Economy
Trump Effect: Apple to Begin Mac Production at Texas Facility
Apple has announced plans to relocate a portion of its Mac Mini desktop computer manufacturing to the United States from Asia, marking another step in Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to bring high tech manufacturing back to American soil.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Picks Cheaper Migrant Labor Over American Workers
Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine defended his support for the importation of cheap labor on Sunday and criticized President Trump for ending protected status for Haitians.
Robo Army: Man Accidentally Takes Control of 6,700+ Robot Vacuums Worldwide While Hacking His Own
An AI strategist inadvertently gained control over thousands of internet-connected robot vacuums while attempting to hack his own device to work with a PlayStation controller. The inadvertent hack provided the man with access to detailed floor plans and even live camera feeds from the Chinese-built robots.
Exclusive—Alfredo Ortiz: Thanks to Republican Policy, the State of the Union Is Strong
When President Trump steps to the podium Tuesday night before Congress, he can say something that felt out of reach not long ago: The state of the union is strong and getting stronger.
Khanna: Importers May Have Reduced Prices to Factor in Tariffs, ‘Penalty Was Paid by the Consumers’
On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) discussed tariffs and said that “the importers may have reduced the price to factor in the tariff. So, those companies may not have actually been penalized. The penalty
DHS Reverses TSA PreCheck Pause amid Partial Government Shutdown, Cancels Airport Escorts for Congress
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reversed its plan to temporarily shut down TSA PreCheck while the agency remains without funding, with officials announcing that airport escorts for members of Congress will be suspended instead.
Brazil Cuts Mineral Deals with India and South Korea
Brazil and India finalized a deal on critical minerals and rare earths on Saturday, followed by an agreement between Brazil and South Korea on Monday to increase their cooperation on minerals, technology, cultural exchange, and trade.
Texas Companies Cut Migrant Hiring
Many Texas companies are reducing their reliance on migrant workers, according to a new survey by the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Eric Trump Reveals Trump Organization to Build Hotel in Australia, Will Be Country’s ‘Tallest Building’
Eric Trump announced that the Trump Organization would be building a hotel in Australia, explaining that it represented the company’s “first venture into Australia.”
Breitbart Business Digest: How the 1974 Trade Act Gives Trump Tariff Power
The Trump administration’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose temporary tariffs has drawn sharp criticism from a gaggle of anti-Trump economists and self-styled trade experts.
‘CODE RED:’ Inside the Left’s 2026 Strategy to Weaponize AI Job Loss Fears Before the Midterm Elections
Over the next nine months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, Americans should expect a torrent of messaging designed to heighten anxiety over real and perceived AI job losses, a plan left-leaning globalist billionaires hope will sour voters’ economic outlook and help Democrats return to power.
Trump Warns Trading Partners Not To ‘Play Games’ With Trade Deals After Supreme Court Ruling
President Donald Trump warned Monday that countries attempting to exploit the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling to escape trade agreements will face steeper tariffs than those they originally negotiated with his administration. “Any Country that wants to ‘play games’ with the
Walmart Offers Free AI Training to 1.6 Million Workers Instead of Cutting Jobs
Walmart has announced it will provide free AI training to its entire 1.6 million-person workforce in the United States and Canada, marking a stark contrast to Silicon Valley companies using AI adoption as justification for layoffs.
Federal Judge Upholds $243 Million Verdict Against Elon Musk’s Tesla in Fatal Autopilot Crash
A federal judge in Miami has rejected an attempt by Elon Musk’s Tesla to overturn a $243 million jury verdict stemming from a 2019 fatal crash involving the company’s Autopilot system.
Nolte: 4th Quarter AMC Theater Attendance Down Nearly Ten Percent
AMC, one of our largest movie theater chains, saw a drop of nearly 10 percent in fourth-quarter ticket sales.
U.S. Economic Growth Picks Up Pace In January
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index jumped back into faster-than-average growth territory in January.
ChatGPT Equal to People: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Compares Energy Used by AI to ‘Training’ Human Children
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to growing concerns about AI environmental impact by bizarrely comparing AI to humans growing through childhood. When pressed about energy consumption of his AI models, Altman responded, “It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”
China Urges U.S. to Scrap Tariffs After SCOTUS Ruling
China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday called for the United States to rescind all tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs.
