Ed Baxter Newsteria

The US Supreme Court seems to be leaning toward putting limits on mail in ballots that arrive after election day. The conservative justices seem concerned about the potential of fraud in that time frame. It could change the way many citizens vote.

President Trump says he can invade Cuba anytime he wants. The country is being squeezed to near collapse. Trump likes regime change. But in this one it could involve Russia. An oil tanker is headed there now to be met by US Navy ships.

Robert Mueller, the man who rebuilt the FBI after 9/11 has passed away. President Trump has posted, “Good I’m glad he’s dead”. Is that beyond the pail? People won’t post that when the President passes on, will they?

Some Trump cabinet members are wearing shoes that are too big..bought by Trump. The President says you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size. Is he guided by the old story about shoe and hand size being tied to the size of a man’s junk?

Congress will be asked for an additional $200 billion to fight the Iran war. Does the administration mean it will go on longer? Will Trump put boots on the ground to secure the enriched uranium? Will Hormuz reopen? What is the plan?

Trump’s top counter terrorism aide has resigned. Joe Kent, a decorated veteran, says the US was dragged into the war by Israel. He is being accused of being anti semitic. Has Trump gotten boxed in so he has to send boots on the ground?

The President lashes out at the Supreme Court, NATO allies say they won’t help at the Straight of Hormuz stating real concern of widening war. Cuba has lost its electric grid because of Trump oil blockade. What arguments are there for Trump’s removal from office?

The Trump administration is threatening broadcast licenses again. It says it wants patriotic journalism. Isn't reporting on the Iran war spreading true patriotism? Does the US want media like China or Russia? Is Trump afraid of being forced out of office?

Some GOP senators are saying they are worried about Trump words and actions contributing to the growing possibility the Democrats will take control of the legislature in the midterms. They say the real issues are economy and the war.

The U.S. says it is sending more marines to the zone around Iran. They are assault and search and rescue troops. With administration statements that the war is won and the objective complete, what is the endgame? Why more troops?

The Iran war has not caused regime collapse, it has raised the price of gasoline, farm products, mortgages. Iran’s leadership says it will not open Hormuz to ships. Trump says he is taking things as they come? What is the endgame? Can the US afford to let him continue?

The California democratic party has an interesting dilemma. Are too many candidates running for governor? Could the rank choice voting system leave them locked out? It has implications in House control.

President Trump is adding a ban on mail in voting and a ban on transgender sports to his Save America Act. He says he will not sign any legislation until it passes. It is meeting headwinds in both the House and Senate. Was it a mistake to add these items.

There is a new hiring push in the Federal government. Is the president retreating or does he have a plan to demand more control over the workforce? More loyalty? Have the cuts saved money? Is US security better?

President Trump posts the war is over while slapping the U.K. Then when he talks with reporters he talks about when the war is over. He has contradicted himself. Does it matter? Or is it Trump’s use of words?

Gasoline prices have jumped 14% in a week. The President now says it is not significant. At his State of the Union he made dropping prices a huge deal. The Iran war is the cause and some MAGA members say he is breaking his promises. Is Trump MAGA?

Jobs are going away in large numbers in the tech sector. Square is the latest to cut almost half of its workforce. Tech leaders Dorsey and Benioff say they have found a way to be leaner and create more profit. Workers who had smooth sailing are finding choppy waters.

Kristi Noem has been fired as Homeland Security Secretary. She will assume a new post. Trump republicans had grown tired of her and he didn’t like some of her testimony before a Senate committee dealing with a commercial. Did it not have to do with ICE operations?

The Senate has blocked War Powers legislation. Is this an endorsement of the Trump campaign in Iran? What about constitutional argument for congressional war approval? Does this mean the President can invade wherever he wants?

President Trump says most of Iran’s capabilities have been wiped out. He says he doesn’t know who the next leaders will be. He doesn’t know how long but says the US is the biggest. Is that what this is about? The biggest? Is he putting America first?

While the war in the Middle East spreads, is President Trump losing support at home? Is it spreading to his MAGA base. Is this part of Trump demolishing norms? How long will this war last? How far will it spread and at what cost?

What is the Iran strategy? The Ayatollah is dead. A new Supreme Leader is being selected. What will the retribution be? What is the US strategy moving forward? Will it affect the oil supply in the West? How much death will there be?

Iran’s Supreme Leader is dead. This is a major joint effort of the US and Israel. It is a huge moment in a decades long struggle for the Iranian people and the Middle East. For the US is raises paradoxical questions.

An impasse has occurred in talks between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says it cannot give up some kind of guardrails on how it is used. Secretary Hegseth says he needs unfettered control. Is this dangerous?

Fed Ex has filed suit to get refunds of tariff charges after the Supreme Court ruling. Trump says he’ll fight it. The process will be tricky. Will businesses and consumers ever see the refunds?

