# trump tariffs (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover trump tariffs. Page: Feed: --- ## [Billionaires Like Bezos Demanding Social Security And Medicare Cuts Are Not 'Moderate'](https://www.nationalmemo.com/social-security-cuts-2677786483) _2026-08-27 · Dean Baker · National Memo_ An extreme position does not become less extreme just because someone can put forward one that’s even more extreme. Massacring 100 children doesn’t become a moderate position just because someone is advocating killing 200 children. This is how we should view the line being pushed by “moderate” voices that we have to deal with the $40 trillion debt with both spending cuts and tax hikes. The reality… ## [Financial Planning and College: The Conversation](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/financial-planning-and-college-the-conversation/) _2026-08-27 · Mark Ashton · Home - LexBlog_ Both Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments are making a play for you to bring your teenage kid in to open a kiddie investment account. There’s even a cute commercial where the kid hands over a stack of cash to the broker, earned from neighborhood jobs. Cute. But I call “buncombe.” Teenagers are consumption machines. They... ## [Immigration Insights Episode 31 | Evolving TPS Policy: Staying Compliant in a Changing Landscape](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/immigration-insights-episode-31-evolving-tps-policy-staying-compliant-in-a-changing-landscape-2/) _2026-08-27 · Kate Kalmykov and Cole F. Heyer • Greenberg Traurig, LLP · Home - LexBlog_ In this episode of Greenberg Traurig's Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Cole Heyer discuss recent developments affecting Temporary Protected Status and the resulting considerations for employers and foreign nationals. ## [FCC Issues Notice to Stop Transmitting Illegal Vishing Calls](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/fcc-issues-notice-to-stop-transmitting-illegal-vishing-calls/) _2026-08-27 · Linn Foster Freedman • Robinson & Cole LLP · Home - LexBlog_ The Enforcement Bureau of the FCC recently issued a Notification of Suspected Illegal Traffic to RGTN USA Inc. (RGTN) for “transmitting apparently illegal calls originating from abroad, including spoofed calls, fraudulent robocalls, and calls conveying false emergencies.” Vishing attacks have increased over the past year and have been surprisingly successful. (To learn more about the... ## [A Price You Auto Believe: The FTC and Connecticut’s Nissan Settlement](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/a-price-you-auto-believe-the-ftc-and-connecticuts-nissan-settlement/) _2026-08-27 · Roma Patel • Robinson & Cole LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of Connecticut announced a proposed $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan and several of its officers. The settlement reminds any organization that advertises to consumers: the price customers see should be the price they can expect to pay. The case involves alleged... ## [CIBC Expands Adjusted Earnings in Q3 2026 as Capital Markets Profit Surges](https://thedeepdive.ca/cibc-expands-adjusted-earnings-in-q3-2026-as-capital-markets-profit-surges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cibc-expands-adjusted-earnings-in-q3-2026-as-capital-markets-profit-surges) _2026-08-27 · ER Velasco · the deep dive_ CIBC (TSX: CM) posted Q3 2026 financials, with net income of $2.41 billion, up from $2.10 billion a year earlier, as a charge tied to its pending Caribbean exit offset stronger underlying results. On an adjusted basis, net income reached $2.65 billion, up from $2.10 billion a year ago, equating to $2.73 adjusted diluted EPS from $2.16 \[…\] The post CIBC Expands Adjusted Earnings in Q3 2026 as… ## [CT AG Focused on Privacy—Announces 2 Settlements with Meta + TaxAct](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/ct-ag-focused-on-privacy-announces-2-settlements-with-meta-taxact/) _2026-08-27 · Linn Foster Freedman • Robinson & Cole LLP · Home - LexBlog_ Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced in the past week that his office has entered into two settlements focused on the privacy of consumer data. The first, announced on August 19, 2026, is a settlement with TaxAct, a Texas company that assists taxpayers with filing tax returns. In the action, the AG alleged TaxAct was... ## [BaFin publishes final WpI MaRisk for small and medium-sized investment firms](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/bafin-publishes-final-wpi-marisk-for-small-and-medium-sized-investment-firms/) _2026-08-27 · Jochen Vester (UK), Frank Herring, Michael Born (DE) and Susanne Storjohann • Norton Rose Fulbright · Home - LexBlog_ On 24 August 2026, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published Circular 09/2026 (WA), setting out the Minimum Requirements for the Risk Management of Investment Firms (WpI MaRisk). For the first time, BaFin has adopted a targeted regulatory approach specifically designed for smaller and medium-sized investment firms,… ## [Privacy Tip #505 – DOJ Settles with TikTok for $400 Million](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/privacy-tip-505-doj-settles-with-tiktok-for-400-million/) _2026-08-27 · Linn Foster Freedman • Robinson & Cole LLP · Home - LexBlog_ The Department of Justice has issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to settle its allegations that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The settlement requires TikTok to pay “$300 million immediately and an additional $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior... ## [FCC Clarifies Covered List for Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/fcc-clarifies-covered-list-for-power-inverters-and-advanced-robotic-devices/) _2026-08-27 · Caroline Brown, Rajeev Raghavan and Dmitry Bergoltsev • Crowell & Moring LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List — established through the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act — to include foreign-produced connected power inverters and advanced robotic devices, following an executive branch national security determination that they “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the… ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/r8zscKGRut4m) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [RBC Posts Record Profit In Q3 2026 as Wealth Earnings Jump 32%](https://thedeepdive.ca/rbc-posts-record-profit-in-q3-2026-as-wealth-earnings-jump-32/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rbc-posts-record-profit-in-q3-2026-as-wealth-earnings-jump-32) _2026-08-27 · ER Velasco · the deep dive_ Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) posted record Q3 2026 net income of $6.02 billion, up from $5.41 billion a year earlier, even as earnings from its Personal Banking business slipped year over year. On an adjusted basis, net income reached $6.10 billion, compared with $5.53 billion a year earlier. This translates to adjusted diluted EPS of $4.28, \[…\] The post RBC Posts Record Profit In Q3 2026 as… ## [OFAC and State Department Announces New Updates to SDN List and Sanctions Related to Iran](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/27/ofac-and-state-department-announces-new-updates-to-sdn-list-and-sanctions-related-to-iran/) _2026-08-27 · Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Eric Dama and Ruslan Klafehn • Husch Blackwell LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced numerous actions related to Iran sanctions. These actions are deemed “Operation Economic Outcast” and are meant to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran. On the same day, the U.S. Department of... ## [Krait Critical Minerals Begins Trading On CSE, Eyes Seven VTEM Targets at Goldbar Spider Lake Project](https://thedeepdive.ca/krait-critical-minerals-begins-trading-on-cse-eyes-seven-vtem-targets-at-goldbar-spider-lake-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krait-critical-minerals-begins-trading-on-cse-eyes-seven-vtem-targets-at-goldbar-spider-lake-project) _2026-08-27 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ Krait Critical Minerals (CSE: KRIT) began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on August 24, and the newly listed junior has since set out how it intends to advance the only asset on its books. That asset is the Goldbar Spider Lake project in northern Ontario, a block of 148 unpatented mining claims covering roughly \[…\] The post Krait Critical Minerals Begins Trading On CSE, Eyes Seven VTEM… ## [TD Bank Beats Q3 2026 Profit Estimates, Raises AML Remediation Budget](https://thedeepdive.ca/td-bank-beats-q3-2026-profit-estimates-raises-aml-remediation-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=td-bank-beats-q3-2026-profit-estimates-raises-aml-remediation-budget) _2026-08-27 · ER Velasco · the deep dive_ TD Bank Group (TSX: TD) posted Q3 2026 net income of $4,62 billion, up from $3.34 billion a year earlier, while raising the expected fiscal-year cost of its US anti-money laundering remediation program. On an adjusted basis, net income reached $4.67 billion, compared with $3.87 billion a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.77, up