Ringside Politics

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo asserted that tariffs previously applied to metal goods produced abroad “helped save American jobs” in certain related industries on Wednesday, as federal officials determine their next steps amid ongoing trade tensions with China. “I would […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game could cost Georgia’s economy more than $100 million, a county tourism official has said. Local hotels were already hit hard by the pandemic, Holly Quinlan, chief executive of Cobb Travel & Tourism, told […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling it currently has no plans to bar American athletes’ participation in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, despite mounting calls for the Games to be moved over China’s human rights record. Rights advocacy groups and […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) President Joe Biden again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying “anybody making more than $400,000 a year will see a small to significant tax increase.” He also pledged that […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) The number of migrant families crossing the southwest border has once again broken records, with unauthorized entries nearly double what they were a year ago, suggesting that the Trump administration’s aggressive policies have not discouraged new migration to the United States. […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law Tuesday afternoon after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill last Thursday, which extends the loan application deadline from March 31 to May 31. The law also gives the Small Business Administration […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities, after going public with their anger that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, and Duckworth earlier saying she […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) A fuming Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., railed against President Joe Biden and his administration’s role in the crisis at the southern border Tuesday, suggesting the White House is gaslighting the public into believing the U.S.-Mexico frontier is secure. Graham joined “Hannity” to praise Fox News contributor Sara Carter’s exclusive report about […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) President Joe Biden said plans are underway to provide journalists access to border facilities, but didn’t provide a timeline on when that would happen. “I will commit to transparency and as soon as I’m in a position to be able to […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said that she’s “not familiar” with a widely reported claim that a company associated with first son Hunter Biden received $3.5 million from the wife of Moscow’s former mayor, after being asked by The Post […]