Wednesday morning, we learned that the U.S. economy contracted slightly in the first quarter of 2025. Real gross domestic product was down 0.3%, a minor contraction but a large step down from the prior quarter’s GDP growth
Wednesday morning, we learned that the U.S. economy contracted slightly in the first quarter of 2025. Real gross domestic product was down 0.3%, a minor contraction but a large step down from the prior quarter’s GDP growth
President Donald Trump’s plans to offer tariff relief to various industries being harmed by his haphazard and destructive trade war seems like overwhelming proof that this was a disastrous, ill-conceived idea from the beginning.The Trump administration has
Amid mounting scandals out of the Trump administration, House Republicans voted Tuesday in favor of a rule that creates hurdles for Democrats looking to investigate it.Departments across Trump’s government have been rocked by scandals over a variety
This is an adapted excerpt from the April 29 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.”For all the talk about what the media got wrong about the last election, and how it failed to communicate the stakes
Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a weekly roundup of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics. One fewer rule for Elon MuskReuters reported in December that the incoming Trump administration
Looking back on President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, NBC News has reported that his administration has faced more than 200 civil lawsuits to date — and that these lawsuits have been largely successful, with judges across
Larry David — co-creator of “Seinfeld” and creator/star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — penned a satirical column for The New York Times this month titled “My Dinner With Adolf,” which lampooned “Real Time” host Bill Maher’s public
As the Trump administration continues to fend off criticism of its haphazard mass deportation efforts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday pushed back on reports that three young children who are U.S. citizens had been removed
President Donald Trump has acted on his campaign threat to weaponize the college accreditation system against schools that don’t bend to his MAGA worldview, signing an executive order last week that targets the independent groups that set
Under President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the reach of the Food and Drug Administration is being scaled back by executive fiat. Reporting indicates that the FDA is suspending inspections