from $2.20 \[…\] The post TD Bank Beats Q3 2026 Profit… ## [Sierra Madre’s Q2 Net Income Slips to US$37,226 on Ramp Up Costs and Weaker Recoveries](https://thedeepdive.ca/sierra-madres-q2-net-income-slips-to-us37226-on-ramp-up-costs-and-weaker-recoveries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sierra-madres-q2-net-income-slips-to-us37226-on-ramp-up-costs-and-weaker-recoveries) _2026-08-27 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM) turned US$8.23 million in revenue in the second quarter, down from the US$10.1 million it posted three months earlier as fewer ounces went out the door despite higher metal prices. Gross profit fell harder, dropping to US$1.58 million from US$3.61 million. The company attributed the compression to development \[…\] The post Sierra Madre’s Q2 Net Income Slips to… ## [Heliostar Restarts Open Pit Mining at La Colorada](https://thedeepdive.ca/heliostar-restarts-open-pit-mining-at-la-colorada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heliostar-restarts-open-pit-mining-at-la-colorada) _2026-08-27 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ Heliostar Metals (TSXV: HSTR) has begun open pit mining at the Veta Madre pit at its La Colorada mine, restarting conventional mining at an operation the company has spent much of the year drilling and permitting toward. The significance is in how the gold gets made. La Colorada has been running on stockpile and- njection \[…\] The post Heliostar Restarts Open Pit Mining at La Colorada appeared… ## [Copper Giant Drills 770 Metres of 0.54% Copper Equivalent](https://thedeepdive.ca/copper-giant-drills-770-metres-of-0-54-copper-equivalent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copper-giant-drills-770-metres-of-0-54-copper-equivalent) _2026-08-27 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ Copper Giant Resources (TSXV: CGNT) cut 770.9 metres grading 0.54% copper equivalent in the latest hole from its 2026 summer program at the Mocoa copper-molybdenum project in Colombia, extending mineralization southeast and deeper than any drilling the deposit has seen. Assay results were released from two holes this morning. Both holes were drilled directionally off \[…\] The post Copper Giant… ## [EQB Posts $127 Million Loss After $219 Million PC Financial Provision](https://thedeepdive.ca/eqb-pc-financial-q3-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eqb-pc-financial-q3-loss) _2026-08-27 · ER Velasco · the deep dive_ EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) reported a Q3 2026 net loss of $127.3 million, reversing net income of $73.4 million a year earlier, after the company booked a $219.1 million initial credit-loss provision tied to the PC Financial credit-card portfolio acquired in July. The reported loss largely reflects acquisition accounting rather than losses generated by PC Financial after \[…\] The post EQB Posts $127… ## [Education Department Blames Staffer For Video Comparing Trump To Hitler](https://thedeepdive.ca/education-department-trump-hitler-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-department-trump-hitler-video) _2026-08-27 · ER Velasco · the deep dive_ The US Department of Education turned a pro-Donald Trump social media edit into an accidental Adolf Hitler comparison Wednesday, exposing an unusually direct breakdown in content vetting after the department acknowledged that the staffer responsible did not understand the source material. The department’s official X account posted a 19-second video on August 26 with the \[…\] The post Education… ## [Leipzig Airport Drone Bore ‘Typical’ Hallmarks of Russia’s GRU, US Says](https://thedeepdive.ca/leipzig-airport-drone-bore-typical-hallmarks-of-russias-gru-us-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leipzig-airport-drone-bore-typical-hallmarks-of-russias-gru-us-says) _2026-08-27 · JP Alegre · the deep dive_ A third drone and traces of a military-grade explosive turned up near the German airport this month, as US officials tied the original device's design to Russia's military intelligence service. The post Leipzig Airport Drone Bore ‘Typical’ Hallmarks of Russia’s GRU, US Says appeared first on the deep dive . ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qzV3N8QtxiCB) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [New Documents Renew Scrutiny Of Billionaire Leon Black And Epstein's Recruiters](https://www.nationalmemo.com/leon-black-epstein-2677783813) _2026-08-27 · Nina Burleigh · National Memo_ The Indy 500 is zipping around our capital, but the wheels of American justice are slow. Attorney General Todd “Boy Cohn” Blanche – with the help of FBI agents flagging documents with the acronym POTUS for special review – has thrown enough roadblocks into the Epstein Files Transparency Act to defend his boss for now. Maybe not for long, since a judge is threatening him with contempt of court. And… ## [What Else Is Paxton Hiding? Talarico May Force Disclosure Of Sticky Depositions](https://www.nationalmemo.com/paxton-unity-resources) _2026-08-27 · Lisa Needham · National Memo_ Texas Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton operates best in the shadows. But his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is working hard to drag his secrets into the light. According to The Washington Post , Talarico just filed a motion seeking to make public two depositions Paxton sat for in 2019 and 2022 in a roiling mess of a case from his time as a board member and attorney with the… ## [Fox Hosts Are Talking Nonstop About WNBA 'Drama' But Can't Explain Why](https://www.nationalmemo.com/wnba-women) _2026-08-27 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_ Fox News stars are struggling to defend the obscene volume of coverage their programs have been devoting to culture war stories about the WNBA. Fox dedicated 206 segments and more than 13.5 hours of airtime to WNBA coverage from June 25 through August 11, typically demagoguing issues related to race and trans inclusion in the women’s basketball league, a Media Matters study found. Such content,… ## ['A Poor Girl From The Mountains': Dolly Parton Musical Will Open On Broadway In 2027](https://www.nationalmemo.com/dolly-parton) _2026-08-26 · Tricia Romano · National Memo_ In January 2024 this profile of Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, appeared in The American Independent . A spokesperson for the Parton family said the Broadway opening of Dolly: A True Original Musical is still scheduled for January 19, 2027. Reprinted with permission. If anyone’s life is big enough to become a Broadway show, that would surely be Dolly Parton. With a classic rags to riches… ## [How A Corrupt And Incompetent Justice Department Is Damaging Public Safety](https://www.nationalmemo.com/pirro-failed-prosecutions) _2026-08-26 · Harry Litman · National Memo_ We have focused, for good reason, on a series of cases brought by the Trump Justice Department in rank violation of the most basic principles of due process and federal prosecutorial practice. The attorneys general who green-lighted them will live in infamy when the history of the Department of Justice’s corrupt work during Trump 2.0 is written. Reprisal prosecutions brought for nakedly political… ## [Trump's War On Press Has Intensified Since Speech At Correspondents Dinner](https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-war-on-press-2677778335) _2026-08-26 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_ One month ago, the White House Correspondents Association gathered for its annual “dinner that celebrates the First Amendment” with President Donald Trump. Journalists assembled in Washington, D.C., sat impotently as the president delivered remarks that mixed empty platitudes about his “respect for your profession” with withering insults directed at individual reporters. The evening “was a public… ## [On Cruz Podcast, Clarence Thomas Whines About Exposure Of His Gross Corruption](https://www.nationalmemo.com/on-cruz-podcast-clarence-thomas-whines-about-exposure-of-his-gross-corruption) _2026-08-26 · Adam Lynch · National Memo_ Justice Clarence Thomas does not do podcasts, or, really, much media of any kind, said Above the Law journalist and litigator Kathryn Rubino . So, it clearly took something serious to turn up on Texas GOP Sen. Ted. Cruz’ podcast “ Verdict with Ted Cruz .” Sure, the sit down was timed with a book launch, but Rubino said it was also fueled by the fact that Thomas is still hurting from getting caught… ## [Midterm Convention? Republicans Would Rather Be Anywhere But Dallas With Trump](https://www.nationalmemo.com/dallas-midterm-convention) _2026-08-26 · Markos Moulitsas · National Memo_ I’ve been laughing at President Donald Trump’s idiotic midterm political convention for several months now ( here and here ). In short, Trump wants to make the midterm elections about himself, because of course he does. He wants to be onstage, humping an American flag, with the cameras rolling and his crowds looking on adoringly. Never mind all the people actually running for office. He doesn’t… ## [The Farm Is More Than a Place: The Legacy Agriculture Gives to