Molly Ball

1 month ago | wsj.com | Molly Ball

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:14 / 1:46When Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet held a town hall in Golden, Colo., on Wednesday, he expected to hear from people enraged by what’s happening in Washington. But the name on his angry constituents’ lips wasn’t necessarily Donald Trump. For some, it was the head of the Senate Democrats, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Molly Ball

On the 15th floor of a skyscraper in the Financial District on a recent evening, six candidates for New York mayor tried to make the case that any of them would be preferable to the scandal-tarred behemoths not in attendance. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a bearded 33-year-old in a slim gray suit, said that Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had much to answer for.

1 month ago | listennotes.com | Ryan Knutson |Molly Ball

The Federal Reserve has been focused on cooling inflation and achieving a so-called soft landing. President Trump’s trade policies have sent markets reeling and fears of a recession are on the rise. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to discuss Trump’s economic vision. Plus, the Trump administration is moving to deport a permanent legal resident of the United States and the possibility of a government shutdown has Democrats in a pickle.

1 month ago | jp.wsj.com | Molly Ball

ドナルド・トランプ米大統領に反対する人たちは、彼がもたらしている大混乱に批判の声を上げ、共和党の一部も不安を募らせている。そんな中、同大統領は自身を批判する人たちに恐れをなすどころか、勇気づけられており、混乱に拍車をかけることを決意しているように見える。　ある特定の観点から見れば、世界が崩壊しつつあるように感じられるかもしれない。米連邦政府の官僚機構は解体されつつあり、大西洋をまたぐ同盟関係は緊張状態にある。また、関税の脅威が一進一退する中で株式市場は揺れ動いている。1週間足らずのうちに政府機関の閉鎖が起きる可能性もある。しかし、非常に多くの機関に激震をもたらしているにもかかわらず、トランプ氏の人気がこれまでのところわずかしか傷ついていないのは、同氏の支配的立場の証しと言える。そして、共和党も民主党も同様に結果がどうなるか身構えているため、異常で緊迫した政治的ダイナミズムが生み出されている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

1 month ago | wsj.com | Molly Ball

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 02:24This article is in your queue. As opponents cry chaos and some in his own party grow anxious, President Trump appears not cowed by his critics but emboldened—determined to double down on the disruptions he’s set into motion.