The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record high in March, as the looming threat of President Donald Trump's imminent tariffs fueled stockpiling by importers, who sought to build their inventories before their costs spiked or items became unavailable. read more
The Trump administration has created a human rights crisis with its draconian, made-for-TV campaign of mass deportation. read more
If the Trump administration's 2026 fiscal budget request is approved by Congress, it would eliminate the Centers for Disease Control department in charge of traumatic brain injury research and education, including the department's $8.25 million in federal funding. On April 1, the five employees responsible for administering the U.S. government's primary TBI program were placed on paid administrative leave by the CDC. Dr. Owen Perlman, a board member of the Brain Injury Association of America's board of directors, said the budget cuts would "roll back decades of progress" on TBI research and education. "For many people with concussions or certainly moderate or severe brain injuries, there's no endpoint," Perlman said. "It's a lifetime problem, and there needs to be lifetime funding for it."
President Donald Trump has long promised to prioritize veterans. "We love our veterans," he said in February. "We are going to take good care of them." After the Department of Veterans Affairs began shedding employees and contracts, Trump's pick to run the agency, Secretary Doug Collins, pledged, "Veterans are going to notice a change for the better." But dozens of internal emails obtained by ProPublica reveal a far different reality. Doctors and others at VA hospitals and clinics across the country have been sending often desperate messages to headquarters detailing how cuts will harm veterans' care. The VA provides health care to roughly 9 million veterans.
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages, 404 Media has learned. read more
The-------------'s 5 month plan to destroy the US is ahead of schedule.