Author: Grace Thompson

Even though Donald Trump made last-minute agreements with some of the country's closest allies that allowed him to back down from his earlier threats, the effects of his long-promised promise to use tariffs as a political tool began to become clear on Monday. Trump declared on Sunday that he will impose 10% tariffs on China, a political adversary, and a wide 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, two allies of the United States. Even if the action was anticipated, it nevertheless raised concerns about the growing prices of commodities throughout the American economy. Trump ran on a platform of cutting expenses and reducing inflation, which makes that worry especially strong. According to Yale University's Budget Lab, Trump's tariff ideas would reduce the purchasing power of American households b...

CHARLOTTE, NC: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) will soon offer a new nonstop flight option for tourists seeking an inexpensive means of getting to Florida's Gulf Coast. Beginning on May 2, 2025, Frontier Airlines will provide direct flights between Charlotte and Tampa International Airport (TPA). Flights will initially run twice a week, but starting on May 22, 2025, service will increase to four times a week. The low-cost airline wants to give passengers in North Carolina more affordable options for their 2025 travel plans. According to Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design at Frontier Airlines, this new route will give North Carolina customers additional affordable and easy travel options when they plan their trips in 2025. We are starting the second pha...

In order to better distribute regular cash to regular individuals, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would establish a sovereign wealth fund, which would be a collection of assets similar to those found in other nations. However, comprehensive information about the fund's operation was not readily available. During a ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump made the news. During his 2024 presidential campaign, he had proposed the establishment of such a fund. At the event, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave a quick overview of the fund. "It will be a combination of liquid assets, assets that we have in this country as we work ... to bring them out for the American people," he stated. According to Trump, the process of establishing up the fund, which might take up to a year to or...

According to current and former FBI officials who spoke to NBC News, FBI executives considered defying Justice Department orders that they provide the names of FBI officers engaged in Capitol riot cases, but finally determined they had to go by what attorneys considered a legal order. Sending just the names of managers and top executives was one of the solutions that were being considered. However, the FBI's general counsel determined that the Trump Justice Department's request for all of the names was lawful and that cooperation was mandatory. The decision was made in response to a letter of complaint that former FBI Director William Webster and the FBI Agents Association, an organization that represents agents, submitted to congressional leaders last Friday, denouncing the dismissal of e...

President of Washington,Elon Musk, a wealthy supporter, has been granted access to key Treasury payment systems that transfer trillions of dollars, and Donald Trump has attempted to freeze up to hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds. Top FBI leaders, federal prosecutors, and agency watchdogs involved in the Jan. 6 investigation have been fired by Trump and his administration. The U.S. Agency for International Development, which annually distributes tens of billions of dollars in congressionally approved funding to foreign partners, is now the target of Trump and Musk's attack. Members of Congress have some degree of oversight or direct authority in each of these areas. However, Trump has consistently avoided them. Trump, who is at the peak of his political power after winning th...

Lansing, Michigan. This past year, thousands of students participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses around the country, including Jonathan Zou, a second-year student at the University of Michigan. Even if there are no longer as many protests on campus, students like Zou are nonetheless affected. Zou has been barred from all University of Michigan campuses since being arrested by university police on October 7 for wielding a megaphone during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, with the exception of going to class or getting medical attention. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the University of Michigan for allegedly violating the free speech rights of five people, including Zou, who are subject to similar bans. The ACLU's case, which was submitted to a feder...

A conservative writer who has written on social media that "competent white men must be in charge" and promoted conspiracy theories regarding the Capitol attack on January 6 has been appointed to a senior position at the State Department. Darren Beattie was appointed acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Senate confirmation is required for the permanent position. In a message posted on his website, Revolution News, Beattie affirmed his appointment, which was initially reported by Segafor. Beattie tweeted that he was temporarily ceasing his connection with his website, adding, "I have been given the great honor of serving once again in Trump's administration, this time in the Department of State." I will temporarily halt my direct editorial r...

WASHINGTON—A top State Department official has been given the authority by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development and start examining all of the work completed by the government organization that President Donald Trump and tech billionaire adviser Elon Musk are trying to dismantle. Rubio asked State Department Foreign Assistance Director Peter W. Marocco to start going over all of the U.S. Agency for International Development's activities. Additionally, he cautioned that some initiatives or programs might be halted or discontinued. According to multiple sources who spoke to NBC News, Marocco held a number of national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where his efforts to cut funding and consolidate po...

American Airlines Flight 5432's fuselage and engine were lifted out of the Potomac River on Monday, starting the difficult task of clearing the remaining debris after a military helicopter struck it and crashed last Wednesday. In order to recover all 67 people who perished in the airborne accident in the Washington, D.C., region, officials believe what's left of the jet must be removed from the crash site. According to officials, the effort started at daylight on Monday. At a press conference on Sunday, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly stated, "We're going to recover everyone." The bodies of 55 victims have so far been positively identified. "If we knew where they were, though, we would already have them out, so we have some work to do as the salvage operation goes on, and we will abs...

For a long time, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer have been lumped together and referred to more generally as LGBTQ or a similar acronym, such as LGBTQI, which includes intersex people. However, a number of government institutions' websites are deleting any mention of LGBTQ persons or deleting the rear half of the acronym, only two weeks after President Donald Trump announced three executive orders targeting transgender people. Only LGB travelers are addressed on a State Department online page that, until last week, offered information for LGBTQI travelers.Similarly, the State Department's LGBTQI+ Prospective Adoptive Parent Resources website now just reads "LGB Prospective Adoptive Parents." A page about Social Security for LGBTQI+ People was once avail...