While the debate around higher education since Inauguration Day has revolved around endowment taxes, research funding, and the Trump administration’s stance on elite universities, the “Big Beautiful Bill” and upcoming federal budget make changes to Pell Grants, the rules covering student loans, and other support programs that could impact lower- and middle-income students and colleges … Read more
Donald Trump spoke at a Saudi-U.S. business investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, during the first official foreign trip of his second term. Getty Images Last December, Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son and the executive vice president of his Trump Organization, traveled to Saudi Arabia to announce the launch of a new Trump-branded … Read more
President Trump was more than 7,400 miles from Palm Beach, Fla., but he looked right at home. With its giant crystal chandeliers, polished marble, plush carpets and prominently displayed portraits of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Royal Court had the feel of a Mar-a-Lago East. On Tuesday, the first day of the president’s four-day … Read more
The Palm Beach real estate season was busy in the months after Trump’s election but the market lately has seen more volatility. See Video of Garden Club of Palm Beach Flower Show 2025 Hundreds visit ‘Flight of Fancy’ show at the Society of the Four Arts If there were one word to describe the Palm … Read more
Budge Huskey | Special to the Herald-Tribune When we hear the word tariff, many think of global trade disputes, cargo ships crossing oceans, or policy debates in distant capitals. But while the mechanics of tariffs may seem remote, their effects hit close to home, especially when it comes to the cost of building or improving … Read more
Trump nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017, then quickly turned on him. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Angered about interest rates, President Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Thursday, saying the central banker’s “termination cannot come fast enough!” Most presidents try to maintain distance from the Fed, whose leaders pride … Read more
Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that Palestinians would not have a right to return to Gaza under his new plan.Ben Curtis/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Donald Trump is doubling down—in strikingly transactional and inhumane terms—on … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025 (Photo by Greg … [+] Nash-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images “Where in the world is Melania Trump” was a question some asked during the 2024 presidential campaign as the then-former First Lady was largely absent from public view. When she showed up for … Read more