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Tariffmageddon has not come for American kids. Although critics of the Trump administration have claimed that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push up the price of toys and other things precious to American children, prices are down for many of the core goods important to kids. Overall inflation has come in lower than expected for three months, defying predictions that tariffs would push prices higher. Even better, prices for many goods consumed by kids having fun are down compared with a year ago. Here’s a list of price declines compared with a year earlier, according to April data released by…

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is terminating a quasi-amnesty program for tens of thousands of migrants from Afghanistan brought to the United States by former President Joe Biden’s administration. On Monday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would be terminated for Afghanistan. In 2022, after Biden had imported nearly 100,000 Afghans to the United States in the largest resettlement operation out of one country in American history, his administration offered TPS to about 75,000 Afghans, ensuring they could remain in the U.S. and secure work permits. Today, Noem said TPS for Afghans will…

The first group of white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday after President Donald Trump offered them a safe haven from what he described as “genocide.”The government in Pretoria has firmly denied Trump’s claims that it is discriminating against the country’s white minority or condoning attacks on farmers of European descent.Pretoria has drawn international attention since passing a law in January permitting the expropriation of land without compensation – most of which is currently owned by white farmersState Department officials welcomed 59 individuals – including small children – at an airport hangar outside Washington, DC. “I want…

President Trump at US-Saudi Investment Forum President Trump arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as part of his four-day trip to the Middle East to discuss investments and military cooperation. The Saudis rolled out a lavish purple carpet for Trump as he arrived in Air Force One. Epic pic.twitter.com/5qzq4cHFdx — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) May 13, 2025 The Trump White House on Tuesday announced “Saudi Arabia’s $600-billion commitment to invest in the United States, building economic ties that will endure for generations to come. The first deals under the announcement strengthen our energy security, defense industry, technology leadership, and access…

Topline Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, took the witness stand Tuesday morning in what could be a days-long testimony crucial to the government’s case against the rap mogul, in which Ventura testified Combs would frequently subject her to physical abuse and coerced her to participate in “freak-off” sex parties (Combs has pleaded not guilty to all five federal charges). Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty to five federal charges. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty … More Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs)Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs Key Facts Ventura, whom Combs dated off-and-on between 2007 and 2018, began testimony in…

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – APRIL 12: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and … MoreGetty Images Huge Threat To Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility In GOP Tax Bill Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the federal program that forgives student loan debt for public servants after 10 years of qualifying payments, is facing a new and unexpected threat. Tucked inside the House GOP’s newly release 2025 tax bill is a controversial provision that would empower the U.S. Treasury Secretary to unilaterally strip specific nonprofits of their tax-exempt status by designating them as “terrorist supporting organizations.” If enacted, this move could instantly…

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant eavesdropped on private conversations and shared them with third-party businesses for targeted advertising. You can file a claim in the settlement regardless of if you’ve already been identified as a claimant. CBS News reports that tech giant Apple has reached a $95 million settlement in a 2021 lawsuit that accused the company’s Siri voice assistant of listening to private or confidential conversations without user consent. The settlement, which was agreed upon earlier this year, is now open for consumers to file claims and potentially…

Iranian state media celebrated the conclusion of a fourth round of “indirect” talks with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Monday, citing Iranian officials who called the discussions “more serious and candid” without giving specific policy updates. President Trump announced in March that he had sent a letter proposing to Tehran’s “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the two countries engage in dialogue, particularly regarding Iran’s illicit nuclear enrichment program. In February Khamenei had called any dialogue with America “unintelligent and dishonorable,” only for Iran to confirm that it would, in fact, engage in talks with the United States in…

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released an amnesty plan for illegal aliens living in the United States, which also includes record increases to legal immigration levels — a move that would bring a historic number of migrants to American communities. Gallego, pitching himself as a moderate from a border state, released the plan which trades record levels of immigration for more border wall construction, prioritizing criminal illegal aliens for deportation, and a promise to impose E-Verify, the program that has employers screen potential employees to ensure they are legally allowed to work in the U.S. Among the most consequential proposals of…

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told Bill Maher that he did his infamous stand-up bit at President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last October because he wanted to get him elected. “Did you do it because you’re a supporter of Trump? Or just because you it’s an opportunity in a paycheck?” Maher asked, to which Hinchcliffe replied, “It wasn’t a paycheck. I did it literally to get some — hopefully, if only 10,000, 100,000, maybe 200,000 — actual people to vote for him.” “Oh, so you did want people to vote for Trump?” Maher asked during Sunday’s episode of the Club Random…