Justice Department Sues OhioHealth for Anticompetitive Healthcare Contracts
The Justice Department Antitrust Division and Ohio attorney general on Friday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against OhioHealth, believing that the company’s anticompetitive contract restrictions forced Ohio patients to pay higher prices for health care.
EU Says U.S. Must Honor Trade Deal After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs.
What Is a Balance-of-Payments Deficit?
President Trump’s new tariffs were imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows temporary import restrictions when the United States faces “fundamental international payments problems.”
Trump Responds to Supreme Court by Invoking New Tariff Authority—And Cranking It to The Max
President Trump moved hours after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs to invoke a separate trade authority, imposing an import surcharge on most goods that takes effect February 24.
President Trump Raises Global Tariff Rate to 15 Percent
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is immediately raising the worldwide tariffs he imposed on Friday from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Report: Chicago Taxpayers Stuck with Rising Costs for Obama’s Presidential Center
Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago that is supposed to open this year is reportedly costing taxpayers more and more money.
College Student Sues OpenAI Claiming ChatGPT Caused a Psychological Break
A college student from Georgia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that interactions with ChatGPT convinced him he was an oracle and triggered a psychotic episode.
Susan Rice: Corporations That ‘Took a Knee to Trump’ Will Be ‘Held Accountable’ If Democrats Win
Former Clinton, Obama, and Biden administration official Susan Rice said this week that corporations, universities, law firms, media outlets, and other institutions that she believes aligned themselves with President Donald Trump out of “very narrow,” “very short-term” self-interest will be held accountable if Democrats regain power.
Paramount Celebrates as Warner Bros. Takeover Bid Clears U.S. Antitrust Waiting Period
Paramount Skydance is celebrating the fact that its takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery has survived its first regulatory hurdle.
Susan Rice Threatens Trump Supporters: ‘Revenge Is Best Served Cold’
President Joe Biden’s domestic policy chief is promising revenge against the voters, business executives, and appointees who support President Donald Trump’s 2024 election mandate.
GOP Sen. Kennedy: Refunding Tariff Money to Business Would Boost Economy
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) stated that if we did refund “300 billion dollars worth of tariff money to the business community in America, this economy’s going to roar,” and “We’ve got
FNC’s Turley: Sotomayor, Jackson Suddenly Became Textualists, Developed Opposition to Delegating Power to President
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Fox News Contributor and George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley said that “it is funny” that Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson took a textualist approach on the
GOP Rep. Roy: Congress Made ‘Mess’ of IEEPA and Needs to ‘Clean It Up’
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said that “The IEEPA language is incredibly vague and problematic,” and “Congress is the one who made the mess out of all of this” on tariff authority. He also
Trump Signs ‘Global’ Ten Percent Tariff ‘On All Countries’
President Donald Trump announced he had signed a Proclamation imposing a “global” ten percent tariff “on all Countries,” hours after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping, global tariffs created under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Vance Slams ‘Lawlessness’ of Supreme Court Tariffs Ruling
Vice President JD Vance criticized the Supreme Court for its “lawlessness” after it issued a 6-3 ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Stephen Moore: Across-the-Board Tariff Has Some Good, But Also Will Raise Prices on Stuff Like Coffee
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore said that there have been positives and negatives from tariffs and an across-the-board tariff like the one President Trump announced earlier will raise money and might help
Stephen Moore: SCOTUS Is Right, We Wouldn’t Want a Dem Implementing Emergency Tariffs on Climate
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore reacted to the Supreme Court decision on tariffs and said that “if Kamala Harris had won the presidency and she said that we’ve got a climate crisis
Trump Says Fate of Tariff Revenue Will Have to Be Litigated
President Donald Trump said Friday that it seems what becomes of the revenue generated by International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs will have to be “litigated” over the coming years.
Trump Imposes 10 Percent Global Tariff After Supreme Court Struck Down Emergency Powers Tariffs
President Donald Trump announced he is imposing a ten percent global tariff on top of tariffs already in place after the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
