Why will Donald Trump not be at the Super Bowl?
President Donald Trump has confirmed he will not be present at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara this evening as the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 60. The 79-year-old cited the journey to California as his primary reason for staying away. "It's just too far ...
Ed Griffiths / GB News | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:48:39
Trump Shreds Olympic Skier Hess Over Comments About Repping the US
Feb 8 (Reuters)-U.S. President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S.... Read More The post Trump Shreds Olympic Skier Hess Over Comments About Repping the US appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Sheila Dang / The Foundry | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:29:02
Trump lashes out at American Olympian who expressed negative view of US politics
First-time Olympian Hunter Hess has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump just days after the freestyle skier spoke out against the administration's political priorities. Trump bashed Hess, who said he has "mixed emotions" representing the U.S. at the Italian Olympic Games due to the current political climate, in a ...
Natália Delgado / Politico | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:07:07
Epstein files: Republican lawmaker Massie calls for Trump Commerce chief Lutnick to resign
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said on a podcast that he had cut ties with the notorious sex offender since an initial 2005 encounter.
CNBC | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 19:36:00
Romania, Argentina leaders invited to Trump's Board of Peace meeting in US
The presidents of Argentina and Romania said on Sunday they have been invited to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump's controversial "Board of Peace" in Washington on February 19. Originally designed by Trump as a mechanism to oversee the Gaza truce and post-war reconstruction, the board's mandate ...
Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 19:29:27
Has Gen Z's Relationship With Religion Really Shifted? A New Chapter in Belief
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that on May 17, in conjunction with America's 250 birthday celebration, a prayer event will be held on the National... Read More The post Has Gen Z's Relationship With Religion Really Shifted? A New Chapter in Belief appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Katherine Matt / The Foundry | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 19:00:00
"Global Capital's Break With the US Is Long Overdue"
The writer, Sony Kapoor is one of those economists that there is anything wrong with that.He has parlayed his brand/branding into some sweet gigs, I'll post his World Economic Forum mini-bio after the jump. From Bloomberg, February 5:Trump's policies have accelerated an overdue shift, as US market advantages fade and ...
climateer / Climateer Investing | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:31:00
Lachlan Murdoch lieutenants close ranks on TikTok u-turn
While Donald Trump set off headlines about who was in talks to buy TikTok in the US, it turns out the Murdochs didn't think it was worth it.
John Buckley, Gemma Grant / Sydney Morning Herald | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:00:00
The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial
A mining disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the human cost of extraction. Intensified competition for resources isn't helping When Donald Trump boasted recently that he had stopped the conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - though fighting persists in the DRC, at appalling ...
Editorial / Guardian | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 17:30:36
$30 Billion Welfare Program Became 'Slush Fund' for States
Wall Street Journal: "When the Trump administration targeted billions of dollars in federal welfare funds recently over fraud concerns, it singled out five Democratic-run states." "An examination by The Wall Street Journal found that the main federal aid program the administration is seeking to block, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 17:19:11
Trump refuses to apologize for clip
Taipei Times | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 17:06:02
The Limits to Trump's Power in America and the World
Henry Farrell in Programmable Mutter: I did the Ezra Klein show last Friday, and it went up on the NYT website this morning. A whole lot has happened in the meantime. The way I think is through talking with other people, and a lot of thinking happened in the conversation. ...
Robin Varghese / 3 Quarks Daily | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:56:28
Trump's Dollar
Steffen Murau in Phenomenal World: One year into Donald Trump's second term, the global economic order is being given a facelift that wouldn't look out of place at his Mar-a-Lago beach club. The President has turned his famous penchant for tariffs-"the most beautiful word in the English language"-into an agenda ...
Robin Varghese / 3 Quarks Daily | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:49:53
Trump Rips U.S. Olympic Skier
President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this week, The Hill reports. Said Trump: "U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn't represent his Country ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:41:18
Fault line
Poor YVR. The nation's second-largest but most self-absorbed housing market tanked last month. You can't blame the auto sector. There isn't one. You can't fault a populist, pugilistic, Trump-baiting government since BC is run by snowflake socialists. Both Toronto and Vancouver have ridiculous vacancy taxes, foreign buyer levies and escalating ...
Garth Turner / Greater Fool | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:31:51
Donald Trump deports 35 'worst of the worst' Britons - more sent back to UK than to Afghanistan or Iraq
Donald Trump's administration is returning 35 British nationals to the United Kingdom as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement campaign. The deportees, all of whom resided illegally in the United States, have been identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) as among the most dangerous foreign criminals apprehended during the ...
George Bunn / GB News | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:07:30
Pollsters Don't Ask If Anti-ICE Activists Have 'Gone Too Far'
The unrest in Minneapolis has died down, and the Trump administration is pulling 700 immigration enforcement officers out of the area. But all of the... Read More The post Pollsters Don't Ask If Anti-ICE Activists Have 'Gone Too Far' appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Tim Graham / The Foundry | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 15:00:00
Trump hosts Honduras's new president Asfura at Mar-a-Lago in US
The US president praises his newly inaugurated 'friend' and hails strong US-Honduras security ties.
Al Jazeera | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:48:24
Trump's big bet on tax refunds might not pay off
While Trump and his top advisers have been banking on the increased refunds as a pocketbook proof point to voters, skeptics caution the money could be quickly swallowed up by stubbornly-high prices elsewhere.
