Trump Is Gunning for War in Venezuela, Raising Fears of US-Backed Regime Change

The Trump administration is attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea with such frequency that it may blow up another between the publication of this article and your reading of it. The administration has so far failed to produce any hard evidence behind its allegations that the seven speedboats destroyed by U.S. airstrikes were carrying narcotics. As of October 21, reports indicate that 32 people have…
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22 States Are in Recession or Heading Toward One. The Shutdown Could Worsen It.

states accounting for roughly a third of the nation’s gross domestic product are currently in recession or on the verge of one as the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, with congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump refusing to support an extension of key healthcare subsidies that are set to lapse at the end of the year. A recent analysis by Moody’s Analytics…
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Offering No Evidence, Trump Calls Columbian President “Illegal Drug Dealer”

The United States carried out another deadly attack on a boat it claimed was being used by a left-wing Colombian revolutionary group to transport drugs in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump alleged without evidence that Columbia’s president “is an illegal drug dealer.” Hegseth said the strike, which took place on Friday…
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After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations

Zip ties. Helicopters. Crowded cells. Guns trained on bewildered workers. Foul water. Forced vaccinations. An unconscious detainee left on the floor by negligent guards. A pregnant woman in handcuffs. A detainee being called “Rocket Man” (Donald Trump’s nickname for Kim Jong Un) by sneering federal agents. A menstruating woman forced to attend to her period with only toilet paper.
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Critics Say Report Proves Trump Is Directing DOJ to Prosecute Political Enemies

Critics of President Donald Trump are warning that a new report from the Wall Street Journal has provided clear evidence that the president is waging a campaign of “selective and malicious” prosecutions of his political opponents. As the Journal reported on Wednesday night, Trump last month posted a message on his social media platform, Truth Social, calling for the prosecution of New York…
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Trump Admin Acted on 80 Percent of Industry’s Regulatory Requests in 8 Months

US manufacturers who late last year asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific regulatory requests acted on in just the first eight months of Trump taking office. The fast action across various agencies comes after 100 manufacturing industry groups sent a letter to then President-elect Donald Trump last December complaining of a…
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