Posts by Kim Browne
Trump Says He’s ‘Taking Away’ Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status
Harvard University signaled Friday that it would resist President Trump’s renewed threat to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status, a move for which it said there was “no legal basis” as the president escalated his bitter dispute with the nation’s oldest university. Harvard stopped short of explicitly pledging a legal challenge to a revocation of its…
Read MoreEurope: Shares rise as markets cheer signs of easing Sino-US tensions, US jobs data
[BENGALURU] European shares surged on Friday (May 2), capping off a week filled with earnings across the continent, as signs of a potential de-escalation of trade tensions between the US and China and a stable jobs report in the US aided risk-taking. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 1.7 per cent higher, hovering near its…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street stocks buoyed by strong economic data, possible US-China trade talks
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday (May 2), notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential easing of trade tensions between the US and China. The US economy added 177,000 jobs in April, exceeding expectations, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 per cent. The data…
Read MoreElon Musk Is Poised to Get Another Huge Payday From the Government
The Trump administration did not rule out that its pitch to replace the nation’s space launch system could massively benefit Elon Musk. In an interview with Fox Business Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russel Vought refused to clarify if the “Dark MAGA” tech billionaire would be pocketing off the budget increase. “The budget…
Read MoreRepublican Congressman Has Full-Blown Meltdown Over Halal Restaurant
Republican Representative Mike Collins is freaking out over a halal restaurant coming to the cafeteria in the House’s Rayburn building. The skittish conservative complained on X Friday morning about CHA Street Food, a Pakistani restaurant, replacing Steak n Shake this summer, likening it to a religious war from thousands of years ago. If Collins knew…
Read MoreNPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
President Trump’s executive order to defund NPR and PBS was met with fiery pushback on Friday, as the organizations challenged the legality of the move and said it could jeopardize access to vital information. The order issued late Thursday instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which receives and distributes over $500 million in taxpayer money…
Read MoreWhere the Hell Does Tommy Tuberville Actually Live?
The oversight calls into question two major issues—if Tuberville was genuinely living in Alabama, then did he commit fraud by voting in the Sunshine State? Or, alternatively, has the Trump ally been fudging the numbers on his state residency in order to shoehorn his way to the top of Alabama’s executive leadership? A number of…
Read MoreCNN’s Resident Trump Defender Doesn’t Know How the Constitution Works
Alarming footage from last night’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. Between coughs and emergency alarms, humanitarians aboard the Conscience ship show the fire and gaping hole left in the ship’s hull by drones. pic.twitter.com/BfqO8rm4hi — Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) May 2, 2025 “Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel…
Read MoreJudges Who Rule Against Trump Become Target of New MAGA War
Alarming footage from last night’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. Between coughs and emergency alarms, humanitarians aboard the Conscience ship show the fire and gaping hole left in the ship’s hull by drones. pic.twitter.com/BfqO8rm4hi — Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) May 2, 2025 “Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel…
Read MoreTrump Threatens to Take Over Congress’s Powers in Budget War
Alarming footage from last night’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. Between coughs and emergency alarms, humanitarians aboard the Conscience ship show the fire and gaping hole left in the ship’s hull by drones. pic.twitter.com/BfqO8rm4hi — Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) May 2, 2025 “Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel…
Read MoreUS Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows
The latest message from the data on the U.S. economy is simple: So far, so good, until further notice. The labor market remained in a healthy state of balance as America entered a global trade war in April. U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported on Friday. And the unemployment rate…
Read MoreTrump’s Next National Security Adviser Might Be His Worst Ally
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller may be up next for a new position in Donald Trump’s administration: Axios reported Friday that he’s a top candidate to replace Mike Waltz, Trump’s departing national security adviser. Miller, the ghoulish white nationalist behind the president’s anti-immigrant crusade, is already serving as the president’s adviser on…
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