Donald Trump
President of the United States
Donald Trump
President of the United States
As of April 2025, Donald Trump is serving his second, non-consecutive term as the 47th president of the United States after defeating Joe Biden in the 2024 election. His administration has enacted sweeping changes, including major staff cuts across federal agencies under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, and rolled back diversity initiatives while pushing hardline immigration and citizenship policies—many of which have sparked legal challenges and nationwide protests. On the global stage, Trump has reignited trade tensions with China by imposing high tariffs, prompting retaliatory measures and market instability. He has also initiated nuclear talks with Iran and continues to promote his “America First” doctrine. Amid his controversial return to power, Trump remains a polarizing figure, with recent developments even including scrutiny of Wikipedia's neutrality and online censorship concerns raised by its co-founder Larry Sanger.
IRS Boss to Quit Amid Trump's Order to Share Private Tax Data of Undocumented Migrants
- Wednesday, 09 April 2025
The acting boss of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Melanie Krause, is expected to resign after the Trump administration ordered her department to hand over private tax data of up to seven million undocumented migrants to the Department of Homeland Security. The IRS had assured these individuals that they could file their taxes without fear of deportation. Krause has indicated she will participate in a deferred resignation program and step down from her post on April 28, reportedly due to disagreement with the administration's direction for the agency.
Shapiro Turns on Trump: Tesla CEO Right on Tariffs, He Says
- Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Ben Shapiro, a longtime supporter of President Trump, surprisingly turned on him and urged the president to listen to Elon Musk’s criticism of his tariff policy. Shapiro agreed with Musk, stating "Musk is right" about tariffs not being good business deals for Americans. He advised Trump to do exactly what Musk tells him to do regarding tariffs, following a feud between Musk and Peter Navarro, Trump's trade advisor.
Trump Assassination Suspect Tied to Ukraine in Shocked Plot to Take Down President
- Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Ryan Wesley Routh allegedly sought to purchase a rocket launcher from Ukraine before his arrest for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. According to a Justice Department filing, Routh corresponded with someone he believed was a Ukrainian with access to military weapons through an encrypted messaging app. He asked the associate to send him a rocket-propelled grenade or Stinger and stated that Trump is not good for Ukraine. Prosecutors claim this correspondence shows Routh's intent to assassinate Trump, citing discussions about shipping anti-aircraft weapons and a photo of Trump's campaign plane with the comment "Trump's plane, he gets on and off daily" followed by "I wish".
Economist's Shock: Trump Tariffs Built on Flawed Research
- Tuesday, 08 April 2025
A University of Chicago Economics Professor, Brent Neiman, was surprised to find that President Donald Trump used his research as a basis for imposing tariffs on 60 countries. Neiman had initially questioned how the administration calculated such large rates and discovered the answer when the Office of the US Trade Representative released its methodology, citing an academic paper he co-authored with four other economists. However, Neiman claimed that the calculation was "very wrong."
