Joseph Goebbels. "A direct quote from Joseph Goebbels: It is the absolute right of the state to supervise the formation of public opinion,' and I think that may be what we're discussing here," said Texas' Keith Self. Goebbels was the minister of propaganda for the Third Reich under Adolf Hitler. His role was to convince the German people to support Hitler's regime, which he did so by spreading anti-Semitism and orchestrating the 1933 burning of "un-German" books in Berlin.
President Trump on Wednesday is set to give a "Make America Wealthy Again" speech Wednesday afternoon, when he is expected to announce additional taxes on certain imported goods, as well as reciprocal tariffs on other nations. Trump has deemed April 2 "Liberation Day" because of the tariffs. Despite concern over the economy and financial markets in the U.S. and abroad, the president has argued that the tariffs will boost domestic manufacturing. He has said he's also implementing them to help to curb the flow of drugs, such as fentanyl, from entering the U.S. The perceived trade war, which has sparked significant backlash on both sides of the aisle, follows tariffs imposed earlier this month on Canada, Mexico and China.
Tribute performances that defy a world that seems to lack weight or reverence.
Official Keith Emerson Tribute - Lucky Man / The Great Gates Of Kiev - Live in L.A. 2016
