Trump is taking a first step towards war with China

If, as appears more likely than not, Donald Trump returns to the White House come January 20 2025, China will become America’s unmatched foreign policy priority. But the happy days of Trump’s ... Read More

Commerce Secretary: US Reaches Deal With China’s ZTE

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has reached a deal ... that the Trump administration had struck an agreement with ZTE. The resolution of the ZTE case may clear the way for the U.S. to make progress ... Read More

Trump advisers are plotting to deliberately devalue the dollar if he’s re-elected, report says

Russia and China. Another former Trump administration official said it was long a pet idea of Mr Lighthizer’s, as well as one supported by Peter Navarro, the former Trump trade adviser who is ... Read More

Congress should take a closer look at China’s Temu

TikTok has dominated the headlines, but has Congress missed ... Here’s why: Temu is owned by PDD Holdings, a Communist Party-controlled company based in China. Virtually all its employees ... Read More

Donald Trump

A jury has been selected and opening arguments are set to begin in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan. Kate Christobek, a court reporter for The New York Times, breaks down what to watch. Read More

Who among us hasn’t paid for sex? Trump’s supporters ask wild questions outside historic first criminal trial

Donald Trump has not been accused of paying for sex, but several supporters protesting outside of his trial on Monday wanted to make it clear that they have. It seems the crowds that come out to ... Read More

Trump, the ‘Deep State’ and the New York Times

But maybe the newspaper’s problems go beyond young staffers ... to repeat all the mistakes they made covering the first Trump administration. Read More

Trump Spoke Recently With Saudi Leader

It is not clear what the former president discussed with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but news of their call came amid Biden administration ... Trump has also worked with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign ... Read More

Trump promises a ‘deal’ on abortion that will please everyone. It likely doesn’t exist.

Former President Donald Trump is vowing to solve the abortion dilemma that has dogged Republican candidates ... activists indicate that Trump’s tentative embrace of a national 15- or 16-week ... Read More

'Betrayed': Mike Pence says he's 'deeply disappointed' in Donald Trump over abortion stance

The Trump administration ... Pence, who has long supported an abortion ban after 15 weeks, said he was “deeply disappointed” with Trump’s statement. Prep for the polls: See who is running ... Read More

Trump’s trial starts: After failed delay tactics, Trump becomes 1st ex-POTUS to face criminal trial

MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist ... Read More

What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November?

Jury selection for the historic trial — the first of Trump’s four criminal cases to reach ... Legally, the former president — who has clinched the delegates he needs for the Republican ... Read More