Society](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/the-farm-is-more-than-a-place-the-legacy-agriculture-gives-to-society/) _2026-08-26 · Roger McEowen • Law Professor Blogs Network · Home - LexBlog_ Overview Dolly Parton’s death at age 80 offers an opportunity to think about something much larger than the life of a remarkable entertainer. Her story is, in many respects, a story about the enduring importance of the American farm – and about something that much of modern society has forgotten. Parton spent most of her... ## [Update for Employers on DHS’s Proposed Rule to Codify a $100,000+ H-1B Visa Fee](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/update-for-employers-on-dhss-proposed-rule-to-codify-a-100000-h-1b-visa-fee/) _2026-08-25 · Ali Brodie • Fox Rothschild LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On Aug. 24, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would formally codify a fee of $103,265 for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those subject to the annual cap of 85,000. The proposed rule would not apply to cap-exempt petitions, including those filed by cap-exempt organizations and... ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ATJsYW1S2VQ0) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Department of the Treasury Announces Further Sanctions on Iran](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/department-of-the-treasury-announces-further-sanctions-on-iran/) _2026-08-25 · Scott E. Diamond\*\*, Samir D. Varma and Francesca M.S. Guerrero • Thompson Hine LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On August 24, 2026, President Donald Trump and the Department of the Treasury announced implementation of “Operation Economic Outcast,” marking further efforts remove the Islamic Republic of Iran “and its enablers” from all available financial resources supporting the Iranian regime. According to a press release, the Treasury Department “has mapped the networks, facilitators, and financial… ## [United States Implements 50% Tariffs on Canada; Canada Responds with Matching Retaliatory Tariffs](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/united-states-implements-50-tariffs-on-canada-canada-responds-with-matching-retaliatory-tariffs/) _2026-08-25 · Scott E. Diamond\*\*, Samir D. Varma, David M. Schwartz and Francesca M.S. Guerrero • Thompson Hine LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On August 21, 2026, trade negotiations between the United States and Canada faltered and the parties, for now, have ceased further negotiations. As a result, the United States has implemented 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian products under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. First announced on July 20, 2026 (see... ## [State Department Rescinds Syria’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/state-department-rescinds-syrias-designation-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/) _2026-08-25 · Scott E. Diamond\*\*, Samir D. Varma and Francesca M.S. Guerrero • Thompson Hine LLP · Home - LexBlog_ On August 24, 2026, the State Department announced that the United States was formally rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day Congressional notification period. See SmarTrade update of July 9, 2026. In a press statement, the State Department indicated that this action, along with past actions... ## [Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Religious Beliefs Snares Wildlife Department, Nets Win for Employees (US)](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/failure-to-reasonably-accommodate-religious-beliefs-snares-wildlife-department-nets-win-for-employees-us/) _2026-08-25 · Laura Lawless • Squire Patton Boggs · Home - LexBlog_ A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—Cherry et al. v Washington Dep’t of Fish & Wildlife, et al., is a primer in employer obligations when reasonably accommodating employees’ religious beliefs. In August 2021, the Governor of Washington mandated that nearly all State employees vaccinate against COVID-19 or face... ## [Texas Business Court Addresses Notice Requirements for Foreclosure Sales](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/texas-business-court-addresses-notice-requirements-for-foreclosure-sales/) _2026-08-25 · Alan W. Hersh and Colton C. Marino • Greenberg Traurig, LLP · Home - LexBlog_ Texas Business Court held foreclosure notices sent by email and UPS satisfied contractual and statutory notice requirements despite certified-mail language. ## [Connecticut and Colorado Employers Face New AI Hiring Compliance