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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 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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Daily Caller News Foundation


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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USA Today, The Hill, Bloomberg, Washington Times, Fortune and The Gateway Pundit


Commerce Secretary Lutnick doesn't back down in face of market sell-off: ‘The tariffs are coming’
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CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent and New York Post

Elon Musk appears to break with Trump admin on tariffs — as he slams Peter Navarro and says he wants ‘zero tariff situation’ with Europe
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Washington Examiner, CNN, Washington Times, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, RedState, USA Today, Mediaite, HuffPost and NBC News


Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was ‘wholly lawless’ — The U.S. government's decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless,” a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal opinion explaining …
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New York Times, CNN, Townhall, New York Daily News and Washington Examiner
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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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Associated Press, CBS News, The Guardian, UPI, RedState, Washington Times, Raw Story, Politico, The Independent, NewsNation, New York Times and NBC News


Judge reaffirms order to return Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador
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Associated Press, Reuters, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit

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


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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Rolling Stone, Axios, The Bulwark, The Texas Tribune, Bloomberg, The Guardian, New York Daily News and Wausau
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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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Associated Press, STAT, WAGA-TV, Fortune, WISH-TV, Vanity Fair, Forbes, UPI, WCCB Charlotte's CWWCCB …, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CNN, Mercury News, NewsNation and Off the Kuff


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, New York Post, USA Today and The American Conservative
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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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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Fortune and Semafor

Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’
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Newsbusters, The Daily Wire, Axios, Business Insider, Mediaite and Breitbart


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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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, The Independent, TechCrunch, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner
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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


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


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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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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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UPI, RedState, One America News Network, Breitbart, Townhall, Associated Press, Reuters, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Washington revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row
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The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, New York Post, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Raw Story and USA Today


Democrats see growing number of young progressive challengers — A growing number of Democratic incumbents are facing primary challenges from younger progressives, underscoring generational and ideological rifts within the party. — At least three long-serving members of the House …
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Punchbowl News
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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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The Hill, HuffPost and New York Times
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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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ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, Daily Bruin, Mercury News and Los Angeles Times


Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg — With a historic antitrust suit looming against Meta, could the company get a reprieve from its new ally in the White House? — Less than two weeks before the start of a landmark antitrust trial against tech giant Meta …
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Washington Examiner, more at Techmeme »


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