WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump administration's import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current business environment as "much worse than the Great Recession." The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey on Tuesday also showed some manufacturers complaining that the sweeping import duties were making it difficult to manufacture goods in the United States. President Donald Trump has defended his protectionist trade policy, which has raised the nation's average tariff rate to the highest in a century, as necessary to revive a long-declining U.S. industrial base. read more
A recent $934 million transfer of funds to a Pentagon budget may hold a clue as to how much it will cost to renovate the Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to be the next Air Force One, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Although the actual price tag is classified information, this transfer to an unnamed classified project described in a Pentagon document sent to Capitol Hill likely includes the cost of renovating the plane. read more
The U.S. private sector lost 33K jobs in June, a reversal from the 29K jobs added in May, which was revised down from +37K, and trailing the +103K consensus, according to data released by ADP on Wednesday. "Though layoffs continue to be rare, a hesitancy to hire and a reluctance to replace departing workers led to job losses last month," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP. "Still, the slowdown in hiring has yet to disrupt pay growth." read more
The GOP is now complaining that Trump makes "Republicans look weak".
The only people that makes republicraps look like weak cucks beholden to Cankles ---------- is themselves.
They don't want to lose their gravy train.
I'm not talking about the salary, health care and pension. I'm talking about the free "fact finding" vacations that run in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per year paid for by lobbyists. I'm talking about the millions in donations to their super PACs that they in turn pay their family members salaries. I'm talking about the "consulting fees" their family members collect from companies lobbying for legislation they vote on. The profits they rake up day trading on companies that they have inside knowledge for.
Make a meme coin, watch as people line up to buy millions of it to curry favor and get favorable legislation.
This corrupt SCOTUS allow the bribes to be out in the open because they are getting healthy taste of it as well.
Ain't that right Clearance Thomas, Sammy Alito, Brett Keggenaugh and Johnny Roberts? You guys are all for sale. It's not even a secret anymore.