Yearly Archives: 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics is a relatively obscure federal agency, but its mission – to collect data on the state of education – affects every public school in the country. Now, this work is under threat because of cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. And that alarms a former Trump […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t seem to understand that
President Donald Trump’s minerals and mining deal offer is, in fact, a giant step toward Ukraine’s security. I call it the tripwire effect. Think of it this way. American companies will come into Ukraine and open up drilling, excavation, and mining operations for rare earth minerals, precious metals, […]
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico took
effect at midnight Tuesday morning, increasing the taxes that U.S. importers will pay on certain goods when they enter the country. Effective Tuesday, U.S. imports from China, the third-largest U.S. trading partner, will be subject to a new 10% tariff on top of the initial […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 25% tariffs on American
goods in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs that are going into effect on Canadian imports at midnight on Tuesday. The retaliatory tariffs Canada is imposing on $155 billion of U.S. goods take effect Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. Trump signed an executive order authorizing an […]