Author: Robert Jones

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said Friday that the country’s top court will not yield to sanctions or foreign pressure over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, which is expected to take place later this year.De Moraes, who is overseeing the criminal case against Bolsonaro, did not mention the United States or Donald Trump in his remarks, but tensions between the U.S. and Brazil escalated this week.On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against De Moraes for alleged suppression of freedom of expression, and Trump signed an executive order imposing a 50%…

One of Donald Trump’s top trade advisers believes the president’s policies could earn him a nomination for the world’s most prestigious economics award.”A lot of people talk about Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Peter Navarro, the White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, told Fox Business on Thursday morning.”I’m thinking that, since he’s basically taught the world trade economics, he might be up for the Nobel in economics.”Why It MattersAs Navarro noted, Trump has already been tapped to receive nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, most recently by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Were Trump to receive…

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill — especially Medicaid cuts that will leave millions of Americans without health care coverage.Republican leaders in Washington, meanwhile, have encouraged their members to promote more popular aspects of the bill during smaller controlled appearances where GOP officials are less likely to face difficult questions or protests.The Democratic National Committee’s “Organizing Summer” will feature events in all 50 states, beginning with Alaska, Texas, Colorado and California over the coming week. The party’s message…

Facebook Tweet Email Link If news about inflation, trade, the Federal Reserve and jobs has you confused and you’re not sure what to make of the US economy, don’t worry: You’re in good company. But this week offered a ton of information that provided a more focused — if not exactly crystal clear — picture of what’s happening with America’s economy. We got reports on inflation, gross domestic product, jobs and consumer sentiment, a Fed rate decision and a flurry of trade announcements, all of which removed varying degrees of uncertainty about where the economy has been heading. If you’re…

Former President Barack Obama would defeat President Donald Trump by a double-digit margin if both were eligible to run for a third term, according to a new hypothetical poll.Why It MattersThe polling could offer a view of Americans’ attitudes toward Obama and Trump, both of whom remain hugely influential in their parties and national politics despite both being barred constitutionally from future presidential bids.The survey comes at a time of ongoing debate over presidential term limits and feature both figures as hypothetical contenders in a race precluded by the 22nd Amendment.These results also speak to the highly polarized nature of…

Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548 on September 20, 2013 in New York City.Laura Cavanaugh | Getty ImagesGhislaine Maxwell, the sex offender accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved from a low-security federal prison in Florida to a less restrictive federal lockup in Texas, her attorney confirmed to NBC News on Friday.Maxwell’s transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons minimum security camp in Bryan, Texas, came after two days of meetings she and her lawyer had last week in Tallahassee, Florida, with a top Justice Department official.Mawell’s lawyer did not explain why…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public.But when Trump signed the order Thursday night imposing new tariffs, the start date of the punishing import taxes was pushed back seven days so the tariff schedule could be updated. The change in tariffs on 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands was potentially welcome news to countries that had not yet reached a deal with the U.S. It also injected a new dose…

A Maryland pastor who has lived in the United States for more than two decades was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying his visa, prompting protests from his community and calls for his release.Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, was taken into custody on July 21 while driving to work in Easton, Maryland. ICE said he entered the country legally in 2001 on a six-month visa but never left.”It is a federal crime to overstay the authorized period of time granted under a visitor’s visa,” the agency said in a statement to Newsweek.Why It MattersPresident Donald Trump has…

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  Stocks across the globe were lower Friday after President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for levying tariffs on trading partners, threatening to upend decades of international cooperation. The Dow tumbled 530 points, or 1.2%. The broader S&P 500 fell 1.35% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.7%. The blue-chip Dow has dropped every day this week as Trump’s tariffs have come back into focus. The S&P 500 in on track for its fourth-straight day of losses after previously clinching six consecutive days of record highs. Trump late Thursday released his long-awaited plan for…

The MeidasTouch Podcast, which is often critical of President Donald Trump, has surpassed popular podcaster Joe Rogan on YouTube.Newsweek has contacted MeidasTouch and a representative for Rogan for comment via email.Why It MattersPodcast charts have long been dominated with conservative or pro-Trump voices—such as Rogan, Shawn Ryan and Ben Shapiro, who frequently appear in the top 10. Trump himself appeared on some of those podcasts during his 2024 bid for the presidency as he eschewed traditional media outlets.However, since Trump returned to office in January, The MeidasTouch Podcast has consistently topped charts, emerging as one of the country’s most-listened-to shows.…