Opinion | Three Opinion Writers Assess the Damage of Trump’s First 50 Days
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Opinion | Three Opinion Writers Assess the Damage of Trump’s First 50 Days

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg and contributing Opinion writer Frank Bruni join Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, at the halfway mark of President Trump’s first 100 days in office, to reflect on how he is changing the country. Below is an edited, condensed…

House Republicans Work to Hold Together in Vote on Spending Bill
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House Republicans Work to Hold Together in Vote on Spending Bill

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump were working on Tuesday to tamp down Republican defections ahead of a vote on a bill to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avert a shutdown at the end of the week. A vote was expected…

Trump Pulled 0 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.
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Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump Administration’s abrupt withdrawal of $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University cast a pall over at least nine other campuses worried they could be next. The schools, a mix that includes both public universities and Ivy League institutions, have been…

The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA
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The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After word leaked out about a clash at the White House where members of President Trump’s cabinet challenged the authority of Elon Musk to reshape their departments, one of the president’s top allies, Stephen K. Bannon, quickly piled on. Mr. Bannon, who has…

Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
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Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Democrats have a problem that runs deeper than the 2024 election. They have a problem that runs deeper than Elon Musk’s assault on the government. Look at the places they govern: strongholds like New York and Illinois and where I’m from, California. They’re…

Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide
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Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the country holds its breath for the Supreme Court’s responses to the Trump administration’s serial depredations, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Nonetheless, a case set for argument next month before the court merits more attention than the little it has…

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases
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Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the junior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, having served just three full terms. But her vote may be decisive as the justices consider whether and how hard to push back against President Trump’s efforts to reshape…

Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble
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Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump made one of the biggest gambles of his presidency Tuesday by initiating sweeping tariffs with no clear rationale on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, triggering a trade war that risks undermining the United States economy. His actions have upended diplomatic…

Here’s How Democrats Are Protesting Trump’s Speech to Congress
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Here’s How Democrats Are Protesting Trump’s Speech to Congress

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Some are bringing fired federal workers. Others plan to hand out stickers accusing Elon Musk of “stealing Social Security.” Several will boycott President Trump’s speech altogether. Congressional Democrats are planning to use Mr. Trump’s first address to a joint session on Capitol Hill…

Opinion | Vengeance Is His
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Opinion | Vengeance Is His

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Targeting U.S.A.I.D. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “two of the most liberal-leaning agencies, is likely telling,” Bonica wrote. “The hardest-hit agencies are precisely those that regulate industry, protect public health and expand access to education.” The cuts DOGE is calling for, Bonica…