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May 9, 2025
West Point professor resigns over education shift under Trump
Thu 8 May 2025 13.45 EDT Last modified on Thu 8 May 2025 15.14 EDT A West Point philosophy professor has announced his resignation after 13 years on the faculty, citing the academy’s rapid shift away from its core educational principles under the Trump administration in an essay for the New York Times. Graham Parsons, a professor of philosophy at the US Military Academy at West Point, criticized the institution for “failing to provide an adequate education for the cadets” under the new adminis ...
Go to discussionTrump suggests cutting China tariff to still-high 80% ahead of U.S.-Beijing trade talks
Published Fri, May 9 2025 7:35 AM EDT Updated 6 Min Ago President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that an 80% tariff on Chinese goods "seems right" ahead of key trade talks this weekend. "80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B," Trump said in a Truth Social post. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is one of the U.S. officials set to speak with counterparts from China at a meeting in Switzerland. An 80% levy would be a sharp reduction from the 145% tar ...
Go to discussionDHS Secretary Flouts SCOTUS Order, Says 'No Scenario' Where Abrego Garcia Comes Back
May 8, 2025, 06:06 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday openly flouted a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., insisting during a Senate committee hearing that there is “no scenario” in which the Maryland man will be in the country again. In response, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called her remarks “incredibly chilling for the balance of powers in a democracy.” Noem was testifying before a Senate appropriations subc ...
Go to discussionAttorney General Pam Bondi Was Secretly Recorded in Attempted Gotcha Meeting Arranged by James O'Keefe
May 8th, 2025, 10:01 pm U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was secretly recorded discussing the FBI’s files on late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a sting conducted by conservative activist James O’Keefe. In a video published by O’Keefe on Thursday, Bondi could be seen telling an undercover journalist that the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.” Seemingly in an effort to beat O’Keefe’s story, Bondi made a similar statement at the White Ho ...
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