Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade

Leaders of Iowa's corn and pork industries see mixed bag after tariffs - Radio Iowa

One month after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs on imports to the U.S., the pork and soybean industries are closely watching how countries respond. Weekly export sales for U.S. pork recently hit a marketing year low, in part because China cancelled a contract for 12,000 metric tons. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart […]

Fighting pain with policy: Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the US Senate

In an exclusive interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed opens up about Trump’s chaotic tariff policies, looming Medicaid cuts, and how his upbringing shaped his campaign for the US Senate. LANSING—The race for Michigan’s open US Senate seat is already drawing some big names. But Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is betting on something a bit deeper than political branding: Trust. In wide-ranging, 30-minute interview with The ‘Gander, the former public health official an…

Rep. Bacon says farmers 'already seeing an impact from tariffs,' calls for opening trade

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.  Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where host Blake Burman asked him about agricultural workers and how they are handling tariff impacts slowing trade.  Pennsylvania Dem: ‘It seems like we’re in a tr…

Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,’ calls for opening trade

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry.  Bacon joined NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” where host Blake Burman asked him about agricultural workers and how…

The Fire Hose of Chaos: Finance - Zeihan on Geopolitics

The US has known that a capital crunch was inbound for decades now. With the Baby Boomers retiring and Trump’s trade policies hitting at the same time, these financial woes might sting a bit more than we thought.The retirement of the Boomers was always going to cause a capital supply crunch; it’s just what happens when people retire and begin shifting their investments to safer things. So, the cost of capital was already on the rise. Now mix in …

Steil Holds Telephone Listening Session

May 2, 2025 11a (WGTD)---1st District Congressman Bryan Steil held a telephone listening session last week.  The Janesville Republican declined to criticize Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, endorsed a proposal to strengthen the government’s ability to make sure that non-citizens aren’t voting in federal elections and supported President Trump’s tariffs policy.  On those tariffs, Steil said he expects that Trump will reach agreeme…