Family members of a man charged with second-degree murder in what police say was a targeted hit and run death on Haida Gwaii are being shunned in First Nations communities throughout B.C. Though…
Month: May 2025
Trump leans on business deals, shuns Biden's government-powered economy
President Trump has quietly shifted more responsibility for driving economic growth and creating jobs to the private sector, a marked change from the Biden years, when significant job gains were tethered to…
Bipartisan Senate effort to nullify Trump tariff powers narrowly defeated by GOP leaders
The Senate GOP on Wednesday narrowly defeated a bipartisan effort to nullify the national emergency that President Trump used to justify his across-the-board tariffs, helped in part by senators’ absences from the…
Senators stay alive in 2025 NHL Playoffs with 4-0 win over Toronto
Ottawa Senators (Wikimedia Commons) The Ottawa Senators have found a way to stay alive again in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After facing elimination on Tuesday, the Senators won their second straight…
Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Apple must loosen its grip on its App Store and stop collecting a commission on some app sales, capping a five-year antitrust case brought by…
Republicans considering big boost to cap on federal deduction for state and local taxes
House Republicans are discussing a significant increase to the $10,000 cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes in a bid to keep blue state GOP lawmakers on board…
11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates
Eleven high school lacrosse players in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in to the authorities on Wednesday in a hazing incident involving younger teammates that the district attorney said included a gun and…
Trump shifts economic growth from government to private sector
President Trump has shifted the U.S. economy toward private sector-driven growth, securing over $8 trillion in investments from companies looking to expand their U.S. operations. Source link
A Flashing Economic Warning and a Sharp Political Jolt
President Trump took office 101 days ago after a campaign in which voters bought his argument that he could skillfully manage the economy and that his policy prescriptions could both bolster growth…
Here’s What 7 Americans Think of Trump’s First 100 Days
‘I don’t regret voting for him.’ Jaime Escobar Jr., 46, from Roma, Texas As mayor of the small border town of Roma, Jaime Escobar Jr. was accustomed to assessing whether strategies were…