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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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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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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, STAT, 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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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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DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
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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, Politico, New York Times and Washington Examiner


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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CBS News, The Independent, TechCrunch, Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit


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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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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Raw Story


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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Scripps News, Fortune, USA Today and New York Post


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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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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Oklahoman


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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Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says — The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, economists at the American Enterprise Institute said.
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Rolling Stone


Starmer vows to ‘shelter British business from the storm’ of US tariffs — British prime minister promises to “turbocharge” plans to improve the U.K.'s competitiveness this week. — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government is ready to use industrial policy to mitigate the impact …
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Bernie Sanders says U.S. under Trump is facing “unprecedented level of danger” — Ever since President Trump took office, surrounded by some of the richest men in the world, Senator Bernie Sanders has been sounding the alarm: “This country today faces an unprecedented level of danger …
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Apple's collapse proves cosying up to Trump is no guarantee of safety — The big tech giant's cosy relationship with the president has failed to protect it from trade war chaos — For years, Tim Cook has become something of a horse-whisperer figure in his dealings with Donald Trump.


Don't Roll Your Eyes at Due Process — Last month a federal court of appeals judge made a startling assertion. “Nazis,” she said, “got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act” than people suspected of being members of a Venezuelan gang. — You might think those words …
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‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk — Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a …
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