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WASHINGTON —  If Donald Trump becomes president again, one of his first moves will take money out of your pocket just as a tax hike would.Trump hasn’t outlined much of an economic program, but he has promised to impose a massive increase in tariffs on imports from almost all foreign countries — everything from bananas and baby formula to computer chips and machine parts.And that’s the equivalent of a tax hike, because the costs of tariffs are paid almost entirely by the buyers of imported goods, whether they are…

Not all members of the Republican National Committee are thrilled with the idea of the party paying for Donald Trump‘s legal defense. Henry Barbour, a RNC member from Mississippi, has sponsored two draft resolutions obtained and first reported by The Dispatch, both of which have only a longshot chance of passing. One resolution would bar the RNC from paying “the legal bills of any of our candidates for any federal or state office.” Another would require the party to “stay neutral throughout the Presidential…

The $400 kicks "gave me the power to say I’m good at basketball," Shane Gillis' character explains Saturday Night Live took aim at former President Donald Trump‘s decision to hawk gold sneakers for about $400 a pair with a reimagining of the 1992 flick White Men Can’t Jump called White Men Can Trump. Shane Gillis‘ character, rather than seeing his on-court skills legitimately improve by wearing the shoes, is able to master the ability to make people think he’s now dominant at the sport. As the…

Marcello Hernandez appeared as a frozen embryo to explain why he actually didn't feel like a person Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update went after former President Donald Trump‘s wild campaign rhetoric, as well as the Alabama Supreme Court ruling this week that frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are human beings. Co-anchor Colin Jost began by quipping that, after Trump won the South Carolina primary earlier in the night, he “is now undefeated everywhere except court.”…

Late last week, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump privately told his allies he backs a 16-week national abortion ban with some exceptions. Inside the Trump campaign, the news was immediately met with deep annoyance, anger, and a scramble for damage control, two people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Prior to the report, the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner had repeatedly stressed to advisers that he wants to avoid announcing specific abortion policy positions, at least during this…

In the final three days of his presidency, Donald Trump had something weighing heavily on his mind, causing him to reverse decisions rapidly as he sweared angrily in the White House. The source of the then-outgoing president’s anger had nothing to do with his failed attempts to subvert the 2020 election results, or the incoming president, Joe Biden. It was about Snoop Dogg, the man this magazine once dubbed, “America’s Most Lovable Pimp.” While the famous rapper and actor recently made headlines discussing…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light on Thursday for a merger between Donald Trump’s social media company and the special purpose acquisition company that will allow it to become a publicly traded company, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, Part 1 of Who Knows?The SEC declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 for the proposed business combination between Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp after…

A Manhattan judge ruled that the former president's New York fraud trail will kick off with jury selection on March 25 Donald Trump‘s first criminal trial is slated to begin in March 25. Trending A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected Trump’s bid to toss out District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s criminal case accusing the former president of fraudulently paying off a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Judge Juan Merchan followed up tossing the motion to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeKristen Stewart has revealed how she decided to publicly come out after seeing Donald Trump’s tweets about her break-up with Robert Pattinson.In February 2017, Stewart hosted Saturday Night Live and took the opportunity to shoot back at the then-President of the United States’s social media messages, as well as opening up about her sexuality.“Donald, if you didn’t like me then, you’re…

Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is rapidly approaching in New York — and both his attorneys and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office are girding themselves for the man who could be standing between Trump and the first-ever criminal conviction of an American president: Michael Cohen.  The hush money case, which revolves around Trump’s alleged payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, represents the culmination of a years-long saga of scandal, secrets, and betrayal between Trump and Cohen, his former…