Why Trump has reversed course on IRS cuts

August 28, 2025

Why Trump has reversed course on IRS cuts

Earlier this year, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that President Donald Trump had a new strategy for funding the federal government: an External Revenue Service. “[The President’s] plan is very simple: to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay,” he told Fox News in February. The “outsiders,” according to Lutnick, were foreign nations, […]

Oasis reunion tour taps into ’90s nostalgia

When Oasis announced their reunion and accompanying 2025 tour, the running jokes practically wrote themselves. Some lauded whatever miracle-worker had convinced Liam and Noel Gallagher to share a stage again, wondering why that savant wasn’t brokering peace in the Middle East. Others doubted the brothers’ ceasefire would survive even until the first show in Cardiff, […]

Tom Barrack plays puppet for Turkey’s Erdogan

Statesmen and diplomats are quick to claim success, but few acknowledge their role in failures. To date, the State Department has not issued any report on how the United States lost Turkey, once among its most trusted NATO partners. There is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to Turkey’s transition from ally […]

How Nvidia secured another earnings win

Every three months, global financial markets hyperventilate about Nvidia’s quarterly earnings release and the company’s guidance about its operations. Most importantly, it’s the buildout of the global artificial intelligence industry. Nvidia’s July quarter earnings and revenues, released Wednesday after the markets closed, came in better than Wall Street analysts expected. The company announced earnings of $1.05 against forecasts […]

It’s not a problem DC isn’t a state. It’s the point

With President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., last week, calls for the district to become a state have ratcheted up. “The president’s abuses are evidence of the urgent need for D.C. statehood so that more than 700,000 D.C. residents can finally have the full rights and privileges afforded to other […]

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Decoding Trump’s military buildup around Venezuela

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. A significant U.S. Navy task force, including the 22nd Marine Expeditionary […]

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