Megan Messerly, Sam Sutton / Politico | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:27:30
Binance Gives Trump Family's Crypto Firm a Leg Up
Ties between the exchange and the president's company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao.
David Yaffe-Bellany / NY Times | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:05:41
'NOT ACCEPTABLE': Trump Admin 'Clamping Down' on Foreigners Taking American Jobs
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is seeking to prevent Americans losing their jobs to foreign workers. "Most people understand that you can't discriminate... Read More The post 'NOT ACCEPTABLE': Trump Admin 'Clamping Down' on Foreigners Taking American Jobs appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell / The Foundry | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:00:00
Power stays with Trump administration parents while their kids mint crypto fortunes
Seeking Alpha | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:59:55
Trump won't apologise despite backlash over video depicting Obamas as apes
Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes.
Al Jazeera | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:38:50
Elderly Lawmakers Won't Step Aside
"An aging political class in Washington is prompting fresh calls for forcing older officeholders to step aside in favor of younger faces," the Wall Street Journal reports. "Working well past retirement age is an area of rare bipartisan agreement in Washington. President Trump will turn 80 this year, and Joe ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:23:44
Trump removes 25% penal tariff: What happens if India stops buying Russian crude oil?
Indian refiners have not yet received any formal instructions to halt Russian crude imports, they have been informally advised to begin scaling back purchases. Experts believe that while Russian crude may drop in the coming months, the chances of it completely disappearing from India's crude basket appear slim.
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:06:02
Maduro's kidnapping, directed energy weapons, and 9/11 Judy Wood Hypothesis
Connecting the technical dots to shed new lights on the 9/11 false flag operation by Hua Bin (January 28 2026) Trump gave an interview a few days ago and boasted about the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Trump and General Dan Caine (Joint Chief Staff) described a "layered ...
Author / Bill Totten | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:00:33
Trump Wants to Run Economy Hot as Midterms Approach
"Amid signs that the U.S. economy may be poised to accelerate, Trump administration officials are predicting an economic boom that will lift Republican prospects in the November congressional elections," the Washington Post reports. "The administration aims to run the economy hot, counting on a rare trifecta to boost growth in ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:21:36
Trump Bets Tax Refunds Will Help GOP in Midterms
"President Donald Trump is betting that larger tax refunds this spring will help sate Americans' cravings for economic relief and boost GOP fortunes in November. The political payoff may be fleeting," Politico reports. "The White House believes the average refund could increase by $1,000 thanks to tax cuts in the ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:16:49
Donors to USA Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
"President Trump's allies are offering access to him and other perks to donors who give at least $1 million to a new group supporting flashy initiatives he is planning around the nation's 250th birthday," the New York Times reports. "The group, Freedom 250, is threatening to overshadow years of plans ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:11:39
Want to stop Trump bullying your country? Retaliate
Faced with economic coercion, Europe has trodden carefully. My experience tells me that's not enough In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He proudly announced his intention to impose sweeping tariffs on the US's closest allies ...
Edward Fishman / Guardian | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:00:30
Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself
Donald Trump's supporters really need to think bigger. A 15-foot-tall golden sculpture of the president-"Don Colossus" to friends-has recently been completed and will likely soon stand triumphantly, his fist in the air, atop a 7,000-pound pedestal that has already been installed at Trump's Miami golf club. By the standards of ...
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:00:00
The Political Reality of Rising Electricity Prices
Politics is often theatre and the art of the blame. With electricity prices increasing, the Democrats are ramping up to blame Donald Trump and Big Data for that affordability "crisis." A recent story in the Financial Times is typical of what's being claimed by illustrating the rise in residential electricity ...
Jonathan Lesser & Isaac Orr / Real Clear Politics | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 11:42:49
The curious California case of singing French grasshoppers
An odd turn-of-phrase from the governor at a press conference left linguists and a reporter scratching their heads.
Liam Dillon / Politico | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 11:39:51
The Corrupt Pardon at the Center of Trump's UAE Windfall
Changpeng Zhao's contributions to the rise of World Liberty Financial are key.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 11:30:25
Economists reject Kevin Warsh's claim that AI boom will enable rate cuts
FT-Booth Survey shows scepticism of productivity gains forecast by Trump's pick as next Fed chair
FT | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 11:00:00
Trump Mobile T1 not made in US; only 'limited' final assembly to happen domestically, says report
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 10:05:57
MAGA's Split Over Israel Extends to a Ship Attacked 58 Years Ago
The Israeli military killed 34 people on the U.S.S. Liberty in 1967. Whether it was an accident, as many historians believe, has become a litmus test within President Trump's movement.
Ken Bensinger / NY Times | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 10:00:54
Iran defies Trump and US pressure over uranium enrichment
Iran will never surrender the right to enrich uranium, even if war "is imposed on us", its foreign minister said on Sunday, defying pressure from Washington. "Iran has paid a very heavy price for its peaceful nuclear programme and for uranium enrichment," Abbas Araghchi told a forum in Tehran. "No ...
Agence France-Presse,Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 09:53:51
Get ready for a tax season run by a much smaller IRS
Trump promised Americans higher tax refunds this year, but staffing cuts at the IRS could lead to customer service delays.
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey / Business Insider | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 09:20:01