The Citizens' Soapbox

The Department of Education has been gutted; parents better start making sandwiches. Consumers shoulder more credit card debt, an average of $10,000.Trump's waffling tariffs spook his economic advisers. Greenland voters are pushing toward independence from Denmark. Canada is fighting back hard with its own tariffs. Walmart asks Chinese manufacturers to cut their costs to offset tariffs. Ukraine seeks cease-fire, but it's up to Russia now. Government shutdown looming.