April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM EDT
'We're in it': Economist gives 3 reasons US is 'jumping into recession'

The ongoing slide in financial markets is now prompting one economist to declare that the United States is already in a recession, according to several key indicators. Typically, an economy is only considered to be in a recession after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last time that happened was during the Covid-19 pandemic and the shock it caused in mass layoffs, business closures and the total meltdown of the global supply chain. But during a Monday appearance on CNBC, Neil Dutta -- who is the head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research (RenMac) -- told "Squawk on the Street" anchor Sarah Eisen that there were several telling signs that the U.S. economy was already in negative territory.

April 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM EDT
'Cannot protect her own bag': Noem viciously mocked after purse is stolen in DC restaurant

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was mocked on social media Monday after CNN reported that her purse carrying $3,000 was stolen in a restaurant in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night. CNN analyst Jeffrey Gold wrote on the social platform X, "Who carries $3,000 in cash, except criminals?"

April 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM EDT
'Moment of national emergency': WI insider details game plan for fighting Trump

Wisconsin, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, was once considered part of the Democratic Party's "Blue Wall" in presidential elections. But Donald Trump, in 2016, became the first Republican to carry Wisconsin in a presidential race since Ronald Reagan in 1984 -- and he won Wisconsin again in 2024 after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020. Wisconsin -- which has a GOP senator (Ron Johnson) and a Democratic senator (Tammy Baldwin) -- is, like Pennsylvania and Michigan, neither reliably Democratic nor reliably Republican. Democrats celebrated when liberal Justice-elect Susan Crawford defeated the Elon Musk-backed Brad Schimel in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race by roughly 10 percent on April 1, but during the race, they took nothing for granted.

April 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT
'Mafia Boss': Legal experts sound alarm as Trump White House 'sabotages itself with unbridled hostility'

Legal analysts have raised concerns about President Donald Trump's continuing conflict with the judiciary, warning that the administration's disregard for judges is steering the country toward a constitutional crisis. The Free Press spoke with a number of legal commentators for an article published Sunday, and many questioned the administration's move to defy the Supreme Court over the wrongful deportation of a Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

April 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM EDT
'Basic economics': GOP lawmakers running out of ways to fund Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump is pressuring GOP lawmakers to pass a "big, beautiful bill" that will combine his legislative priorities. But the devil is in the details. Members of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives are having disagreements on what a megabill should ultimately look like, and Senate Republicans don't necessarily see eye to eye with House Republicans on the specifics.

April 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM EDT
'I did not vote for a neutron bomb': Pro-Trump CEO says administration killing small businesses

Craig Fuller, the CEO of FreightWaves, a freight-focused organization that analyzes the freight and logistics market, has regretted "enthusiastically" supporting President Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election, warning that the administration's policies are likely to "wipe out supply chains and small businesses within 100 days." "I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses 100 days in," he wrote on the social platform X on Sunday.

April 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM EDT
'Shred the Constitution': Senator slams Trump's 'dangerous spin' as admin flouts US courts

During a visit to El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) met with Kilmar Ábrego Garc?a -- the Maryland resident and Salvadoran man who was deported from the United States and is still locked up in a Salvadoran prison. President Donald Trump and his allies are claiming that Garc?a is associated with the violent Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, but Garc?a's relatives and defenders are countering that there is no evidence linking him to MS-13 and that he was deported without any type of due process.

April 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM EDT
Two examples of courage in the face of American tyranny

The first is Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who traveled to El Salvador to seek answers about the detention and safety of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident whom the Trump regime abducted and sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, admittedly in "error" due to a 2019 court order prohibiting his deportation -- yet refuses to do anything about. The Trump regime alleged Garcia was affiliated with the MS-13 gang -- an accusation his attorneys and his family firmly deny. It is still just an allegation; there has been no arrest, no evidence, and no legal findings.

April 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM EDT
Pope's Easter address denounces 'contempt' for migrants following meeting with Vance

After a brief meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday morning, Pope Francis' annual Easter speech included a condemnation of unnamed political leaders who use "fear" to oppress marginalized people including immigrants and refugees. Pope Francis, who is recovering from a bout of pneumonia that kept him in a hospital for five weeks, met for a few minutes in the papal residence with the vice president, a Catholic convert who has drawn criticism from the Vatican for his claims that Catholic teachings support the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.

April 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM EDT
'Big downsizing': GOP scheming to snatch health insurance from 'millions of low-income Americans'

When Democrats recaptured the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms and enjoyed a net gain of 41 seats, President Donald Trump's unpopular efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, were cited as a major factor. Obamacare, many Democratic strategists argued, had become a toxic issue for Republicans. But during his 2024 campaign, Trump once again called for the ACA to be repealed.

April 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM EDT
Pro wrestling's 'showmanship' offers a 'glimpse into Trump's inner psyche' -- here's why

The word "performative" is often used to describe President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. In contrast, Never Trump conservative and veteran Washington Post columnist George Will once described the conservative movement of the past as "bookish --" and he meant it in a good way. Will applauds yesterday's conservatives for their attention to detail, and he has a very low opinion of MAGA's love of theatrics and over-the-top spectacle.

April 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM EDT
'Pain can't last forever': These Republicans demand quick results from Trump's economic plan

Economists on both the left and the right are warning that President Donald Trump's steep new tariffs could lead to harsh inflation, unemployment and a painful recession. But Trump and members of his administration, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and trade adviser Peter Navarro, are insisting that the tariffs will be great for the U.S. economy and create a manufacturing renaissance. Trump and Lutnick acknowledge that the tariffs could bring some short-term discomfort, maintaining that the economy will flourish in the end.