April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM EDT
'How do we come back from this?' Expert says this is why countries 'don't trust America'

The United States' reputation internationally has taken a massive hit in recent weeks, partially as a result of both President Donald Trump's rollout of sweeping new tariffs and by the Trump administration taking a radically different approach to European and Middle Eastern policy compared to his predecessors. Now, one former national security official has a theory about the root cause of this antipathy -- and how it actually goes beyond the current administration.

April 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM EDT
Major bank now predicting Trump policies will drive US into a recession by end of 2025

One leading American bank has now adjusted its economic forecast for the remainder of 2025 to be far more bearish following President Donald Trump's new tariffs. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan Chase chief economist Michael Feroli told the bank's clients that real GDP growth is now likely to contract by the fourth quarter of the year "under the weight of the tariffs," and that this would likely impact Americans' jobs and personal finances. He estimated that rather than the previous forecast of 1.3% GDP growth this year, the U.S. economy would now shrink by a third of a point.

April 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT
'Mistake': Experts say Trump's 'lying about business deals' is a 'national security risk'

Amid an escalating series of national security scandals, President Donald Trump extended his delay of Congress's mandated divestment or ban on the popular social media platform TikTok by another 75 days""framing the move as evidence that his widely criticized and market-disrupting tariff policies are a "powerful" and necessary tool for safeguarding national security. Trump claimed on Friday that his administration has been "working very hard" to save TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Congress determined the platform represents a threat to national security when it passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA) in April 2024.

April 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM EDT
Trump admin loses in court over 'one key issue' in case of wrongfully deported man: report

A hearing in federal court went south for President Donald Trump's administration after a federal judge ordered the immediate return of a man the administration wrongfully deported. CNN's Priscilla Alvarez reported Friday that the Trump administration Department of Justice (DOJ) now has until Monday to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States, after the administration admitted that it made a mistake in deporting him to El Salvador last month. Garcia was included on one of three deportation flights to an El Salvadoran mega-prison, with the administration asserting that those aboard the flights were members of violent gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. Alvarez reported that the judge repeatedly harped on the administration violating a court order from six years ago.

April 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM EDT
'Step down': Marjorie Taylor Greene blows up at GOP rep over help for new moms in Congress

Two fervent supporters are fighting for Trump's favor in the House. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is slamming Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) for voting with Democrats to advance a Tuesday resolution allowing new parents in Congress to vote by proxy. The week-long spat reached a new level today when Greene demanded Luna resign with a string of insults, according to the Daily Beast. Greene tweeted:

April 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM EDT
'Hollowing it out': FDR's grandson exposes Trump and Musk 'attack' plan on Social Security

It was 90 years ago that Congress passed the Social Security Act of 1935, which was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a key part of his New Deal. Millions of American seniors continue to rely on Social Security benefits after they retire, but former Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley -- who was commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) under former President Joe Biden -- fears that an "interruption of benefits" will occur because of major layoffs at the SSA being carried out by the Trump administration with the help of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

April 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM EDT
Trump's continued 'stonewalling' of judge could lead to 'Constitutional crisis': analyst

CNN analyst Jennifer Rodgers said Friday the standoff between the Trump administration and the chief judge of the trial-level court in Washington, DC is "almost unheard of, adding that the administration is "stonewalling the judge." Rodgers told CNN it was unusual that the judge is seeking information to determine if his order has been violated and the administration is not giving that information. "He needs to hold a hearing for this," she added.

April 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM EDT
'This. Will. Not. End. Well': George Will slams Trump's 'fanciful assumptions' on economy

When President Donald Trump detailed his far-reaching tariff plans on Wednesday, April 2 -- the day he touted as "Libertarian Day" -- much of the criticism came from Democrats. But some Never Trump conservatives are speaking out as well, from MSNBC host Joe Scarborough to former GOP strategist/consultant Stuart Stevens. And Trump critics on both the left and the right are warning that his new tariffs will make a variety of goods much more expensive without yielding the economic boom that Trump is promising.

April 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM EDT
'My policies will never change': Trump says 'it's going very well' after market meltdown

In a series of unhinged missives, President Donald Trump is declaring victory""ignoring the toll on American families and businesses of all sizes after U.S. markets lost $3.1 trillion on Thursday. The plunge, one of the largest in history, has been widely attributed to his heavily criticized tariff package, which has triggered outrage both domestically and internationally. "To the many investors coming into the United States and investing massive amounts of money, my policies will never change. This is a great time to get rich, richer than ever before!!!" Trump proclaimed Friday morning in an all-caps post, just before the markets again took a massive nose dive, and after China announced it would impose a 34% tariff on U.S. goods.

April 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM EDT
'Buckle in': Expert warns of 'classic inflationary spiral' as Trump move forebodes 'disaster scenario'

Global economic analyst Rana Foroohar said Friday the markets have never seen anything like the Trump administration's recent policy actions, warning of a "classic inflationary spiral" and a "disaster scenario." "Trade war is overshadowing everything," she said during an appearance on CNN Friday morning. "The markets have never seen anything like the policy actions that we have just seen."

April 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM EDT
How Trump's economic policies imperil the 'far-right parties' he claims to support

President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies aren't shy about praising far-right figures around the world. "War Room" host Steve Bannon and Tesla/SpaceX leader Elon Musk openly praise France's Marine LePen and the National Rally (formerly the National Front) party. Trump, Project 2025 and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are avid admirers of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orba'n. And former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is a staunch defender of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has defended many times.

April 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM EDT
'Enemy of civil rights': This 'key cog in conservatives' vision' will lead crucial DOJ division

Harmeet Dhillon, a far-right attorney who was confirmed by the Senate to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division on Thursday, has been called an "enemy of civil rights" by some commentators. Picked for the position by President Donald Trump, Dhillon was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-45.