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President Donald Trump’s economy appears to be touching every aspect of U.S. life — even canceling entertainment venues in states that voted for him in 2024.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a Milwaukee festival will now have one less headline act at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater for 2026 as the reunited Pussycat Dolls become yet another band to cancel its North American tour amid U.S. economic concerns.“After taking an honest look at the North American run, we’ve

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday, where he was asked about some of his in-person encounters with trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. According to one Democratic lawmaker, Lutnick tried to change what he had previously said, "spinning himself in circles." Speaking to CNN after the hearing, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) explained that he tried to clarify Lutnick's personal encounters with Epstein, given that Lutnick had been caught in several lies. First, Lutnick said he'd never met with Epstein in person. He then changed the story to say he got a tour

One of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken supporters, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, is trying to get out of owing $5 million to an engineer who proved him wrong about his 2020 election conspiracy theories.Robert “Bob” Zeidman, an engineer who in a 2021 contest successfully proved Lindell relied on junk science to claim China meddled in the 2020 election to steal it from Trump, filed a motion for a rehearing “by the or

Let’s start our Wednesday by enjoying this delicious nut graph from NPR on their recent polling which reflects Trump and his GOP’s epic failures, and what that might mean for November’s key midterms: More than 80% of Americans say pain at the pump is straining their household budgets and a striking majority blames the president, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. The poll found that President Trump faces his lowest popularity ever and is experiencing major declines with key demographics since being sworn in for his second term. Most Americans said the economy i

Veteran diplomats and Democratic lawmakers are raising the alarm about a private conservative group they accuse of spreading “Trumpian ideas” throughout the State Department. According to reporting by the New York Times, the Ben Franklin Fellowship has been criticized for its invitation-only mission to “identify and recruit diplomats based on ideology.”While the group claims to be nonpartisan, its founders and members explicitly “aim to promote conservative policy ideas and combat pro-diversity policies.”

On Cinco de Mayo 2026, President Donald Trump visited Indiana in the hope of ousting eight GOP state lawmakers who opposed his redistricting efforts in that red state. Politico described the visit as part of a "revenge tour" that also includes supporting Republican challengers to two of federal lawmakers Trump is angry with: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana).Trump was happy with the outcomes of the GOP primaries for Indiana State Legislature seats that Tuesday night, May 5: At least five of the eight seats

Skepticism has been rampant about President Donald Trump's claim that neither he nor his family will profit from an airport set to be renamed after him. This week, a new report has emerged revealing the sketchy loophole he is set to use to cash in on the change, despite his insistence to the contrary.As MS NOW producer Steve Benen noted on Wednesday, Trump had previously wanted to rename Dulles International Airport after himself, as part of his wider crusade

U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are pushing for a major increase in laser weapons for the military. Hegseth is calling for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to "create a strong and consistent demand signal for the production of greater quantities of these weapons, on the order of tens to hundreds of units."But according to journalist Jared Keller, their goal is facing some big hurdles.In an article publi

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, is boasting that rising consumer spending — including on gasoline — proves the economy is thriving, even as Americans put those costs on their credit cards.“And so the consumer is really, really firing on all cylinders, just like the corporate sector you’re seeing in the earnings reports, and they’re doing that because they have so much more money in their pockets,” Hassett told Fox Business. Bragging that “credit card spending is through the roof,” Hassett said, “They’re spending more on gasoline, but they’re spending more on everything else, too.” The data shows a different story.Polls

The editor of the Wall Street Journal is sounding the alarm about a new trend with powerful people suing news outlets before anything is even published about them. The Journal was recently sued by President Donald Trump after it reported that he'd contributed a comment and drawing to the infamous "birthday book" made for trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Trump's lewd drawing of a nude woman outlined the text of a conversation between him and Epstein about the special "secrets" they share. Trump denied the drawing, and it was ultimately revealed publicly. Last month, a federal judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the Journal, its parent company and owner Rupert Murd