Calmes: Drain the swamp? More open, uncompromising swamp depictions at Mar-a-Lago
Despite his promises, Donald Trump is not draining the swamp. Like everything else he touches, he just puts his own brand on it and sells it. And he conveys it:…
Trump's deportations on a collision course with California's economy
This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America's agricultural, construction and hospitality industries running. On the one hand, we simply cannot function without…
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are investing heavily in Thailand as part of a global search
BANGKOK— Japanese car factories in Thailand – which has been Southeast Asia's main auto production hub for decades – are closing or downsizing. Subaru said it would stop producing cars…
Greenland says “no” to Trump’s purchase idea – again
WASHINGTON – If President-elect Donald Trump's claim that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, it's because he's said it before — during his first term as…
Will Trump send troops to Mexico? His chosen ambassador worries officials there
One of the more surprising foreign policy ideas proposed by the Trump team on the eve of taking power is military intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels and potentially…
Elon Musk's strange debut as a federal budget negotiator
In a successful attempt to scrap a year-end budget bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk said declared victory last week on…