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Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress' tariff power amid Trump trade war — Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican lawmaker from the farm-heavy state of Iowa, is spearheading new legislation that would reassert Congress' authority over tariffs amid President Donald Trump's trade war escalation.
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The real reason Trump is destroying the economy — The Trump administration's tariffs are, by every reasonable account, an economic catastrophe in the making. So why are they happening? — One explanation is that this is simply democracy at work. President Donald Trump campaigned …


President Trump's mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc — But the rest of the world can limit the damage — If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations …
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Trump contradicts aides, talking points on purpose of global tariffs — Investors and global leaders have been trying to understand the purpose of sprawling new import duties. — President Donald Trump on Thursday contradicted his top aides on the purpose of his sprawling new global tariff regime …


‘Oh Sh-t’: RH Chief Is Shocked as Tariffs Drag Down Stock 44% … “Oh sh-t.” That was RH Chief Executive Officer Gary Friedman's reaction to what was happening to the luxury furniture maker's stock price on Wednesday evening. — Donald Trump had just announced plans for an avalanche …
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Trump Jets Off to Watch Golf as U.S. Economy Goes Up in Flames — TRUMPENOMICS — The stock market is in free fall, but the president is headed to Florida. — President Donald Trump's response to a tanking U.S. stock market—brought on by his sweeping tariff announcement Wednesday—is to fly to Florida.
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Trump's new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT's — ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude all recommend the same “nonsense” tariff calculation. … When President Donald Trump began yesterday's announcement of the White House's latest trade policy brandishing a novelty-sized cardboard sign labeled …


Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy? — A quick thank you to my readers. When I struck out on my own, I wasn't sure if anyone would follow. But I just passed 300K subscribers. I'll try to be worthy of your support. — America created the modern world trading system.
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Trump sued over China tariffs
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They're Not Tariffs, They're Sanctions — Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that's …
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Republicans weigh using the power of Congress to rein in Trump on tariffs
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Carney hits back at Trump's auto tariffs, warns U.S. trade action will ‘rupture the global economy’
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Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says
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Trump Declares A Trade War On Uninhabited Islands, US Military, And Economic Logic
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'We're All Dead': GOP Senator Reacts To Trump Tariffs
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Senate Republicans vote to advance a massive budget blueprint for Trump's agenda
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The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now
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Senate GOP budget plan hits stumbling block
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Trump's ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff Formula Is All About Trade Deficits
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Trump Fires 6 N.S.C. Officials After Oval Office Meeting With Laura Loomer — During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser. — President Trump fired six National …
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White House fires three NSC staffers after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer — The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN. — The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist …


Scoop: Multiple firings on Trump's National Security Council after Loomer visit — Several members of President Trump's embattled National Security Council have been fired, a U.S. official and a second source familiar told Axios on Thursday. — Why it matters: The firings come …


RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake — He didn't indicate when the reinstatements would happen. — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs …
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Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' ‘Significant Shift’ to Opinion Section — “I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you. I won't be a stranger,” the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo
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Pulitzer Winner Quits Washington Post and Slams Bezos
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Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid — He will oversee how physicians are paid through Medicare. — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the heart surgeon turned daytime television star, has a new job — overseeing the nation's largest health insurance programs.
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Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid
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Oz confirmed to oversee health insurance for millions of Americans
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Trump Officials Could Be Held in Contempt for Deportation Flights, Judge Says — Judge says administration ‘acted in bad faith’ in removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime law — WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he was considering whether to hold Trump administration officials …
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Boasberg signals he may hold Trump officials in contempt over deportation flights
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Boasberg Inches Closer To Finding Trump Officials in Contempt Over Venezuelan Deportation Flights
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Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University — The administration has now targeted five schools' federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses. — The Trump administration intends to block $510 million …
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Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs … DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as the company attempts to navigate President Donald Trump's new round of 25% automotive tariffs that took effect Thursday.
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The American Age Is Over — 1. Canada — Fittingly, it was the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, who declared the official time of death. … And just like that, the age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, ended. — Share — We cannot overstate what has just happened.
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states — The states' lawsuit seeks to immediately stop $11 billion in cuts. — A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump's administration from cutting billions in federal dollars …
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A Response to a Member of Congress — Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Democrat of California, accused me of serial sex offenses in a public hearing, then said my lack of response was “telling.” It's listed below — 1,746 — Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a Democrat representing California's 37th district …
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Radio Free Europe says US switches off satellite transmitting Russia broadcast — PRAGUE - The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on April 3 that the US government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language programme into Russia.


Dow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock — Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump's latest and most severe set of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market is taking the worst of it so far.
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Donald Trump ordered to pay £626,000 legal costs after Steele dossier lawsuit — US president had sued over denied allegations he took part in ‘perverted’ sex acts but UK case was thrown out last year — Donald Trump has been ordered by a judge in England to pay more than £620,000 …
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