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CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
U.S. Politics! Elon's out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. Harvard
Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is on Front Burner to break down a few of the big developing news stories coming out of the Trump administration in recent weeks. He talks to host Jayme Poisson about Elon Musk's exit from the White House, U.S. President Trump's war with Harvard, and where we are right now with the on again, off again tariffs as they get kicked around the courts. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: Subscribe to Front Burner on your favourite podcast app. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
The Biden cover-up: a 'near-treasonous' conspiracy
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Is it possible to stage a political cover-up over something that's obvious to everyone? Weirdly, it is, said Alex Shephard in The New Republic. If you don't believe it, just read "Original Sin", the new book by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson about how Joe Biden's family and colleagues conspired to hide his growing frailty and confusion during his time in the White House. It was a vain effort in some respects, as Biden's decline was evident to anyone who saw him walk or talk. Poll after poll showed that voters were all too aware of the issue. Yet the White House succeeded in suppressing talk about it, at least until Biden's disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump. It used "tactics that can only be described as Trumpian – denying any and all accusations", and attacking the credibility of any reporter or politician who raised legitimate questions about the president's fitness. We can't let sympathy with Biden over his recent cancer diagnosis stand in the way of a "reckoning" for this cover-up, said Megan McArdle in The Washington Post. Thanks to "Original Sin", we now know that "the most powerful nation in the world and its nuclear arsenal were left in the hands of a man who could not reliably recognise people he'd known for years, maintain his train of thought or speak in coherent sentences". By late 2023, Biden's staff were apparently pushing as much of his schedule as possible to midday, when he was at his sharpest. Even for small meetings, he often relied on a teleprompter. The hiding of Biden's decline represents a "near-treasonous dereliction of duty" by his staff. Democrats and the liberal press have a lot to answer for, too. Biden and his backers were lying to themselves as much as to others, said Carlos Lozada in The New York Times. They were in thrall to the "Biden mythology" of the scrappy leader beating the odds. Because of their misgivings about Kamala Harris, and their hatred of Trump, they felt justified in concealing the truth. But Democrats now need to resist the temptation to pin the whole election debacle on Biden. If he'd dropped out of the race earlier, it's not clear that any other nominee would have done better than Harris. For too long, the Democrats have acted as the anti-Trump party, offering no positive sense of what they believe in. History won't be kind to Biden, but Democrats should be mindful that "it's easier to find a scapegoat than an identity".
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
How Trump's war on Harvard exposes a big MAGA scam targeting US student aid
Trump's $3 billion Harvard threat hides deep GOP cuts to US education support President Donald Trump's escalating campaign against Harvard University took a new turn over the weekend as he threatened to revoke billions in federal education grants. In a fiery statement, Trump declared his intent to strip Harvard of $3 billion in funding and reallocate it to trade schools, claiming that foreign students are "taking places reserved for American kids. " But the president's rhetoric, critics argue, masks a deeper policy shift that could severely harm the very working-class students he claims to defend. The controversy centers around Trump's recent move to block Harvard from hosting international students, citing national security and antisemitism concerns. On May 26, 2025, Trump posted on Truth Social , "I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land. What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!" However, behind this populist language lies a budget proposal that could slash financial aid for hundreds of thousands of low-income US students. A misleading attack framed as support for American students Trump's public justification for targeting Harvard hinges on the claim that international students are crowding out domestic applicants. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo "They can't go there because you have 31 percent foreign," Trump told reporters, insisting that American students are being denied spots in top universities. But as The New Republic reported, Trump's assertion comes amid his support for a Republican-backed budget bill that would drastically reduce access to federal student aid. The budget, recently passed by House Republicans, proposes changes to Pell Grants that could eliminate eligibility for up to 700,000 students. A ccording to The New Republic, the bill would make it harder for full-time students to qualify, remove many part-time students entirely, and increase overall costs for those who still qualify. Jonathan Fansmith, senior vice president at the American Council on Education, told The New Republic that "millions of college students will wind up paying a lot more, and low-income students will be by far the hardest hit. " Billions cut from financial aid while tax breaks expand for the wealthy While Trump portrays his trade school initiative as a boost for American workers, the financial reality is starkly different. The same bill that expands Pell Grant access to certain vocational programs also introduces new eligibility restrictions. As detailed by The New Republic, analyses from American University and EdTrust indicate that these changes will make it harder for many vocational students to access those same grants. Moreover, the budget's overall impact heavily favors wealthier Americans. