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Feature / September 10, 2025 Trump and his cronies’ style reflects a platform where grievance is currency and performance is power. Illustration by Josh Gosfield. This article appears in the October 2025 issue, with the headline “From Blazers to Belligerence.” At the events surrounding Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981, guests were handed small jewelry boxes that opened with a satisfying snap. Inside, metal buttons rested on a plush blue-velvet cushion. Each bore the image of a bald eagle with its wings stretched wide before the Capitol dome, a banner streaming from its beak that read “Reagan–Bush.” The buttons were more…

Rising costs impact on the middle class – CBS News Watch CBS News Rising costs from groceries to housing are outpacing wages and leaving many households stretched thin. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger breaks down the impact on the middle class. Source link

Washington — President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, promoting his deployment of the National Guard and federalizing the police force in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.His motorcade made the short distance to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab on 15th Street in the northwestern quadrant of the city following weeks of the president boasting about mobilizing federal authorities and the military that he says have made Washington “a safe zone.” Cheers were heard as the president stepped from his limo – though there was…

For weeks President Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump’s repeated threats to send troops are a power grab while the President says it’s an effort to fight crime. Pritzker alleges that Trump wants to set a pattern of military intervention before the 2026 Congressional elections. Trump appears to lack the legal authority, at this point, to deploy troops to Chicago without Pritzker’s request. But the Department of Homeland Security made a different move on Monday, announcing “Operation Midway Blitz,” an operation to round up people without legal status. On Tuesday,…

9/9: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News What a major downward revision in U.S. jobs means for the economy; Reporter’s Notebook: The end of the Great Resignation? Source link

Politics / September 9, 2025 The MAGA movement can “walk back” outrageous statements, and the press hardly asks a follow-up. Ad Policy House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2025.(Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images) For all the justified focus on the second Trump administration’s authoritarian agenda, and the suite of debased governing protocols that go with it, the basic messaging apparatus behind it has received scant attention. As it happens, this past weekend supplied a pair of textbook illustrations showing how…

A federal Judge on Tuesday ruled that Lisa Cook can remain in her role on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors while her lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to fire her from her post plays out.”President Trump has not stated a legally permissible cause for Cook’s removal,” U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, wrote in her ruling, which is likely to be appealed.Mr. Trump said he is firing Cook over allegations she made false representations on mortgage agreements several years ago, resulting in more favorable loan terms. “President Trump’s stated cause refers only to…

9/9: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News What we know about Israel’s attack on Hamas in Qatar and Trump’s reaction; “Got Milk?” turns 30 and brings back the mustache Source link

Shipping containers at a Los Angeles rail yard on Sept. 2, 2025, the day that President Trump said he would seek a swift ruling from the Supreme Court on his tariffs. Frederic J. Brown/AFP hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will examine whether President Trump acted lawfully when he used emergency powers to apply sweeping tariffs to a broad range of countries, a centerpiece of his economic agenda. Earlier this year, a federal trade court and a federal appeals court found that some of Trump’s tariffs violated the law. The White…

The Polish military said late Tuesday it’s responding to “drone-type objects” that entered its airspace during a set of overnight attacks by Russia on Ukraine.In a statement on X, the country’s armed forces said an “operation is underway aimed at identifying and neutralizing the objects,” and it is “actively working to locate the downed objects.” The military encouraged people to stay home in the meantime.Hours earlier, Poland said its aircraft had been activated to ensure safety in the country’s airspace during Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory.The statements did not specify what country launched the drone-like objects. Ukraine and Russia have…