Ed Baxter Newsteria

86% of Americans say the price of food is causing stress in their lives. An Associated Press poll shows 4 in 10 Americans are using buy now pay later methods for paying for groceries. Although President Donald Trump promised to lower prices on day one, the USDA estimates food prices to go up 3.3% this year.

The Trump Administration is drawing potential plans to destroy satellite missions that measure climate change. Is this just another blatant attack on science? The programs monitor carbon emissions and plant growth valuable to farmers and oil and gas companies. Could this hurt Republicans politically? Has it been fully thought through?

President Donald Trump has told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” and told the Senate to go home. I leaves about 100 nominees not confirmed. Both sides are blaming each other. Meanwhile new polling shows members of both parties are very unhappy with the performance of their respective parties.

President Donald Trump claims the latest jobs numbers are faked and has fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics. He claims it was done to make him look bad. A comparison of the latest with those leading up to the election shows he is wrong. Will we be able to trust the numbers going forward? This is an analysis.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test. It goes back to 1956 and the Eisenhower administration. It was changed during the Obama Administration because of worries about affects on kid’s emotional and mental health. Nobody would argue kid’s health is important, but is this the right approach?

The IRS now says churches can endorse candidates. This is a reinterpretation of longstanding law. Conservative Christian pastors appealed to President Trump that they were targets of IRS inquiries. Separation of church and state is a separate discussion. What would Jesus say?

The day of “bad hombres” only is apparently gone. ICE is now targeting undocumented immigrants with no criminal record. The hispanic community is very upset. This is a political base that supported the GOP in larger numbers. Is this a broken promise or just more immigration reform?

Medical researchers are using AI assistants to hopefully speed up scientific findings. They have already come up with promising research on treating Covid. But they say AI definitely needs human oversight especially in the field of health care.

Britain says it will recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel doesn’t commit to a lasting cease fire. Israel says it will never agree to a two state settlement. Israel is becoming more isolated on the global stage.

The EPA is removing regulations aimed at cutting greenhouse emissions. The Trump administration says it is the biggest rollback in American history. Scientists argue it will cause more emissions that will fuel extreme weather and wildfires. Will this reverse over decade of progress or be good for the economy?

A judge has ruled Planned Parenthood is eligible for Medicaid coverage. President Trump is separating himself from Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin. Trump will not rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell.

How do you feel about researchers looking to dim the sun? Climate Change is an existential threat to humanity, but should science fool around with Mother Nature?

Planned Parenthood has begun closing clinics in what could be the first moves in ending clinic services nationwide. It says it cannot continue without the Medicaid payments that have been eliminated under the new Trump Tax bill. What are the consequences?

The White House is now in battle with the creators of South Park and CBS is once again involved. The episode, in the wake of the Stephen Colbert cancellation and Paramount-Skydance merger, has a naked Donald Trump in bed with Satan.

The internet obsession with "Coldplaygate" is a new reminder that the millions of cameras out there, combined with social media, can show us in the most wonderful situations, but also the most embarrassing. Neither the cameras nor mass media ever blink.

The House of Representatives has left town. The cause is refusal to deal with the Jeffrey Epstein files and whether Donald Trump might have been involved. Members of the GOP have surprised the White House by wanting the files released. It is broken down here into the core issues.

EPA is poised to stop the fight against Climate Change. The UN’s top court, the Hague, advises it could be in violation of international law. New research shows climate change has contributed to increase cost of living, and President Donald Trump’s polling is down. Four stories related to a common thread.

Is FEMA in chaos? The head of the search and rescue operations section has quit says Trump is “creating chaos”. The administration says it is cost management.

Coca Cola says it will add soda made with Cane Sugar to its lineup. This after a post from President Trump that high fructose corn syrup should be replaced.

As President Trump attempts to cut government spending, there is some concern about the future ability of the government to act in the event of natural disasters. Ed Baxter asks if it makes sense.

With the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert, the TV network landscape in that time slot is in major flux. Has politics played a role in the decision?

Some of Donald Trump's most loyal followers have broken with him regarding the handling of potential release of the Jeffrey Epstein client list. Trump says it is a hoax, the loyalists say they need to know if he is a pedophile.Ed breaks down the arguments into their most basic form.