"Fire and Fury" is the biggest news of the day. Michael Wolff's explosive tell-all from inside the Trump White House has provoked legal threats from the president himself, and intensified the war between Trump and former adviser Steve Bannon. Jason Howerton, Senior Editor of the Independent Journal Review.
While Wolff's credibility came into question during yesterday's news cycle, Howerton says the author was able to turn things around in his Today show interview this morning. He also discusses the extent to which Trump's attack on "Fire and Fury" actually improved sales.
Howerton also ponders how much the revelations from the book will impact the Mueller probe. Steve Bannon reportedly said that that investigators would "'crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV.'
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections.
Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze is mounting. Nearly 3 million customers in the energy capital of the U.S. woke up Wednesday still without power.
Cheddar Climate is highlighting the automotive industry and the steps its leaders are taking to reduce carbon emissions.
A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather has claimed more lives.
The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. The rare Saturday session comes barely one month since the deadly Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol.
While Congress negotiates another stimulus package with a price tag of up to $1.9 trillion, some economists are raising concerns that inflationary pressures will return to the economy.
Heather Boushey, a member of the Biden administration's Council of Economic Advisers, spoke with Cheddar about the need to mitigate COVID-19 in order to return Americans to full employment.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y. 12th District) has introduced a legislative package containing five bills aimed at improving gun safety in the U.S.
Canopy Growth CEO David Klein talked to Cheddar about the confidence he has that the Canadian cannabis company will soon be entering the U.S. market.
The new organization, U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), will lobby and organize on the state and federal levels to push lawmakers toward ending cannabis prohibition through industry-friendly reforms that promote equity and inclusion.