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the proposed cuts to education spending will free up hundreds of billions of dollars, primarily to finance another round of tax cuts for high-income earners. This redirection of funds, critics argue, exposes the administration's real priorities. A campaign of power, not policy Trump's crackdown on Harvard has less to do with genuine policy concerns and more with consolidating control over liberal institutions. The revocation of Harvard's ability to host international students followed an intrusive demand for information that appeared designed to be unmet—creating, as The New Republic put it, "a pretext for Trump to broaden his attack." After Harvard filed a lawsuit, a court temporarily blocked the revocation within hours. Ultimately, Trump's rhetoric paints a false zero-sum picture: that foreign students are to blame for the challenges faced by working-class Americans. As The New Republic notes, this narrative makes it easier to justify stripping resources from educational institutions and redistributing them upwards through tax policy. Far from empowering working families, the MAGA agenda appears to be undermining the very ladders of opportunity that education was meant to provide. Ready to empower your child for the AI era? Join our program now! Hurry, only a few seats left.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Democrats must think young men are idiots
The Democrats are desperately trying to win back young men. They have been haemorrhaging support among the group, 56 per cent of whom backed Donald Trump in 2024 according to one study. Party leaders have realised that there is no credible path back to power so long as they continue to alienate the male voters of the future. Judging by their efforts so far, they're going to be languishing in the wilderness for a while yet. Witness the ridicule attracted by one of their latest projects – a $20 million effort called 'speaking with American men: a strategic plan' (or SAM). It appears to centre, in part, on the genius idea that all will be solved if only Democrats bought more ad space in video games. To be fair to the project's originators, they have accepted that they must 'shift from a moralising tone'. But how easy will that be for the Left, given the sheer contempt they have displayed towards young men and some of the things many of them enjoy? Recall the climate of the past few years, as Democrats and their media allies bent over themselves to denounce masculinity itself as 'toxic'. Even relatively quotidian behaviours came under fire. Eating red meat was disparaged by The New Republic as one of 'conservatives' darker fantasies'. Getting fit, said The Guardian, was liable to turn you into a 'Right-wing jerk'. Young men's predilection for attractive women was sneered at by Newsweek, which labelled it an 'obsession'. It's a vicious cycle. The Left dismisses young men as problematic, pushing them to the Right. As they retreat to the manosphere and messaging that legitimises their masculinity instead of scoffing at it, Democrats demonise them as incel recluses who are dangerously interested in weight-lifting, protein-maxing, and heteronormative beauty standards. It's true that young men have their problems (though, from poor mental health to academic underperformance, Democrats rarely want to talk about them). But while the Left-wing media accuses them of having god complexes and delusional overconfidence because they enjoy steak and aspire to beat their bench-press records, they neglect to mention the destructive and self-indulgent new-age interests of many young women. Take the self-care craze, which has led many down an egotistical slippery slope to soft occultism and thinking that femininity is 'divine'. By attacking good eating habits and physical strength as fringe male pursuits, the Left shows that it wants young men as supporters only if they agree to be disempowered. This serves as more motivation for them to double down on conservatism, which doesn't ask them to repent for being who they are. Democrats love to scold, most of all young men. On the 2024 campaign trail, one particularly cringe-worthy Harris-supporting ad featured a cast of presumed actors implying that real men should back a woman for president. Former president Barack Obama, meanwhile, chastised black men who were voting for Trump or were reluctant to vote for Harris, suggesting that they were sexist. 'And you are thinking about sitting out?' Obama said. 'Part of it makes me think – and I'm speaking to men directly – part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you're coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.' Instead of hearing black men's fears for a Harris presidency and hopes for a Trump one – such as better economic and immigration policies – Obama reduced them to bigots. And then there was Tim Walz, Harris's running mate, who claimed in April that she tapped him to 'code talk to white guys'. He bragged that he spoke the secret language of men 'watching football, fixing their truck,' and that he 'put them at ease', describing himself as the 'permission structure' for rural white men to vote for Democrats. The implication was that men don't vote based on who has their family's interests at heart but on who aligns with their prejudices. To persuade them to vote for Harris in 2024, Walz insulted men's intelligence