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What is Silk Road? Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht 10 years after conviction
President Donald Trump continued his wave of pardons on Tuesday, Jan. 21, following through on a campaign promise. The president pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering in 2015. “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her… -
Trump wants apology for bishop’s sermon on immigrant, LGBTQ+ rights
A bishop in Washington urged President Donald Trump, during a nationally televised church service, to “have mercy upon” communities that may be impacted by his new administration’s immigration and LGBTQ+ policies. During the traditional post-inauguration interfaith prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, appealed… -
What happened to Trump’s promised tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China?
President Donald Trump issued dozens of executive orders on his first day in office, including a reprieve for TikTok. But absent from his declarations is an implementation of tariffs, which he extensively mentioned on his way to the White House. Shortly after winning November’s presidential election, Trump promised tariffs on his first day in office.… -
National debt is at its ceiling on Trump’s second day in office
President Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, cleared his first confirmation hurdle from the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Jan 21. On the same day, the agency he hopes to lead started taking “extraordinary measures” to keep from breaching the debt ceiling. According to the Treasury Department, the national debt stands at a… -
Ex-Georgia DA on trial for obstruction in Ahmaud Arbery death case
Jury selection has begun for a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the investigation into the murder of an unarmed Black man. Jackie Johnson, the former district attorney for Georgia’s Brunswick Judicial Circuit, is charged with violating her oath of office and obstruction in connection with the 2020 shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.… -
Lina Khan’s last-minute moves spark strong rebuke from Trump’s FTC chair
There’s a leadership change in Washington that will have a massive impact on business. As President Donald Trump enters the Oval Office, he signals a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission, which has made a flurry of moves in the final weeks of the Biden administration. FTC Chair Lina Khan’s term has… -
Trump’s immigration raids in Chicago delayed after media leak
President Donald Trump’s plans for mass-immigration raids in Chicago as soon as Tuesday, Jan. 21 have been scrapped for now. In an interview Sunday, Jan. 19, Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said the administration is reconsidering the details of the Chicago raids because details had been leaked to the media. “We’re looking at this leak… -
President Trump is a crypto billionaire thanks to his latest meme coin
President Donald Trump became an overnight cryptocurrency billionaire after dispensing Trump meme coins on the Solana blockchain. The official Trump digital token exceeded a $10 billion market capitalization ahead of Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. According to CoinMarketCap, if all Trump coins were in circulation, the fully diluted value would exceed $50 billion. Despite… -
Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 committee members
In the final hours of his tenure, President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for potential targets of the Trump administration. On Monday, Jan. 20, Biden preemptively pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades — including during the COVID-19 pandemic during President-elect Donald Trump’s first… -
Will ‘no tax on tips’ make tipping culture even more taxing for Americans?
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill to do away with taxes on tipped income. The legislation comes as Americans are already tipping less as prices rise, along with tipping fatigue. Cruz and his cosponsors promised this bill would offer financial relief for those who need it most.… -
Even if they won’t admit it, parents do have a favorite kid
Everyone with a sibling knows it can feel like their parents have a favorite. It turns out they do, at least according to a new study. Researchers at Brigham Young University looked at the results of more than 30 studies including more than 19,000 participants and found parents do, indeed, treat their children differently. For… -
Will Trump really lower your grocery bill? Most Americans doubt it
President-elect Donald Trump said he won the presidency on the promise he would lower the cost of groceries. But days before he takes the oath of office, most Americans remain skeptical he can deliver on that promise. More than three in five Americans are slightly or not at all confident Trump will lower the cost… -
John Deere blames politics for FTC lawsuit on farmers’ right to repair
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against John Deere, accusing it of boosting profits by forcing farmers to use authorized dealers for repairs. But the tractor giant called the lawsuit “meritless,” and pointed out it was filed in the final days of the outgoing Biden administration. The FTC, along with Illinois and Minnesota,…
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