WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing intense pressure over the cost of living ahead of upcoming midterm elections, President Donald Trump has initiated a high-stakes gamble to drive down grocery store inflation. At the heart of his administration’s strategy is a massive influx of foreign agricultural imports, including beef—and all signs point to Argentina as the primary engine behind the plan.
Dolly Parton came from the hills of East Tennessee, from a little mountain cabin and a family that knew more about making do than making money. She carried those roots with her all the way to Nashville, Hollywood and the world. Today her family announced that the Smoky Mountain Songbird has died, at 80. Her legend will live forever.
With a voice as unmistakable as a church bell in the Smokies, she wrote and sang about heartbreak, hard work, poverty, love, faith and the stubborn hope of ordinary people. Songs like Jolene, Coat of Many Colors and I Will Always Love You made her a country legend; her humor, independence and sparkle made her something even bigger — an American original.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has thrown his support behind the NYC Delivery Protection Act, a bill that would require Amazon and other large delivery operators to employ their delivery workers directly rather than routing them through third-party subcontractors. If enacted, it would make New York City the first municipality in the country to impose such a licensing requirement on last-mile delivery facilities.
Washington can punish almost anyone who needs the dollar. But can it really sever Iran from a globalized economy without confronting China, Russia and the limits of American financial power?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has given America's economic war against Iran a name worthy of a military campaign: Operation Economic Outcast. He says Washington is beginning an "economic onslaught" designed to sever Iran's financial connections around the world until the Islamic Republic "stands alone." That is a formidable threat. It is also a remarkably ambitious one.
Story by John Bowden Aug 23 • 3 min read • Updated 3h agoDonald Trump undertook a shuffling of his stock portfolio in June and sold nearly $30 million in shares that month as Congress debates whether those in power should be allowed to trade stocks at all, according to financial disclosures.
