Lauren Sforza

1 day ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Far-right podcaster Tim Pool was criticized online after being featured during the White House press briefing on Tuesday. The White House selected Pool to sit in the “new media” seat during the press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Pool, a conservative influencer and host of the “Timcast IRL” podcast, used his question to ask White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the “unprofessional behavior” from traditional media organizations.

2 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

CNN data guru Harry Enten broke down a grim new record set by President Donald Trump. Enten said Tuesday on CNN that the S&P 500 has plummeted the most under Trump’s presidency at this point than any other president since the index was created in 1957. This comes as Trump’s tariffs have shocked the U.S. stock market as global economies continue to reel from his new taxes. “So, let’s take a look over the whole stretch of the Trump presidency as we approach day 100.

2 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

What major companies want to get a tariff exemption from President Donald Trump? After Apple CEO Tim Cook clinched an exemption from the White House for his company and the electronic industry earlier this month, other businesses are looking to also ask the president for some reprieve. The New York Times reported that top lobbying groups of major industries have asked the Trump administration to pull back its tariffs in recent days.

2 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Fox News’s top political analyst jabbed security measures taken for a top Trump official after her purse was stolen in a D.C. restaurant over the weekend. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag was stolen while she was at a restaurant in downtown D.C. on Sunday evening, CNN first reported. A white man wearing a medical mask took off with Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks and about $3,000 in cash.

2 days ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Betting markets are taking wagers on whether President Donald Trump will fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the latest Signal messaging scandal. The New York Times reported Sunday that Hegseth created a second Signal group chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military attack against Houthi militants that were also sent in another chain with top officials.