Other voices: Shaky inflation plan is to extort the Fed
President Donald Trump’s preferred monetary policy is simple. Is the economy sluggish? Cut interest rates. Is it heating up? Also cut interest rates. Now there’s a new addendum: If his handpicked Federal Reserve chair won’t play ball, hold the economy hostage. At least, that’s what Trump threatened on Friday on Truth Social. He wrote that if the Fed doesn’t “get smart” and lower rates, he will halt trade entirely with any country that maintains a trade deficit with the United States. That would include China, Mexico, Canada, Vietnam, South Korea and dozens of others — in ...
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Immigration politics on stage in NY
How far will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul go to keep immigrant criminals in this country? So far, she'll even pardon a man convicted of an aggravated felony, if that's what it takes to prevent the United States Supreme Court from setting a restrictionist precedent. Keisy Guerrero Mariano is a Dominican who spent two years in prison for committing a violent crime: second-degree assault. Mariano, known as "G.M." in court documents, is exactly the sort of lawbreaker Americans overwhelmingly want to see deported. But not Hochul -- she granted him clemency on Aug. 28. His case stood ...
Women are keeping politics honest
This is a generalization, I know. As Mark Twain is said to have said, "All generalizations are false, including this one." But there is growing evidence that women tend to be more protective of our American democracy than men. They are more willing to put their foot down when partisan schemers ...
Hawks name Bedard captain
CHICAGO — Connor Bedard has been the central figure for Chicago since he was selected by the Blackhawks with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft. A single capital "C" had been heading toward the front of his No. 98 jersey for a while. Bedard was named the 37th captain of the Blackhawks on Tuesday, capping an eventful offseason that included a new contract and another shoulder injury. At 21 years, 60 days, he is the second-youngest captain in the history of the Original Six franchise behind Jonathan Toews. "It's an incredible honor, something I don't take lightly," Bedard ...