Posts by Amelia Frost
Dockworkers Vote to Accept New Labor Contract
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts voted in favor of a new contract on Tuesday, ending labor turbulence at ports that handle a large share of U.S. trade with the rest of the world. The dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, said nearly 99 percent of its members had supported the contract, which raises…
Read MoreTesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow
Shares of Tesla had been on a tear since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election. Investors were betting that the carmaker would benefit from the more than $250 million that its chief executive, Elon Musk, spent to support the Trump campaign. But an 8 percent decline in Tesla’s stock on Tuesday all but wiped…
Read MoreApple Plans to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom
Days after Apple’s chief executive met with President Trump, the company said on Monday that it planned to spend $500 billion and hire 20,000 people in the United States over the next four years and open a factory in Texas to make the machines that power the company’s push into artificial intelligence. “We are bullish…
Read MoreWho Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?
In news about the Trump administration’s job-slashing effort, one class of federal workers comes up repeatedly: “probationary” employees. At the Internal Revenue Service, 6,700 people with that status are being let go. At the Department of Health and Human Services, reports indicated the total could be 5,200. The Pentagon announced last week that it would…
Read MoreWhite House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would start handpicking which media outlets were allowed to participate in the presidential press pool, the small, rotating group of reporters who relay the president’s day-to-day activities to the public. The change breaks decades of precedent. It allows the White House to assert more control over which…
Read MoreApple Claims Software Switching ‘Racist’ to ‘Trump’ Is a ‘Bug’
Apple blamed a “bug” on its software hearing “Trump” when users say “racist.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An Apple spokesperson claims a “bug” is causing its speech-to-text software to switch the word “racist” to “Trump.” The glitch was initially revealed in a TikTok video in which a user clearly said “racist” into the iPhone, then watched…
Read MoreDemocratic Lawmaker Calls GOP’s Budget Resolution a ‘Blueprint for Suffering’: ‘We Will Not Give Them One Single Vote’
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) gave an impassioned speech on the House floor, vowing the Republican-backed 2025 budget resolution would receive no votes from Democrats. Al Drago/Getty Images Lawmakers in the US House clashed over the GOP’s 2025 budget plan, with New Mexico’s Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury condemning the proposal as a “blueprint for suffering.” Stansbury…
Read MoreWhite House Refuses to ‘Reveal’ Name of the Administrator Running DOGE After Clarifying That Musk is Just ‘Overseeing’
White House Press Secretary said she would not reveal the name of DOGE’s administrator from the podium but ruled out Elon Musk as holding that position. Alex Wong; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The White House refused to disclose the name of the administrator in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a press briefing…
Read MoreMelania Trump Meme Coin Drops Below $1 in Value a Month After Launching: ‘Scammed By the First Family’
First Lady Melania Trump’s meme coin has dropped to less than $1 in value just one month after its launch. The first lady released her cryptocurrency token days after President Donald Trump launched $TRUMP, which surged in value, exceeding a $72 billion market valuation within three days. However, like $MELANIA, it rapidly lost value. Today,…
Read MoreAnother Elon Musk Business Signs Contract to Work With US Federal Agency, This Time to One Affected By Staffing Cuts
Elon Musk’s Starlink was awarded a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration. JIM WATSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Elon Musk’s telecommunications company, Starlink, signed a contract with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), days after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) laid off hundreds of agency employees. The FAA is working with Starlink, Musk’s satellite internet…
Read MoreTrump Announces Inquiry That Could Lead to Tariffs on Copper
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, to begin an investigation into whether foreign production of copper and imports of the material into the United States pose risks to America’s economic and national security. White House officials said that, depending on the results of the inquiry, new tariffs could…
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene States That Federal Employees ‘Do Not Deserve’ Their Paychecks in Defense of DOGE Cuts
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene stated in a house committee meeting that federal employees do not deserve their employment or compensation, leaving fellow representatives shocked. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform met on Tuesday to discuss recent developments occuring within the government, including the Trump administration’s decision to terminate thousands of federal employees…
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