Thursday, March 26, 2026

Tag: international trade

Trump’s boat strike in international waters triggers legal firestorm and charges...

Administration claims an attack killed 11 members of Tren de Aragua in international waters, but offers little proof as legal experts, rights groups, and lawmakers cite violations of international and constitutional law.

China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets...

Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war

An historic opportunity to transform trade when we stop NAFTA II

We can stop NAFTA II and replace corporate trade with a new model that raises working conditions and protects the environment.

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Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns

Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

Raskin says DOJ memo suggests Trump retained classified documents tied to business interests

New disclosures raise questions about whether highly restricted national security materials were kept for private advantage.

No king but madness reigns

Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.