Donald Trump made having high protective tariffs and strict immigration enforcement two of his key policies when he began his second term in the Presidency.
But now, Trump is backtracking on both tariffs and immigration, as he has come to realize that it is undermining his public opinion ratings.
So with the higher cost of living, known as “affordability”, affecting millions of Americans, suddenly, tariffs on tomatoes, beef, coffee, and bananas, and other products are coming down, with cutting of tariffs on these goods coming from foreign nations.
On immigration, while ICE raids are continuing in an abusive manner, suddenly, Trump is realizing that there are immigrants with particular skills and talents, who now he says are essential to be allowed to migrate to America and contribute to American economic growth.
Clearly, after ten months in office, and after Democrats won handily in the various races that took place two weeks ago, Donald Trump is “caving in”, as his public opinion ratings are in free fall, in the mid 30s!
SNL’ Skewers Trump’s Desperate Epstein Distraction Tactics
U.S. official says the ‘table is being set’ for possible military action against Venezuela.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5609888/aircraft-carrier-caribbean-venezuela-military-action
Federal officials confirm officers have begun Charlotte immigration enforcement.
https://www.wbtv.com/2025/11/15/federal-officials-confirm-officers-have-begun-charlotte-immigration-enforcement/
Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/operation-charlottes-web-dhs-immigration
Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Deportations
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/us/politics/dhs-agents-reassigned.html
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/15/food-stamps-snap-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-impact-00653447
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-buys-least-82-million-bonds-since-late-august-disclosures-show-2025-11-15/
Republicans clash over surprise phone records provision that could enrich senators.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5606597-republicans-phone-records-lawsuits-funding-bill/
Ugh.
New Nuclear Arms Race Pits U.S. Against Both Russia and China
https://www.wsj.com/world/new-nuclear-arms-race-pits-u-s-against-both-russia-and-china-5a96fde8?mod=hp_lead_pos3
Trump pulling out all the stops to welcome Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since Khashoggi killing.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/politics/saudi-crown-prince-trump-white-house
Hamas’s Popularity Rises in Gaza, Complicating Trump Plan to Disarm Militants
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-gaza-popularity-rises-03efb873?mod=hp_lead_pos9
Trump considers talks with Venezuela’s Maduro even as U.S. ramps up military pressure.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-announces-latest-strike-alleged-drug-boat-eastern-rcna244232
Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-midterms-republicans-affordability-election-losses-0e15f928cdbb01eee41eadfb477cb981
Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/16/jeffrey-epstein-vote-house-republicans-00652460
Trump wants NBC to fire Seth Myers.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fcc-boss-brendan-carr-boosts-donald-trumps-call-to-fire-seth-meyers/
Netanyahu applauds UN adoption of Trump’s Gaza plan and Hamas rejects it.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-trump-11-18-2025-b4cc39532d7f100299ff3aa23c2143f1
Trump revives policy penalizing immigrants for using safety net programs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/trump-revives-policy-penalizing-immigrants-for-using-safety-net-programs-00655378
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-border-patrol-retreat-in-failure-from-chicago
Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
https://thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-trump-ice-raids-churches-holiday/
Trump administration sues California over law banning masked federal agents.
https://apnews.com/article/federal-agents-ice-mask-lawsuit-immigration-97bd5027946c677badfc78ba2d85c71a
Federal Border Patrol to begin operation in Raleigh on Tuesday, mayor confirms.
https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2025/11/18/ice-border-patrol-north-carolina-triangle
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/health/measles-us-elimination-status-outbreaks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E8.urYe.LZZxBOjJfCBE&smid=url-share
The prospect of an embarrassing defeat convinced Trump to reverse course on Epstein files.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/politics/trump-epstein-files-reluctant-reversal
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’
https://people.com/donald-trump-snaps-quiet-piggy-at-female-reporter-who-asks-about-epstein-11851131
Trump is DISGUSTING.
Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/comey-justice-department-misconduct.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.n0Xb.a5xI8UzSlMgO&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
OUTRAGEOUS!
Trump prosecutor probing former top Obama administration officials.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/17/trump-obama-jason-quiones-miami-prosecutor/
New poll: Democrats lead the 2026 House generic ballot, and their edge widens when voters are reminded Republicans control Congress
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-lead-the-2026
Larry Summers says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ after new Jeffrey Epstein emails and will pause public engagements.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/politics/elizabeth-warren-larry-summers-harvard-epstein
Zohran Mamdani reaches out to the White House to set up a meeting with Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/zohran-mamdani-reaches-white-house-set-meeting-trump-rcna244514
WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/world-health-organisation-to-cut-jobs-due-to-us-withdrawing-funding
Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi.
https://apnews.com/article/media-trump-saudi-arabia-epstein-khashoggi-mbs-6cb0300433689c914250e475c4ae8483
Trump Excuses Murder and Blames the Victim
“Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, culpable for the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, enjoyed a warm welcome to Trump’s White House”
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-trump-excuses-murder-and
Trump is pure evil!
Saudi Arabia is in no hurry to join the Abraham accords.
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/11/18/saudi-arabia-is-in-no-hurry-to-join-the-abraham-accords
Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/politics/trump-covert-action-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U8.iINX.ZTKIlSYK_VfP&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Insane!
Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension.
“Trump told Republicans not to ‘waste’ their time on extending the enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, saying he’d only support ‘sending the money directly back to the people.’”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/obamacare-premium-subsidies-likely-expire-trump-opposes-extension-rcna244650
Many of US education agency’s powers reassigned to other federal departments.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/18/education-department-responsibilities-reassigned
That is illegal and unconstitutional.
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/texas-abbott-cair-terrorist-group-muslim.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E8.X4n9.xQSUu1YA65nL
Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine is 100% unacceptable.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/11/19/parsing-trumps-ukraine-peace-plan-00659624
Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/boasberg-contempt-of-court-alien-enemies-act-flights
This should have happened to Trump. Why the F*** didn’t it???
Jailhouse shock: Brazil coup monger Bolsonaro finally faces life behind bars
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/20/jair-bolsonaro-prison-former-president-brazil
Donald Trump Moves To Gut Endangered Species Protections. Again.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-threatened-species_n_691eeeb3e4b00ed8a94f2514?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
The September jobs report is finally coming out Thursday. Here’s what it is expected to show…
“The report is forecast to show a gain of 50,000 jobs in the public and private sectors, up from the initially reported 22,000 in August but still indicative of a soft labor market.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/the-september-jobs-report-is-finally-coming-out-thursday-what-it-may-show.html
Labor Department confirms cancellation of October jobs report.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/19/labor-department-bls-cancelled-october-jobs-report-00659574
Trump’s ‘affordability’ efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/20/trump-affordability-mess-republicans
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/19/social-security-disability-benefits-age/
House moves to repeal controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision that allows GOP senators to seek $500,000 payouts.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/arctic-frost-provision-senators-house-vote
Trump mulling executive order to block state AI laws.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5613952-trump-considers-blocking-state-ai-laws/
The president can’t block state laws.
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/politics/comey-vindictive-prosecution-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2U8.dJk1.YM04Gg-4hBIZ&smid=url-share
Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say.
https://apnews.com/article/fema-review-council-kristi-noem-trump-disasters-22274e65fad13b9e3005e302bcce9cbb
Trump Says He Will Meet With Mamdani Friday at the White House
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-says-he-will-meet-with-mamdani-friday-at-the-white-house-9bef2528
Trump’s DOJ is investigating Adam Schiff.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/politics/justice-department-adam-schiff-ed-martin-bill-pulte-christine-bish
CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/health/cdc-website-autism-vaccines
Here’s a real peace plan for Ukraine: 1) Putin immediately withdraws ALL Russian troops from Ukraine; 2) we give Ukraine everything it needs to defend itself going forward, including membership in NATO; 3) Russia pays massive reparations and its officials face war crimes charges.
WTF???
White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy.
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-was-unaware-us-ambassador-israel-met-with-convicted-spy-2025-11-20/
Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmgjx1jego
U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
“Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January”
https://www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-banks-shelve-20-billion-bailout-plan-for-argentina-add58f7e
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/fbi-signal-group-chat-immigration
Trump DOJ Defies Another Court Order in Abrego Garcia Case
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-doj-defies-another-court-order-in-abrego-garcia-case
Judge Rules That National Guard Deployment In DC Is Illegal, Concerned That 2,000 Troops May Become ‘Permanent’
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-national-guard-dc-illegal
Cassidy after CDC vaccine website change: ‘Life is lived forward’
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/20/congress/cassidy-after-cdc-vaccine-website-change-life-is-lived-forward-00664114
And looking forward, Cassidy needs to lose his seat!
INSANE!
Trump administration proposes opening waters off California and Florida to oil drilling.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/20/trump-administration-california-florida-oil-drilling-00648189
GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5616289-gop-obamacare-subsidies-cliff/
Federal Workers Ask Judge To Block Trump’s ‘Loyalty’ Question On Job Applications
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-loyalty-question-lawsuit_n_691f7faae4b0448495238ff5?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
LOL
Vance pleads for ‘patience’ on the economy in sharp departure from Trump’s rhetoric.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/politics/jd-vance-economy-patience-trump
Karoline Leavitt Defends Trump’s ‘Quiet, Piggy’ Insult By Suggesting We Should Be… Grateful
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/karoline-leavitt-quiet-piggy-defense_n_691f6a37e4b04484952377bc
How does Leavitt live with herself?
Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/21/mike-johnson-house-discharge-petitions-epstein
Poll: Voters support partisan gerrymandering to win the midterms
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/21/poll-redistricting-partisan-gerrymandering-midterms-00663612
Short on Cash, D.N.C. Took Out $15 Million Loan in October
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/dnc-loan-democrats.html
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/21/coast-guard-policy-hate-symbols-swastika/
Hahaha! What a joke!
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot ranks him as world history’s greatest human
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/20/elon-musk-grok/
LOL! Musk is the opposite of that. So much for Grok…
5 things to watch as Mamdani, Trump meet at the White House today
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5616009-5-things-to-watch-as-mamdani-trump-meet-at-the-white-house/
Their meeting is set for 3 this afternoon. Looking forward to it. Get your popcorn ready, everyone.