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Trump not trying to crash market with tariffs, says White House economic advisor … A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told ABC's “This Week” on Sunday.
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Dow futures fall 1,500 points Sunday as Trump tariff market rout escalates: Live updates — U.S. stock futures dropped on Sunday evening as the White House remained defiant even after a two-day historic stock market rout that followed President Donald Trump's rollout of shockingly high tariff rates on most key U.S. trading partners.
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Trump administration to markets: Don't expect a rescue — If there was one consistent message from Trump administration economic officials Sunday morning, it was this: We're not worried about the stock market plunging, and the cavalry isn't coming to save you from tariffs, either.
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DOJ suspends attorney who said Maryland man's deportation was a mistake — A federal judge on Sunday slammed the government over its “grievous error” in wrongly deporting a Salvadorian national and refused to lift her order demanding he be returned to the U.S.
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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was ‘wholly lawless’
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Judge reaffirms order to return Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador
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Judge to Trump: Yes, You Really Do Have to Undo ‘Lawless’ Deportation to El Salvador
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit


Treasury Sec. Bessent says 'there doesn't have to be a recession': Full interview — Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent exclusively joins Meet the Press days after President Donald Trump unveiled expansive tariffs on the United States' largest trading partners.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans looking to retire aren't concerned about day-to-day markets, dismisses concerns about a potential recession — Bessent's comments come after President Donald Trump warned that the “economic revolution” won't “be easy” in a social media post.
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Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’
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Second measles death reported in Texas — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday. — Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.
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Second child dies of measles in Texas, media reports — A second child with measles has died in Texas as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks, prompting U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to visit the state, media outlets reported on Sunday.
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Washington Post, New York Post and Los Angeles Times


Kennedy Attends Funeral in Texas of Girl Who Died of Measles — The health secretary has faced harsh criticism for his handling of the multistate outbreak, embrace of alternative treatments and tepid endorsement of vaccination. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's health secretary …
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad — Since Trump took office, the park service — an agency charged with preserving American history — has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
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Rolling Stone


Exclusive: how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat — Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making — Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist …
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The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum likes chocolate-chip cookies—preferably freshly baked and still warm. — This peculiar fact became the talk of the Department of Interior in recent weeks after his chief of staff, JoDee Hanson …
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Doge's attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says — Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse — Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration …
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Defending America's Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan — It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States. Enforcing our nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.
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Washington revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row
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Younger Democrats want to force an uncomfortable conversation about age — Many complain the party is dominated by an older generation of leaders who have lost touch with Americans' day-to-day struggles. — Just now — LOS ANGELES — Democrat Saikat Chakrabarti decided to challenge …
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Democrats see growing number of young progressive challengers
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GOP Rep: Adversaries are “laughing at us” over NSA firings — Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as “heartbreaking” Sunday. — The big picture: Haugh …
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Try that in a small town — ICE disappeared a mother and 3 children. Neighbors of Trump's Border Czar said hell no. … If you want to support independent media during these dark times for democracy, become a paid subscriber today. … Principal Jaime Cook describes one of the third graders …
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Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide — Officials reportedly didn't publicly acknowledge death until inquiries were made about woman, 52, who overstayed visa — A woman being detained in Arizona by US border patrol for overstaying her visa has died by suicide …


Three Harvard Students, Two Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked — Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration's push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests, according to an email …
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Republican senator floats using violence against journalists who report ‘fake news’ — Markwayne Mullin recounted how a reporter fatally shot a former congressman in 1890, adding there might be less “fake news ... if we could still handle our differences that way.”
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James Carville Reveals New Way to Shame Trump ‘Collaborators’ — HALL OF SHAME — The Democratic strategist warned that history won't be kind to those complicit in the president's “anti-patriotic” power grab. — James Carville has had enough. — On the latest episode of his Poltiicon podcast …
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