Did President Trump really update Congress on the State of the Union? Or was it more like cotton candy at a carnival? He says the US is in a golden age. Will voters look at their pocketbooks and say tariffs are bad? Was it just a show?

The hate addicted US citizens pitting Olympic athletes Gu and Liu against each other carry a position filled with BS. They might have a problem with a US born athlete competing for China, but why the comparison. This is an opinion piece.

President Trump has imposed a new 15% worldwide tariff. This comes after the Supreme Court struck down his others. Will the result of this be more global disdain? Will it mean high prices for the US. Does it look like he’s throwing a tantrum?

The US Supreme Court has struck down the Trump tariff policy. Trump has attacked the integrity of the Justices he nominated calling them disloyal and lapdogs. He is imposing a 10% international tariff. Is this verbal attack of Justices unprecedented?

Canada’s PM Carney says the country cannot rely on the US as much anymore. He is forming new alliances for security and economy, including China. A Politico poll shows 76% of Canadians say they don’t know if they can rely on the US.

Eileen Gu skating under the Chinese flag has become quite the controversy in these Olympics. Vice President JD Vance has jumped in. Who is she? Why is she doing what she is doing? Is there anything wrong with it?

Vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer say they are finding it harder to research and produce vaccines. Moderna says it has been shutdown by the FDA in a new flu vaccine. Pfizer says RFK Jr’s anti vaccine approach is more cult like. Who is right?

The DOJ failed in its attempt to prosecute six lawmakers for telling military members to disobey illegal orders. Not one grand juror voted for the case to go to trial. Will this slow President Trump down in his efforts to prosecute critics? Is this the way a dictator operates?

President Trump is preparing US troops for the possibility of prolonged war in Iran. He says if nuclear talks now fail, it will be bad for Iran. Critics say he is using deflection, what is called Diversionary War Theory to deflect from his troubles at home.

President Donald Trump has had a bad week. From ending Metro Surge, to AG Bondi, Tariff rejection, Kennedy Center funding, Health policies, Bad Bunny to his polling in general. Does he need to shift policies?

AG Pam Bondi in front of the House Judiciary Committee. She was accused of contempt and she spent her time defending President Trump using the Dow. She refused to apologize for her lack of investigations to survivors in the room.

President Trump in the past few days has angered Canada, Denmark, the Governor’s conference and called an Olympian a loser for expressing displeasure with US policy. He is meeting with stronger blowback now. Will the US rise above Trump?

Ghislaine Maxwell took the fifth before Congress today. Members say she is apparently playing to have President Trump grant her clemency or a pardon. She says she has more information if her desire is met. What will Trump do?

Was the NFL decision to book Bad Bunny genius? The halftime show has been a much bigger topic of conversation than the game. Has President Trump inadvertently pumped up interest to his dismay by making it political?

President Trump has declined to apologize for the racist Obama meme. He says he didn’t see the entire video. Who secures the content? Is he ignorant of the implications, is he racist, or can he just not say he is wrong.

A Trump post memes the Obamas as Apes. The administration says it just shows Trump as the lion king with democrats bowing to him. Is this racist, is it good to portray Trump as King?

What have the Epstein files showed us so far? Nothing tying the President to criminal activity, but a lesson in how some rich, famous and powerful men view women. Our society has a long way to go.

ICE is withdrawing 700 agents from Minnesota. It says it is the start of full withdrawal. Minnesota will stop protecting what ICE calls hardened criminals. 2,000 ICE still remain. Anything make sense here?

President Trump wants the federal government to take over the operation of elections. If he wants to amend the constitution, is it time to move to a pure democracy, abolish the Electoral College and let majority rule?

Some of the Grammy acceptance awards were very much anti ice anti Trump. Bad Bunny says Ice out. Trump says he will sue host Trevor Noah. Should we care what recording artists think? Is it the start of a larger movement?

The DOJ says over three million pages from the Epstein files have been released. Deputy AG Blanche says no one was protected or not protected including Trump and Clinton. Rep Ro Khanna says the victim interviews must be in there or it is a coverup.

President Trump says he wants higher housing prices. He wants price inflation as the result of lower interest rates. He calls Fed Chair Powell a moron. Powell says the Fed must remain independent and free of politics.

President Trump is not going to the Super Bowl. He says he got a great hand last year but Santa Clara is too far away and he doesn’t like the half time performers. Is it really because most likely he would be roundly booed? Taco?

Some Republicans, as well as the NRA are questioning Trump and Noem stance on gun rights. The administration seemingly blames Alex Pretti for his own death because he was legally armed. Should Noem be impeached?

With the killing of a second protestor in Minneapolis President Trump and Gov Walz have had what they describe as a productive conversation. Will the president start to pull ICE agents out? Will the court system begin to clear out? Will the killing stop?