"It hasn't started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It'll be great. Everyone loves it," Trump told POLITICO when reached by phone from Mar-a-Lago. "They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch." The proposed structure -- modeled loosely on European victory monuments -- is one of several high-profile projects Trump has personally championed as part of the semiquincentennial celebrations, a sprawling effort expected to include national and local events across the country. read more
Thousands of Americans are poised to be impacted by layoffs after the holiday season this year. Layoffs can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, but they could also be due to restructuring or plans to maximize profits.
More than 1.1 million layoffs occurred in 2025, according to a December 2025 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he's withdrawing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but left the door open to sending federal forces "in a much different and stronger form." His announcement comes after the US Supreme Court last week rejected his request to allow him to deploy the guard to Chicago to protect ICE agents as part of the administration's ongoing immigration crackdown. read more
Iran's government has called for dialogue with protest leaders after the country's largest demonstrations in three years over a plunging currency and declining living conditions. read more
Here are eight ways. He gave tax breaks to the wealthy and cut food stamps and other safety-net programs for the poor, neutered the Department of Education, touched off trade wars with Canada, China and the European Union, and publicly urged the Justice Department to prosecute adversaries like former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. read more
- we need to be prepared for worst case scenarios.
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! OR the Traitor Trump Presidency!
The latter prolly being by far the worst case scenario for America.
First they came for the Immigrants and the Trans and the Muslims... and then the Voters!