The White House Says Trump's Tariffs Have Raised $8 Trillion in Revenue. That's Not Even Close.
The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
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The Rationale for the Federal Circuit's 'Radical Left' Tariff Decision Is Fundamentally Conservative
Donald Trump's claim that the appeals court ruled against him for partisan or ideological reasons is hard to take seriously.
Trump Says America Would Be 'Destroyed' if Americans Don't Pay His Tariffs
The administration says the country faces complete destruction if it's forced to pay back money it hasn't yet received.
Trump Can Fire a Lot of People. What's Special About the Federal Reserve?
"The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity," the Supreme Court wrote in a ruling this year.
The Federal Circuit's Tariff Ruling Highlights the Audacity of Trump's Power Grab
Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.
Federal Circuit Rules Against Trump's Massive IEEPA Tariffs in Our Case Challenging Them
In a 7-4 ruling, the en banc court upheld trial court ruling against all the challenged tariffs. The scope of the injunction against them remains to be determined.
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Neither Cranks Nor Hacks Should Head HHS
RFK Jr. has had a crazy week. It will not be his last, alas.
Why Is Trump's Border Patrol Arresting Firefighters During a Wildfire?
Trump has promised to go after illegal immigrants "committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans." His record consistently says otherwise.
Gavin Newsom's Trolling of Donald Trump Is a Painful Reminder That Politics Can Always Get Dumber
Newsom hired a brass-knuckled social-media team to fight fire with fire, but the result is even more childish nonsense in politics.
The Real Threat to Fed Independence Isn't Trump. It's Congress' Debt Addiction.
The president's clear attempt to interfere in the Federal Reserve is not a one-off crisis.
Is RFK Jr. 'Weaponizing Public Health'?
The CDC needs drastic reform, but RFK Jr.'s firing of agency head Susan Monarez does not achieve that.
'Tariffs Will Simply Put Us All Out of Business': Trump's Trade War Is Crushing American Crafters
Tariffs are making it more expensive and inconvenient for Americans to explore their creative sides.
Will SCOTUS Let Trump Fire Lisa Cook From the Federal Reserve?
Or will the justices say that Trump fired her for illegal reasons?
America Educates the World's Best and Brightest—Then Shows Them the Door
As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?
When It Comes to Fighting Crime With the National Guard, Trump Says, He Can Do 'Anything I Want To Do'
The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.
Does It Matter That Donald Trump Is Confused by Magnets?
Is this another example of Trump's inability to understand why global trade is good for America, or does it suggest something even more serious?
Trump's Furniture Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Turn Your House Into a Home
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
Trump's Unconstitutional Plan to Penalize States that Allow Cashless Bail
His executive order directs the Justice Department to deny federal funds to jurisdictions that use cashless bail for suspects for many types of crimes. The plan is another assault on federalism and separation of powers.
Trump Promised Lower Electricity Bills. His Trade War Could Drive Them Higher.
The Trump administration recently expanded its list of tariffs to include grid transformers, parts of nuclear reactors, and parts for offshore oil drilling.
Forget MAGA, Trump Is Making America Canada
Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.
An Appeals Court Says the $464 Million Fine in Trump's Civil Fraud Case Violated the Eighth Amendment
The decision overturns a staggering "disgorgement" order that was based on dubious math.
Trump's Executive Order Prohibiting Flag Burning Is Unconstitutional
The president is the last person who should confuse protected speech with incitement to violence.
Trump Says He 'Paid Zero' for the Government's $11 Billion Stake in Intel. Here's the Downside.
This is corporate socialism in a MAGA hat.
Most Americans Oppose Trump's Plan To Ban Mail-In Voting
Most voters support submitting ballots by mail, and also voter ID.
$500 Million To Paint the Border Wall? 5 of Trump's Strangest, Most Expensive Vanity Projects
Donald Trump is no stranger to wasteful spending. But these examples are especially egregious.
Trump Is Embracing the Same Economic Populism That Destroyed Argentina
Perónism: the one import that Trump likes.
Megan McArdle: Trump's D.C. Takeover Is Just the Beginning
The Washington Post columnist joins the show to discuss crime in D.C. and Trump's deployment of federal troops.
No, Tariffs Can't Replace Income Taxes
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
Trump's Rebate Plan Will Push America Toward a Hyperprogressive Tax Code
The president’s $300 billion tariff rebate plan risks replaying Bush-era giveaways—but on a scale large enough to fuel inflation and deepen the deficit.
Trump's D.C. Goon Squads Are Un-American
The president ordering federal agents onto the street is not how routine policing should work, even in the nation's capital.
9 Years Ago, Marco Rubio Explained Why Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Is Unconstitutional
The 2016 brief defended the understanding of the 14th Amendment that the president wants to overturn.
Trump: The Erratic but Potentially Effective Peacemaker
Can a mercurial narcissist decenter America from global policing?
Trump's Plans for Intel Take a Page From Bernie Sanders' Playbook
Turning Intel into the chipmaking equivalent of Amtrak is unlikely to be good news for American taxpayers or the company itself.
Trump's Ineffective D.C. Crackdown: Nearly 2,000 Officers Made Fewer Than 400 Arrests in 10 Days
And a lot of those were for drug possession, gun possession, and other minor offenses.
Trump Critics Should Stop Treating Diplomacy Like a Gift to America's Enemies
His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.
D.C. Sues Pam Bondi and the Trump Administration for Replacing Police Commissioner
The latest escalation in the showdown between the Trump administration and D.C. elected officials
Intel Is Reportedly the Latest Company Trump Wants a Piece Of
Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company.
My New Bulwark Article on Trump's Unconstitutional Export Tax
The article explains why the policy is unconstitutional, but also why it is unlikely to be challenged in court in the near future.
Trump Says 'People Are Feeling Safer Already,' but Federal Troops Won't Fix D.C.'s Crime
Local government incompetence has crippled the city's criminal justice system.
Bitcoin in Retirement Accounts Could Be a Good Idea
Trump’s executive order directs the Labor Department to loosen rules on retirement accounts, potentially shifting trillions in savings toward higher-return, but riskier assets like bitcoin.
This Trump Tariff Could Increase America's Trade Deficit
Switzerland might respond to Trump’s double-digit “reciprocal” tariff by canceling its multibillion-dollar F-35 order.
Forget Obama: Trump's Pen and Phone Are Bigger Even Than FDR's
The president is on a record-shattering pace for executive actions.
Keep Government Funding—and Political Meddling—Far Away From Olympic Athletes
Plus: Congress might blow up the pro sports business model, and Las Vegas is struggling
What's Really Happening to D.C.?
Plus: ICE changes approach, Alan Dershowitz gets that pierogi hookup, and more...
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Bless Racial Profiling by Immigration Agents
The federal government has embraced unconstitutional tactics and now wants SCOTUS to do the same.
