Category: USA
Americans are down on the economy, but CEOs are full of optimism
Washington Post Two surveys this week show a stark and growing divergence between heads-of-businesses and the rest of the country when it comes to the economy: Consumers are jittery. Executives are hopeful. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/consumer-sentiment-ceo-economy/
Read MoreA Trump Siege at the C.D.C. and Atlanta’s ‘Global Health Capital’
New York Times The cluster of medical facilities in the city around Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carry prestige. They feel under attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/trump-cdc-atlanta.html
Read MoreTrump envoy for Russia and Ukraine calls Zelenskyy a ‘courageous leader’ after Trump lambasts foreign figure
Fox News Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “courageous leader” in a tweet after President Donald Trump assailed the foreign figure as “A Dictator without Elections” earlier this week. Kellogg met with Zelenskyy this week. “A long and intense day with…
Read More3 People Killed in Shooting Outside a Kentucky Driver’s License Office
New York Times Louisville police said they were still investigating and had not yet identified any suspects. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/kentucky-shooting-drivers-license-office.html
Read MoreWilliam R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102
New York Times The strong-willed director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, he failed to pass on warnings from engineers that the space shuttle launch was at risk. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/william-r-lucas-dead.html
Read MoreRubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin
New York Times As a senator, Marco Rubio prided himself on challenging tyrants. But as secretary of state, President Trump has tasked him with helping to potentially turn Russia from an enemy into an ally. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/rubio-russia-putin.html
Read MoreTrump, Maine’s governor clash at White House over executive order compliance: ‘We’ll see you in court’
Fox News President Donald Trump sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills over transgender women in sports, telling her at the White House that she must follow his executive order or “you’re not going to get federal funding,” to which she replied, “we’ll see you in court.” The blue state is one of several defying…
Read MoreI.R.S. Bars Musk Ally From Seeing Personal Information
New York Times A document setting the terms of work at the I.R.S. by Gavin Kliger, a software engineer on Elon Musk’s team, only allows him to see anonymized taxpayer information. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/irs-doge-gavin-kliger.html
Read MoreUkraine war ‘will end soon’ under Trump’s leadership, US national security advisor vows
Fox News President Donald Trump’s leadership will soon bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz vowed, assuring that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would sign the deal. “Under Trump, this war will end. And it will end soon,” Waltz said at the Conservative Political Action Conference near the…
Read MoreHouse GOP elections chair makes explosive prediction despite Dems’ heavier cashflow
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: The chairman of House Republicans’ campaign arm is dismissing potential “headwinds” against the GOP in its fight to keep control of the chamber for President Donald Trump’s entire second term. National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Richard Hudson, R-N.C., expressed confidence Republicans would keep the House in 2026 after the group’s Democratic…
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