Trump demands Senate Republicans fire parliamentarian - POLITICO

The president’s broadside comes days after she rejected Republicans’ effort to fund the ballroom project through an immigration enforcement bill.

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire-senate-parliamentarian-00929797

Trump demands Republican-only immigration bill by June 1 - POLITICO

The partisan showdown over immigration funding has now spiraled into an intraparty battle inside the GOP, and both the House and Senate have adjourned for two weeks with lawmakers pointing fingers at each other. Democrats have dug in and refused to fund immigration enforcement agencies without constraints on how agents can operate...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/trump-demands-republican-only-dhs-bill-by-june-1-00854042

 

Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board

US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros Discovery…

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/22/trump-warns-netflix-of-consequences-unless-it-pulls-top-democrat-susan-rice-from-board

 

Opinion | Blame bird flu for the high price of eggs - The Washington Post

Egg prices are up, along with bacon, because of climate-influenced animal disease and a growing world population that demands more protein...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/eggs-prices-bird-flu/

Why gas prices are going up so quickly and how long it might last - The Washington Post

…After shutting down wells and laying off employees, De Haan said, oil companies have been slow to catch up to the rapid rise in gasoline demand. That caused prices to climb…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/09/gas-prices-going-up-russia-ukraine/

The second virus shockwave is hitting China’s factories already - BLOOMBERG

​Since last week, emails from foreign clients have been flooding into export manager Grace Gao's in-box, asking to delay orders already made, putting goods ready to be shipped on hold until further notice, or asking for payment grace periods of up to two months.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/the-second-virus-shockwave-is-hitting-china-s-factories-already

Trump Cap on U.S. Auto Fuel Economy May Raise Prices at the Pump - Bloomberg

The Trump administration’s proposal to ease U.S. fuel economy standards after 2020 may slow an expected decline in gasoline demand, resulting in higher prices at the pump....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-02/trump-cap-on-u-s-auto-fuel-economy-seen-supporting-pump-prices

How to explain in five minutes or less what happens when the rich get tax cuts

The corporate special interest group spin is that the rich will spend more if only we give them more in the form of tax cuts.

If people buy this story, then they think they’re doing the right thing by giving rich people tax cuts. That is, it doesn’t even matter if all of the benefits of the GOP tax bill are geared toward America’s wealthiest, because the wealthy will use this money to “create” more jobs as they say.

This is why it’s important to have a simple story about what really happens when the rich get tax cuts. Here’s how to explain in a way that makes it easy for people to understand in five minutes....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/10/1722078/-How-to-explain-in-five-minutes-or-less-what-happens-when-the-rich-get-tax-cuts