by cosplaying as Larry the Cable Guy in camo gear. Inspiring confidence in young men was never something that could be forced. The Democrats are still approaching them like a dissident group in need of reprogramming, rather than voters capable of rationality. More young men are questioning the sexual revolution and taking a stand against DEI. But instead of asking why they are disengaging from Left-wing politics, all the Democrats have are gimmicks. Whatever Democratic propaganda makes its way onto Call of Duty, it will suffer from an authenticity problem. Many young men attached themselves to Trump because they viewed him as the natural archetype of an alpha male. His bold, unapologetic demeanour was cathartic to a generation of men told by woke culture to atone for their privilege and take a backseat. A legacy of the Democratic Party is that it is responsible for this war on men. Until they make amends for that, young men's grievances will continue to find a home with the Republican Party. Expensive research and mind games will get Democrats nowhere. Caroline Downey is a staff writer at National Review and a senior fellow at the Independent Women's Forum Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Sen. Klobuchar, potential 2028 candidate, to accuse Trump of "unprecedented overreach" in speech tonight
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is set to give a speech on the rule of law and what she paints as President Trump's overreach on Wednesday night, as Democrats look to find effective messaging that will resonate with voters about the early days of the Republican's second term in the White House. Excerpts obtained by CBS News ahead of the event hosted by The New Republic show Klobuchar, a leading Senate Democrat who has not ruled out a 2028 presidential run, plans to make the case that "Donald Trump is trying to remake the executive office into one that is immune from outside accountability." "He's engaging in unprecedented overreach that disregards the rule of law and pretends as if the independent judiciary is a bug rather than a feature of our system," the Minnesota senator plans to say, according to the excerpts. Mr. Trump's first months since he returned to the White House have found the president and his allies leaning heavily on executive power. His administration has clashed with Democrats over its attempts at curtailing spending already approved by Congress and has tangled with multiple federal judges over immigration. Mr. Trump appeared to further underscore the tension between branches of government on Monday, when he posted on social media, "if we're not allowed to send the murderers and other criminals of every type, size, and shape, IMMEDIATELY out of our Country, we aren't going to have a Country anymore. Radical Left Judges and politicians don't care, but 90% of the people in the U.S.A. do. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will agree with this and, SAVE AMERICA!" Klobuchar, who is the leading Democrat on the Senate's agriculture committee and served as the Hennepin County Attorney in Minnesota before being elected to Washington, is also expected to try to put a real-world face on what she views as the impact of tariffs during Mr. Trump's second term. "Who's the roadkill with Trump's tariffs?" Klobuchar's excerpts show. "The small businesses. The small farmers. The consumers who are facing a $4,000 tariff tax." Mr. Trump recently took to social media and defended his tariff policy, writing that "the very STUPID Democrats are doing everything within their power to disparage what is happening. They are totally unhinged, and have lost all levels of Confidence. It is a financial REVOLUTION, and they are being Crushed." Minnesota's senior senator is viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, after a 2020 primary run that saw her finish a strong and surprising third in the New Hampshire primary only to face struggles expanding her base of support shortly afterward. Klobuchar has not indicated whether she will seek the presidency in 2028, but did not explicitly rule out running when asked by "Meet The Press" moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday. Since her 2020 campaign, Klobuchar's political power has risen in Washington while she's also maintained a major focus on antitrust issues, a topic that is also interwoven into her approach during her upcoming remarks on Wednesday. "We hear that phrase a lot these days – the rule of law. With our economy heading toward a cliff, you may ask – "Why is this important to me?" It's a legitimate question," Klobuchar is set to say Wednesday. "My answer? Everything we hold faith in across this country — including our economy — is glued together by law." Klobuchar's speech comes as intrigue continues to swirl about who truly is the leader of the Democratic party after the setbacks the left faced in the 2024 election. Democrats are looking to chart a path forward after last fall's election saw the party lose the White House and Senate and fail to retake the House. At the same time, there's clear tension within the base of the party about the best way to politically challenge Mr. Trump after his convincing win in November. Even though national Democrats struggled in 2024, the Minnesota senator is fresh off a strong political performance in her home state. Last year, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris won Minnesota by more than 4 points, in what amounted to a surprisingly close result in a state that has not voted for a Republican for president since Richard Nixon in 1972. Klobuchar in turn performed far better than the top of the Democratic ticket in Minnesota as she successfully ran for a fourth term, winning around 135,000 more votes than Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
