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Trump's Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Without a Clear Strategy — The global trading system is only one example of the administration tearing something apart, only to reveal that it has no plan for how to replace it. — As the breadth of the Trump revolution has spread across Washington in recent weeks …
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Asia Times and The Hill
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Live Updates: Markets Slide Further as U.S. Imposes Punishing Tariffs — President Trump's latest moves included a 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods. Stocks and bonds slumped as Beijing hit back with its own levies and European leaders prepared retaliation measures. — Here's the latest.
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Breaking | China fires back with fresh 50% tariff in stern rebuke to Trump's escalation — Matching blows with Washington, Beijing's tariff hike brings the accumulative tariff total to 84% on goods from US, as trade war rapidly intensifies — China has announced the imposition …
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Daily Mail and Bloomberg


For U.S. and China, a Risky Game of Chicken With No Off-Ramp in Sight
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The Hill and Christian Science Monitor


IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities — Melanie Krause clashed with Treasury Department officials who sought to circumvent IRS executives so immigration authorities could access taxpayers' information. — The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service plans …
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US IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration officials, report says — The acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to resign over a new agreement to share the tax data of undocumented immigrants with Homeland Security personnel, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday …


DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story


US stocks drop after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump's tariffs — U.S. stocks dropped after a second day of stunning reversals. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Tuesday after wiping out an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years.
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‘We are all waiting for a reply.’ Countries say White House hasn't responded on tariff talks.
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The Independent and The Hill

S&P 500 nears bear market, as highest tariffs in a century threaten trade
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Mediaite

Trump embraces ‘tailored’ tariff deals as foreign leaders look to sweeten their offers
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Law firm WilmerHale asks federal judge to permanently block Trump's executive order against it
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PBS NewsHour


Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill — At least a dozen House Republicans are considering signing onto Rep. Don Bacon's (R-Neb.) bill to restrict the White House's ability to impose tariffs unilaterally, Axios has learned. — Why it matters …
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4/9/25 ☀️ AM: — Trump gets sharp as House Republicans move budget toward the floor
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Bloomberg, 3.14 Action, HuffPost, The Hill, NPR, Fox News and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Trump and Johnson Appear to Be Losing House GOP Holdouts on the Budget
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The Republicans Who Forgot Their Economics
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Fortune, Cafe Hayek, The American Spectator, Bloomberg, National Review, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, HuffPost and Washington Examiner


AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists — A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press' full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish …
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Federal judge says White House's punishment of Associated Press is unconstitutional — The White House's decision to punish the Associated Press by eliminating its access to President Donald Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday.


Live news: Treasuries hit as market turmoil intensifies — Treasuries hit as market turmoil intensifies — Global market turmoil intensified on Wednesday after Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs took effect, with government bonds and stocks selling off. — US Treasuries were hit hard …
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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say — The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration's campaign against elite colleges. — The Trump administration …

Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026 — The announcement by Mr. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a firebrand conservative, set up what is expected to be a blockbuster showdown in Texas. — Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, officially announced …
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New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds — Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting on Monday. — Instead, they will have to seek services online …
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Deseret News, The Daily Wire and Axios
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DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress — Prosecutors say those whose convictions were wiped out are entitled to reimbursement of the restitution they paid. — Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled …
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RealClearPolitics, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Independent and Talking Points Memo


Trump Claims Nazis Treated Jewish Prisoners With “Love” … In his latest rewrite of European history, Donald Trump made a ridiculous and sympathetic declaration about the Nazis. — Amid the tariff chaos he spurred, Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday …
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The Independent, New Jersey Online and Raw Story


DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message — WASHINGTON — Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, denied responsibility for widespread government layoffs in a message to industry colleagues obtained by the Chronicle.
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Raw Story


Dollar Confidence Crisis Is Here, Deutsche Bank Warns — The broad selloff in U.S. stocks and bonds, and the continuing decline in the dollar, represents a “simultaneous collapse in the price of all U.S. assets,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said Wednesday. They warned that “unchartered territory” lies ahead.


Trump White House Won't Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns — Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures. — The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing …
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White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens — The administration could try removing American citizens if it identifies a pathway it can claim to be legal. — Video — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump …
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New Republic, Slate and USA Today


There's something big missing from Trump's post-war manufacturing fantasy — Those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past America mistake correlation for causation. — Many Trump supporters are celebrating his new tariffs on the hope that they'll make America great again …
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Fox Business
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Trump thinks the US has the ‘resources’ needed to make iPhones
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Video of arrest, new details in Trump administration's case targeting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Khan Suri for speech on Palestinian rights — RICHMOND, Va. - Today Georgetown professor and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri filed an amended complaint in his case Khan Suri v. Trump challenging …


Dow futures tumble 700 points as China hits back at Trump's tariffs, Apple shares decline: Live updates — Stock futures were down sharply again on Wednesday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in the latest escalation of global trade tensions.


17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep's Speech — Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. — On Tuesday, Montana's House considered Senate Bill 164 …


Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall — Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers. — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new administrator …
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Trump admin cuts funding to Princeton University over climate programs — The Trump administration is pulling nearly $4 million in funding from Princeton University, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. — The big picture: The cuts come days after the administration already paused dozens …
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U.S. Department of Commerce, The Hill and Fox News


Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’ — Billionaire investors are in an unfamiliar position, watching and cringing as tariffs roll on and the stock market reels. — Wall Street billionaires are not used to being on the outside looking in.
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Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Semafor, The Independent and NBC News