Cameron Easley

By Cameron Easley   Top Stories Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan left the Republican Party to become an independent, describing the current state of the country’s politics as “trapped in a partisan death spiral.” President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Amash since the former House Freedom Caucus member called for his impeachment, said on […]

By Eli Yokley and Cameron Easley Week in Review The Trump administration U.S.-China talks on trade finished without a deal after President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to raise tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, and no additional discussions have been scheduled. Trump put the onus […]

By Cameron Easley   Top Stories The United States raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent after U.S.-China trade talks failed to produce a suitable agreement. Beijing has threatened to retaliate, and while negotiations are set to resume today, President Donald Trump has also threatened to impose […]

By Cameron Easley   Top Stories The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-16 along party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege to block lawmakers from seeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the […]

By Cameron Easley   Top Stories A review of President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts found that from 1985 to 1994, he reported a total of $1.17 billion in losses — more than nearly any other American taxpayer during the time period. The findings give a clear picture of the president’s decade-long financial […]