Held last weekend, the Puerto Rican gubernatorial primary may have raised the bar for the most turbulent election in a year already marked by plenty of baffling balloting. It’s also a likely preview of what will happen across the rest of America in November. Some Puerto Rico voters stood in line for hours to cast their […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to indicate last week that he would lift tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. But his position may be murkier than it initially seemed. Here’s what happened. During an interview with NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Biden was asked whether he would “keep the tariffs” Trump imposed on Chinese-made goods. “No,” […]
When President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on imported aluminum in March 2018, it was (predictably) American aluminum-consuming companies that suffered the most. Companies like Whirlpool Corp., for example. The appliance manufacturer—which had previously been a cheerleader for Trump’s tariffs on imported washing machines—saw its sales and stock prices tumble in the months after […]
On Tuesday, March 10, voters in five states went to the polls to cast primary election ballots, making former Vice President Joe Biden the Democratic Party’s all-but-certain presidential nominee in the process. It was probably the last approximately “normal” election night America will have this year. That same day, the 1,000th positive test for COVID-19 […]
The Trump administration’s latest “economic nationalism” scheme involves having taxpayers underwrite a $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak, the long-struggling camera company, in the hopes of transforming it into a pharmaceutical manufacturer. If that sounds like a far-fetched idea, well, give some credit to the lobbyists who apparently made it happen. The Daily Beast’s Lachlan […]
When it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to wreck the state’s tax revenue, lawmakers in Utah got out their scissors. In June, the state legislature made more than $1 billion in emergency budget cuts, slashing spending across more than 100 line items in the state’s education and general funds. State Senate President […]
Kyle Schwarber crushes a baseball towards centerfield. The crowd oohs, and the cheers grow louder as a Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder watches the ball sail over his head. Fans in the bleachers stand to try to snag one of the season’s first home runs. At least, that’s how it looked and sounded if you watched Sunday’s […]
Despite what he suggested in a Thursday morning tweet, President Donald Trump does not have the authority to cancel or postpone the 2020 general election. And if the election doesn’t take place for some reason, Trump would have to leave office in January. Let’s back up. In case you haven’t seen it already, here’s the […]
The top executives of four major tech companies—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google—were hauled before Congress on Wednesday; each accused of being an online monopoly that may require government action. Math, as the $26 trillion national debt might suggest, is not exactly Congress’ strong suit. One thing Congress is quite good at, however, is putting on a show—and […]
