A surprising team-up is brewing between US Senator Bernie Sanders and President-elect Donald Trump on a long-standing issue that kept millions of Americans in debt for years while hampering their ability to save and grow money. During his campaign, Trump suggested temporarily imposing a 10% limit on credit card interest rates to allow people to … Read more
Donald Trump has unveiled William Joseph McGinley as the first official hire for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory body designed to overhaul federal spending and regulations. McGinley will serve as counsel for the initiative, which is being spearheaded by high-profile figures including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Although … Read more
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders has praised Elon Musk’s recent calls to reduce the Pentagon’s massive budget, aligning with the goals of the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The initiative, spearheaded by Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to scrutinise government spending, hold agencies accountable, and optimise operations. Sanders Takes Aim at Pentagon Overspending … Read more
A smug inability to acknowledge the plight of working class voters led the Democratic Party to political disaster on Election Day, according to a pair of New England senators who say it’s time for America’s left wing to come up with a better plan. Vermont’s independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that the party’s … Read more
As if voters didn’t have enough on their plates ahead of next week’s Presidential Election, it’s apparently already time to start thinking about the midterms which will follow. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, the Bay State’s elder but junior senator, on Sunday announced he will seek a third term in office in 2026, proclaiming that at … Read more
Bernie Sanders, the curmudgeonly American politician, is always on a crusade. The Vermont senator’s latest campaign is to warn us all about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). This is now the generally accepted term for mass-produced foods. They typically include ingredients with long chemical names, sometimes with a number enclosed in brackets. These ingredients – preservatives, emulsifiers, … Read more
Conservative comedian Alex Strenger was escorted away after he asked Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi which stock to buy as she signed copies of her new book, “The Art of Power,” at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on September 8. Strenger posed as a Democrat, wearing a face mask and a Bernie Sanders baseball cap, … Read more
Nach dem nächsten Messerangriff hat sich für die Ampelkoalition der perfekte Sturm zusammengebraut. Welche Antworten und Maßnahmen die Politik abseits des Populismus jetzt finden kann, analysiert Gordon Repinski in dieser Episode. Mit Europa-Experte Hans von der Burchard geht es um den immer wahrscheinlicher werdenden Handelskrieg zwischen der EU und China. Außerdem: Nach dem Parteitag der … Read more
A few comments from Donald Trump‘s rambling and tech-issue-plagued Elon Musk interview on X caught the attention of Senator Bernie Sanders, who wrote on social media a few days later, “Donald Trump believes climate change is a ‘hoax’ created by China,” referring to something Trump said in the chat. Sanders went on to add in … Read more
Last week, Bernie Sanders took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his concerns about the growing economic disparity in the United States. “At a time when the billionaire class is becoming much richer, while 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and millions work for starvation wages, which candidates are prepared to fight for … Read more
