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Trump Visits ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrant Facility in Florida | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 20:25
It's known as Alligator Alcatraz, which is very appropriate because I looked outside and that's not a place I want to go hiking anytime soon. But very soon, this facility will house some of the most menacing migrants, some of the most vicious people on the planet. We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swamp land and the only way out is really deportation.I give the governor a lot of credit for using this piece of land. And in addition to that, it's on top of something that was already developed. It's an ...
Fed Chair Powell Weighs in on Potential July Rate Cut, Trump’s Criticism | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 18:37
- Ignore the tariffs for a second. Inflation is behaving pretty much exactly as we have expected and hope that it would. We haven't seen effects much yet from tariffs and we didn't expect to by now.We've always said that the timing, amount, and persistence of the inflation would be highly uncertain, and it's certainly improved that. So, we're watching, we expect to see, over the summer, some readings, higher readings, but we're prepared to learn that it can be higher or lower or later or sooner than we'd ex ...
Watch: Senate Narrowly Passes Trump’s Megabill After Vance Breaks Tie | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 18:16
Legislative Action - The bill, as amended, passed with the Vice President's tie-breaking vote of 50-50 [1] - Republicans are perceived to have passed significant tax breaks for billionaires [1] Political Commentary - The act is criticized as a betrayal, funded by cuts to healthcare for millions and food programs for children [2] - The bill is described negatively as not "big, beautiful" but a "big ugly betrayal" [2]
Trump, Musk Reignite Feud Over ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 14:58
What happened to Elon Mus. Who. What happened to Elon Mus.Nothing. No, he's upset he's that he's lo losing his EV mandate and he's accept Yeah, he's very upset about things, but you know, he could lose a lot more than that. I can tell you right now, hey, Elon Elon can lose a lot more than that.I haven't been with We might have to put Doge on Elon. You know, you know what Doge is. Do is the monster that have that might have to go back and eat Elon.Wouldn't that be terrible. He gets a lot of subsidies, Peter. ...
Trump Officially Lifts U.S. Sanctions on Syria | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 09:52
The order will remove sanctions on Syria while maintaining sanctions on the former president Assad, his associates, human rights abusers, drug traffickers, persons linked to chemical weapons activities, ISIS and their affiliates, and Iranian proxies. Um, and this is again an action that the president promised and shocked the world with in Saudi Arabia because he's committed to supporting a Syria that is stable, unified, and at peace with itself and its neighbors. I will be ordering the cessation of sanction ...
Harvard Violated Students’ Civil Rights, Trump Administration Says | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-06-30 20:58
Legal & Compliance - The administration formally accused Harvard of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act due to insufficient action against anti-semitism [1][3] - The Department of Health and Human Services concluded Harvard is in violation of Title VI, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin [3] - The administration has threatened to withhold federal funding from Harvard due to the violation of federal law [5] Social Impact & Campus Climate - A majority of Jewish students at Harvard reportedly experienced negative bias or discrimination [3] - 25% of Jewish students at Harvard felt physically unsafe [3] - Jewish and Israeli students were assaulted and spit on [3] - Students hid their kipas and concealed their Jewish identity due to fear of harassment and ostracization [4] - Anti-Semitic images, including a dollar sign inside a Star of David, were circulated within the Harvard community [4] - The Harvard campus was vandalized with anti-Semitic stickers, including one showing the Israeli flag with a swastika [4] - Demonstrations calling for genocide and murder denied Jewish and Israeli students access to campus spaces [5]
Senate Starts Marathon Session for Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-06-30 18:08
It's been a long debate. I know people are weary, but at the end of the day, we want to get this done so this country is safer and stronger and more prosperous. [Music] The Medicaid proposal in this bill bears no resemblance to that kind of discipline and due diligence.It has no insights into how these provider tax cuts are going to be absorbed without harming people on Medicare. We're going to make sure that we fulfill the promise and then we can feel I can feel good about a bill that I'm willing to vote f ...
Supreme Court Term Wrap-Up: Answering Questions on Presidential Power and More | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-06-30 18:05
The Supreme Court ended its term on June 27th and we saw a number of key decisions. Our readers had some questions. Here are a few of them.Paul asks, "I am not clear on what the ruling on injunctions means. Does this not allow a president to create laws, limit rights, and impose measures unilaterally, giving the president dictatorial powers?" So certainly the court is giving the president wider discretion to act and making it more difficult for judges to limit the president's actions. That said, the preside ...
Watch: Settlers Turn on Israeli Authorities in West Bank
WSJ News· 2025-06-30 16:23
Israeli settlers in the West Bank attack Israeli security forces as they increase their raids on Palestinians, often without consequences. ...
Canada Rescinds Digital-Services Tax to Salvage U.S. Trade Talks
WSJ News· 2025-06-30 11:59
is geopolitics. Canada's been a very difficult country to deal with uh over the years. Uh you know, we hear Canada, we have a great relationship with the people of Canada, but it's been very difficult.Is there anything Canada can do to change your mind about this situation. No. They put a tax on uh companies that were American companies that they should a very very severe tax and uh yeah I guess they could remove it.They will but it I don't really I mean it doesn't matter to me. We'll continue to conduct uh ...