THE FIRING LINE: A federal judge yesterday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of workers on probationary status who had been fired in the gutting of government departments by President Trump and Elon Musk. Judge William  Alsup in the Northern District …

POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced that the EPA is backing away from environmental protection to become an engine for economic growth. Lee Zeldin wrote in The Wall Street Journal that, “We are driving a dagger through …

ELECTRIC SHOCK: President Trump pulled another reverse yesterday, saying he was going to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent because Canada placed a tariff on electricity sold into the US … then backed off later in the …

THE TRUMP ECONOMY: Stocks took a steep and dramatic dive yesterday just one day after President Donald Trump refused to say whether his import tariffs and budget cutting policies will cause a recession.   The S&P 500 dropped 2.7 percent, the biggest fall …

ECON 101: President Trump in an interview on Fox News yesterday declined to rule out the possibility of steering the economy into recession as his tariffs and economic policies take hold.   Asked if he was expecting a recession Trump responded that …

INSIDE OUT: Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed over staff reductions in the Cabinet Room of the White House Thursday while President Trump sat by the NY Times reports.   It’s an indication of a growing power …

WHIPLASH: President Trump yesterday afternoon suspended new tariffs on most imports from Mexico and Canada until April 2nd, only two days after he had imposed levies of 25 percent on two of America’s closest trading partners. Trump said the tariffs were a punishment to …

THE SITUATION REPORT:  Stocks bounced back yesterday after President Trump announced a one-month reprieve for tariffs levied on cars imported from Canada and Mexico. Trump had not mentioned his tariffs or their influence on the markets in his thundering speech Tuesday …

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME: President Trump delivered a two-hour advertisement for himself last night before a joint session of Congress opening up with “America is back!”    Trump recapped his many opening moves and executive orders, from freezing foreign aid, to shrinking …

THE STATE OF AFFAIRS: President Trump imposed steep tariffs just after midnight on goods imported from China, Canada, and Mexico. China and Canada retaliated immediately.     Trump has triggered a trade war with the country’s biggest trading partners claiming it’s to pressure …