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CNN’s Erin Burnett Has Theory About Trump & His Frenzied Posting on Social Media

After Donald Trump snapped at another female reporter on Tuesday (May 12), CNN’s Erin Burnett wondered whether the president’s “testy” behavior stems from his apparent lack of sleep. On Tuesday’s edition of Erin Burnett OutFront, the news anchor played a clip of Trump calling MS NOW’s

Appeals court freezes tariff ruling, businesses keep paying

(The Center Square) – Two small businesses that won a court ruling against President Donald Trump's tariffs must continue paying them for now, after a federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the decision while it considers the administration's appeal. It's the second time courts

US House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act

(The Center Square) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at stopping American taxpayer dollars from helping finance foreign shrimp operations that Gulf Coast lawmakers say have undercut domestic shrimpers for decades. The Save Our Shrimpers Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, would

Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie

The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year,

CBO says Pentagon's Golden Dome estimate off by $1 trillion

(The Center Square) – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost American taxpayers as much as $1.2 trillion over 20 years, far exceeding the Pentagon's public estimate of roughly $185 billion through 2035. The estimate,

Fitzpatrick, Houlahan, Kelly, Smucker back bipartisan immigration reform bill

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has signed on to an immigration reform proposal that is dividing House Republicans. U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District; Chrissy Houlahan, D-6th District; Mike Kelly, R-16th District; and Lloyd Smucker, R-11th District, have signed on as

Lawmakers grill Hegseth on Iran conflict, $1.5T budget request

(The Center Square) – As the U.S.-Iran conflict continues with no end in sight, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dodged questions from U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in congressional hearings Tuesday. Hegseth, General Dan Kaine, and Under Secretary of War Jules Hurst appeared before House