Requirements](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/connecticut-and-colorado-employers-face-new-ai-hiring-compliance-requirements/) _2026-08-25 · Davis+Gilbert PERKS • Davis & Gilbert LLP · Home - LexBlog_ AI-related employment regulations continue to expand at the state level, with recent developments in Connecticut and Colorado introducing new notice, disclosure, and oversight requirements for employers. ## [Hearing on Proposed Amendment to LAC 61:I.4372 — Sales & Use Tax Obligations of Persons Constructing, Repairing or Altering Immovable Property](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/hearing-on-proposed-amendment-to-lac-61i-4372-sales-use-tax-obligations-of-persons-constructing-repairing-or-altering-immovable-property/) _2026-08-25 · Jay Adams • Jones Walker LLP · Home - LexBlog_ As noted in a prior post, the Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued a Notice of Intent to amend its Regulation on the sales and use tax responsibilities of contractors and their customers. Based on the volume of comments received, the Department will conduct a hearing to receive commentary from the public. It will be held on September 2, 2026,... ## [Must You Show Necessity in a Title II Failure to Accommodate Case? Answer: Maybe Maybe Not](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/25/must-you-show-necessity-title-ii-failure-to-accommodate/) _2026-08-25 · William Goren • William D. Goren J.D., LL.M., LLC · Home - LexBlog_ This week’s blog entry deals with a published case from the 11th Circuit decided on August 5, 2026 raising interesting issues about when a Title II entity must provide reasonable modifications, in this case for a public school student. The case of the day is L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School District, here. As... ## [Exploiting Anti-Trans Fear, Missouri GOP Aims To Repeal Abortion Rights](https://www.nationalmemo.com/exploiting-anti-trans-fear-missouri-gop-aims-to-repeal-abortion-rights) _2026-08-25 · Jeremy Kohler · National Memo_ Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling voters that it would allow gender transition surgeries for minors — even though it wouldn’t. Voters approved Amendment 3 anyway , overturning the near-total abortion ban enacted by Missouri’s GOP-dominated legislature that had… ## [What Even Our Smartest Economists Get Wrong About The Debt](https://www.nationalmemo.com/public-debt-and-corruption) _2026-08-25 · Dean Baker · National Memo_ The $40 trillion debt point naturally prompted much griping among pundits, many of whom see their job as promoting hysteria in order to justify cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other popular social programs. As is clear to anyone not on the payroll of the rich and very rich, the debt is overwhelmingly the result of tax cuts , mostly to high earners, put in place by Presidents Reagan, Bush… ## [Trump Binkie: Natalie Harp's Rise Began With This Appearance On 'Fox & Friends'](https://www.nationalmemo.com/natalie-harp-fox-news) _2026-08-25 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_ Natalie Harp, who serves as President Donald Trump’s executive secretary, has been at the center of a media firestorm since Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) invoked her name during a speech last Sunday, saying : “And while the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. See, he… ## [Gambling On Graham's Sister In South Carolina, Trump Risks Big Embarrassment](https://www.nationalmemo.com/darline-graham-trump) _2026-08-25 · Alex Henderson · National Memo_ This Tuesday night, Republican voters in South Carolina will choose a nominee for the deep red state's 2026 U.S. Senate race. And the outcome, according to Politico, will be a crucial test for President Donald Trump's kingmaker skills , risking a "massive embarrassment." Trump is campaigning for Sen. Darline Graham , appointed to the seat by GOP Gov. Henry McMaster after the death of her brother,… ## [As Trump's Power Wanes, Canadians Are Not Alone In Calling His Bluff](https://www.nationalmemo.com/canada-trade-war) _2026-08-25 · Froma Harrop · National Memo_ Oh good, another war. This time a trade war with Canada and for no other reason than ... what? To give Donald Trump a new stage for big-league bullying? To divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files? Who knows. Whatever. Trying to humiliate our closest ally does not serve American interests, ya think? I say "trying" because Trump's powers are much diminished. Canadians are calling Trump's… ## [Body Horror: Donald Trump, Natalie Harp And The Political Uses Of Revulsion](https://www.nationalmemo.com/natalie-harp-trump-2677768957) _2026-08-24 · Nina Burleigh · National Memo_ Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is, for the moment anyway, the Democratic Party’s living legend in effective rhetoric. And he struck a hell of a nerve just by stating the obvious : Trump, he said, “doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.” On its face, that statement is difficult for any… ## [Everything Sprouts Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts in Five Lots Under Both the Everything Sprouts and Calco Brands, and Two Sprout Mix Cups. Fifty-Five People with E. coli or Salmonella in Fifteen States. The Lot Numbers Are 222, 223, 225, 226 and 230.](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/22/everything-sprouts-recalls-alfalfa-sprouts-in-five-lots-under-both-the-everything-sprouts-and-calco-brands-and-two-sprout-mix-cups-fifty-five-people-with-e-coli-or-salmonella-in-fifteen-states-the/) _2026-08-23 · Bill Marler • Marler Clark, Inc., PS · Home - LexBlog_ Everything Sprouts, LLC of Minneapolis recalled its alfalfa sprouts on August 22, 2026, in a notice FDA posted the same day. The recall covers five-ounce containers under the Everything Sprouts and Calco brands in lots 222, 223, 225, 226 and 230, distributed from May 27 through August 21 to wholesale distributors and grocery stores in Minnesota and... ## [Grant Cardone’s Deposition Entertained. Do Not Try This Yourself!](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/22/grant-cardones-deposition-entertained-do-not-try-this-yourself/) _2026-08-22 · Rush Nigut • Brick Gentry · Home - LexBlog_ What can Grant Cardone’s deposition teach business owners? Learn why aggressive testimony, long answers, and arguing with counsel create serious risks. ## [Article: The Stale Will: Event-driven review as a testamentary discipline — how a valid will goes wrong without being touched, and why the family may read a document the testator never wrote](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/22/article-the-stale-will-event-driven-review-as-a-testamentary-discipline-how-a-valid-will-goes-wrong-without-being-touched-and-why-the-family-may-read-a-document-the-testator-never-wrote/) _2026-08-22 · Teddy Groce • Gerry W. Beyer · Home - LexBlog_ Joel Edward Patterson recently published The Stale Will: Event-driven review as a testamentary discipline — how a valid will goes wrong without being touched, and why the family may read a document the testator never wrote, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract: A will is executed once and read once, and the two moments are... ## [Maine DDS is still way behind](https://www.lexblog.com/2026/08/22/maine-dds-is-still-way-behind/) _2026-08-22 · Gordon Gates • Law Offices of Gordon Gates · Home - LexBlog_ Disability Determination Services (DDS) are the state agencies that make initial and reconsideration determinations for Social Security disability and SSI claims. That is where the medical records are ordered, and the claim is evaluated by a disability adjudicator. I wrote about Maine DDS delays back in March. We are now experiencing continuing delays in Staging, which... ## [Mining Can Make You Rich or Wipe You Out | Ross Beaty](https://thedeepdive.ca/mining-can-make-you-rich-or-wipe-you-out-ross-beaty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mining-can-make-you-rich-or-wipe-you-out-ross-beaty) _2026-08-22 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ In this conversation with Ross Beaty, Chairman Emeritus & Special Adviser to Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE: EQX) and Chair of Lumina Metals Corp. (TSX: LMCU, WSE: LMCU), we discuss what decades of building mining companies have taught him about risk, speculation, timing, and where the best opportunities are in the sector today. Ross \[…\] The post Mining Can Make You Rich or Wipe You Out | Ross… ## [The Oil Shock Is Forcing Asia to Find New Supply | Delayne Weeks – Angkor Resources](https://thedeepdive.ca/the-oil-shock-is-forcing-asia-to-find-new-supply-delayne-weeks-angkor-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-oil-shock-is-forcing-asia-to-find-new-supply-delayne-weeks-angkor-resources) _2026-08-22 · Jay Lutz · the deep dive_ In this conversation with Delayne Weeks, CEO of Angkor Resources Corp. (TSXV: ANK), we discuss the company’s effort to make Cambodia’s first onshore oil and gas discovery and why its Block VIII project is now moving toward exploratory drilling. Delayne explains what 350 line kilometres of seismic revealed, including three large anticline structures with four-way \[…\] The post The Oil Shock Is…