Balancing the budget without touching health care would require 40% cuts to all other federal spending. There is no practical way to balance the budget while sparing health care subsidies.
Successfully affecting DOGE’s behavior from the outside requires understanding, at least somewhat, its goals and how it functions. This abridged history of its shifting mission doesn’t tell us where DOGE is headed, nor does it explain why it has behaved in the way it has to this point.
The president is no king, and he does not have the power to impose taxes in the form of tariffs whenever he feels like it.
Africa’s Rising Strategic Importance: U.S. Faces Pivotal Moment to Counter China, Secure Minerals & Expand Influence
President Trump’s NOAA cuts will significantly hamper the public’s understanding of the environment and weather forecasting, negatively affecting people in the United States and abroad.
All Rise for Trade Court
The Court of International Trade’s ruling on Donald Trump’s tariffs is the most consequential potential setback for the president’s trade agenda to date.
The United States and China narrowly avoided a trade war by agreeing to a ninety-day pause on steep tariffs. The truce is not a bona fide trade deal, but the stage is now set for serious negotiations on a potentially broader and longer-term agreement.
China’s trade surplus is rising. China’s reported current account surplus is rising even faster.
Trump should lead a combined effort to make Putin see that the longer the war goes on, the more Russia will suffer.
This could be the most volatile geopolitical moment in the Indo-Pacific since World War II. Extreme uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policies is prompting U.S. allies and partners alike to explore the possibility of relying less on the United States and pivoting more toward China.
The U.S. president’s pomp-filled trip comes amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
