Emily Singer

Boston

Opinion and Community Editor at The Transmitter

Opinion and community editor at The Transmitter. Views expressed are my own.

Articles

Fed Chair Bluntly Warns Trump Tariffs Will Risk Inflation And Recession

1 week ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the bank's decision to stabilize interest rates. He said that, while the economy seems solid, President Donald Trump's tariffs increase the risk of inflation and unemployment, warranting a pause in monetary policy to see how things go.
Meeting With Canada's New Prime Minister, Trump Displays Mental Decay

1 week ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

President Donald Trump hosted newly minted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House Tuesday—and in the process showed that his 78-year-old brain has completely turned to mush. He incorrectly said that a Russian hockey player is from Canada and baselessly claimed to have solved California's drought problems. But let’s break down Trump’s idiotic claims point by point.
Trump's Failed National Security Adviser Gets UN Consolation Post

2 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Hours after nearly every major news outlet reported that national security adviser Mike Waltz was the first big casualty of the Trump administration, President Donald Trump announced that—surprise!—he’s nominating Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations. “I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Trump's Racist Order Takes On Truckers

2 weeks ago | crooksandliars.com | Emily Singer

The Trump team has cooked up yet another racist executive order for Dear Leader to sign, this time requiring U.S. truck drivers to speak English.
Hegseth Brags About Killing 'Woke' Women's Security Program Pushed By Ivanka

2 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that he ended the Women, Peace and Security program within the Pentagon, disparaging the initiative that ensures women are part of peace-building efforts across the world as "woke.""This morning, I proudly ENDED the “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program inside the @DeptofDefense," the embattled Hegseth wrote in a post on X.
New York GOP Lawmaker Lustily Booed By Handpicked Town Hall Audience

2 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

In what is now a familiar scene, yet another GOP lawmaker got mercilessly booed and jeered by their own constituents at a town hall, facing a barrage of questions that all boiled down to one central theme: Why won’t Republicans stand up to President Donald Trump? The latest victim of town-hall rage was Republican Rep.
Congressional Republicans Unite In Blustering Defense Of Hegseth

2 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is digging in after the latest bombshell report that he shared classified war plans in yet another Signal group chat—this time including his wife, brother, and personal attorney. But instead of condemning Hegseth’s clear mishandling of sensitive military information, GOP lawmakers are circling the wagons, making the insane claim that Hegseth is being taken down by some sort of nefarious deep state within the Pentagon rather than his own bad decisions.
Imitating Foreign Despots, Trump Aims To Shut Democratic Fundraising Site

3 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

President Donald Trump is set to sign a presidential memorandum Thursday targeting ActBlue, the fundraising platform that powers Democratic campaigns and causes. This is Trump’s latest attempt to neuter political opposition. It's unclear what exactly the memorandum will do, but according to Politico, it claims that ActBlue accepts foreign contributions—which the platform vehemently denies. Of course, Trump himself has been hit with allegations of accepting Russian bribes.
Americans Oppose Trump On Immigration, Want Garcia Returned From Salvador

3 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

New polling finds President Donald Trump underwater on his handling of immigration policy, historically one of his strongest issues. The poll, released on Wednesday and conducted by YouGov for The Economist, finds that 45 percent of Americans approve of Trump's handling of immigration, while 50 percent disapprove. That's a massive swing from the previous Economist/YouGov poll on the matter.
- National Memo

3 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

The search for a new secretary of defense is on, NPR reported on Monday, as controversy surrounding the current secretary, Pete Hegseth, continues to mount. Hegseth is bleeding staff, with former aides going on record to say Hegseth’s leadership has led to “chaos” and “dysfunction” in the Pentagon.