Carney hits the road, Trump hits resistance

“He takes every chance he can to be Flavor Flav to Mark Carney’s Chuck D,” Conservative MP Jamil Jivani told the Playbook Canada podcast. It was a broadside against Ontario Premier Doug Ford that captured the tensions within both the Conservative Party and NDP following this week’s tight budget vote. Those tensions come as Mark … Read more

Vance tries to thread the affordability needle

In a Thursday fireside chat, Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the economic crush some Americans are feeling — but blamed them on Democratic policies. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered an explanation for the slate of political quagmires Republicans are juggling, including persistent cost of living issues and even divisions within the Republican Party … Read more

A Vance ally rises at the Pentagon — with Trump’s blessing

Dan Driscoll’s visit to Ukraine this week underscored his new prominence in the administration. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s high-stakes visit to Ukraine this week to deliver the Trump’s administration’s latest peace plan has placed the service leader into the role of major international negotiator — a sharp contrast from his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, … Read more

‘I’d love to fire his ass’: Trump fumes at Powell as Fed splits over rates

The president is under fire from Democrats for what they say is his failure to bring down prices, and polls show voters lack confidence in his economic leadership. The Federal Reserve is poised to frustrate President Donald Trump. Again. Central bank policymakers are increasingly split over whether they should lower interest rates in December, with … Read more

Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’

“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” he wrote on Truth Social. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for six Democratic lawmakers to face arrest and trial after they made a video encouraging U.S. service members and members of the intelligence community to refrain from following orders if they broke the law. “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT … Read more

Senate Dems target JPMorgan’s handling of Epstein accounts

Sen. Ron Wyden is accusing the bank of failing to report suspicious activity involving Epstein’s accounts. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Thursday released a memorandum accusing JPMorgan Chase of underreporting suspicious activity involving Jeffrey Epstein and calling for the bank be further investigated over its relationship with the late convicted sex offender. The memo, prepared … Read more

Trump admin backs off idea to force SNAP users to reapply

Officials will rely on state standards that are already in place to ensure eligibility, despite USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ comments last week. The Trump administration’s promised overhaul of the nation’s largest food aid program will rely on existing policies rather than forcing people to reapply for benefits, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss … Read more