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Trump's Lust for Power Cannot Be Satiated — It is a fool's errand to try to rationalize President Trump's obsession with tariffs. — This is not to say that people haven't tried. There are any number of theories that seek to explain Trump's preoccupation with tariffs and trade wars.
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PBS NewsHour
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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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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125% … President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped tariffs under his new trade plan to 10% on imports from most countries, as he announced a 90-day pause for higher, so-called reciprocal tariffs that took effect on many countries this week.
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Trump announces 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, increases China tariffs to 125% — President Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on most of his new tariffs, and a lowering of the “reciprocal tariff” rate to 10%, effective immediately, he said on Truth Social.
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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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CNN, Daily Mail, OutsideTheBeltway, Asia Times and The Hill


Trump Pauses Higher Tariffs on Most Nations, Raises China Duties — President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners after midnight, while raising duties on China to 125%. — The president's about-face comes roughly 13 hours …
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Washington Post, Reuters, Daily Mail, Associated Press, Axios, The Guardian, The Hill, BBC and UPI


China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump
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Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days for everyone but China
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Fox Business, HotAir, Wall Street Journal, Scripps News, Reuters, Telegraph, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, The Wrap, RedState, Associated Press, The Hill and NPR

A Clown in a China Shop
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The Hill, New York Magazine, Baltimore Sun, The Dispatch, Daily Kos, E&E News, New York Times and Roll Call

Has Trump cancelled Christmas? China's decorations makers report no US orders
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American Thinker

Dow futures tumble 700 points as China hits back at Trump's tariffs, Apple shares decline: Live updates
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New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Ace of Spades HQ, Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite, UPI, Quartz, New Republic and Blaze Media

EU takes revenge on Trump's tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation
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New York Times, CBS News, Raw Story, Semafor, Metro.co.uk, UPI and E&E News

Amazon Cancels Some Inventory Orders From China After Tariffs
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The Post Millennial and Quartz, more at Techmeme »

European Union approves first set of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports
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The Hill, Politico, European Commission, MeidasTouch News, Townhall, Bloomberg, Forbes, Scripps News and Reuters

Trump threatens to end pharmaceuticals tariff exemption
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The Guardian, Reuters, Scripps News, The Independent, The Post Millennial, Fox Business, FOX 11 Los Angeles and TechCrunch

Fox News, desperate to defend Trump's tariffs, exploits MAGA's masculinity delusions
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Business Insider, The Wrap, New Republic, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Independent and People For

Trump says 'I know what I'm doing' on tariffs. Americans don't see it.
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Vox, New York Times, The Guardian, Raw Story, PJ Media, Washington Times, USA Today and Yahoo News

As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to ‘BE COOL’
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USA Today, The Hill, Zeteo, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, The Daily Wire, The Wrap, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Bloomberg, CNBC and The Nation


Elon Musk's DOGE Is Getting Audited — The General Accountability Office's audit examines DOGE's handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED. — The General Accountability Office (GAO) is auditing Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Federal News Network
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How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You — Databases that Elon Musk's team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public. — The federal government knows your mother's maiden name and your bank account number.
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The Guardian, Futurism, Bloomberg and Rolling Stone


House GOP moves to turn off ability to force vote on rescinding Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs — House Republicans are moving to turn off Democrats' ability to force a vote on rescinding the sweeping global tariffs imposed by President Trump as part of his “Liberation Day” announcement.
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NBC News, NPR, Bloomberg, House Foreign Affairs …, Washington Times, Politico and Axios
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Trump's Tariffs Are Costing Republican Donors. Will They Cost GOP Campaigns Next?
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New Jersey Online, Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Bloomberg, The Hill, USA Today and The Independent

Steve Doocy: Major GOP donors ‘terrified’ after Trump tariffs
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Mediaite


About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record — Men were accused of ties to Tren de Aragua criminal gang — US court records show just a few charges for serious crimes — Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as …
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Deseret News, Daily Caller News Foundation, NPR and USA Today
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Judges take steps to stop deportation of Venezuelans in Texas and New York
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Action News 5, CBS News, Associated Press and The Post Millennial

Multiple federal judges temporarily halt Trump's Alien Enemies Act removals
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HuffPost, The Daily Signal and Washington Examiner


U.S. Treasury Yields Jump as Trump Tariffs Fuel Bond Selloff — The increase in long-end Treasury yields prompted a rise in European counterparts, though the selloff in Europe was less intense — U.S. Treasury yields continued to surge after President Trump's sweeping duties …
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The Economist, Financial Times, Reuters, Associated Press, Telegraph, Fortune, Bloomberg, CNBC, Blaze Media, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money and WKHM-AM
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The bond market plunges as crisis brews
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New York Times, ING Think, Semafor, Bloomberg, Fox Business, Financial Times and Fortune


FBI director Kash Patel removed as director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — Trump appointee replaced by US army secretary Daniel Driscoll, four people familiar with the matter said — The FBI director Kash Patel was quietly removed as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol …
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Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say — FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.


How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation — As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order. But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism. — Willkie Farr & Gallagher last week became …
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The Hill
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U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it will begin screening immigrant's social media for evidence of antisemitic activity as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.
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Washington Examiner and ABC News
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Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why. — President Donald Trump's tariffs haven't only demolished trillions in wealth and raised the chance of a global recession. They've also led some prominent Trump supporters to wonder whether they made a huge mistake.


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.


Gabbard's Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group — When Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, went looking for someone to head the National Counterterrorism Center, she landed on Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, past CIA officer …


Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit — At least half of the front-line attorneys in the solicitor general's office plan to leave, people familiar with the matter said, as Trump's emergency requests pile up at the high court.
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New Republic and Townhall


Ice director says deportations should be run like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’ — Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process — The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he'd like the agency to implement a system of trucks …
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New Republic, The Independent, Daily Kos and Raw Story


'Where's Alex?' A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump's Green Card Crackdown … Alfredo Orellana, 31, was not just a caregiver for Luke Ferris, a 28-year-old with severe autism. The pair worked out at the gym, got tacos and played video games together. They exchanged elbow bumps.


Lavish Trump spending undermines public trust — The Trump administration is forcing the American people to make sacrifices and endure “short-term” pain because of their policies. Apparently, the need for sacrifice only applies to the American people, not Donald Trump.


Former journalist launches NY House bid to ‘unf‑‑‑ our country’ — Comedian and Emmy-winning former journalist Mike Sacks (D) launched a bid Wednesday for a crucial House seat currently held by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), offering a candid-if-profane message for potential supporters …
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Politico, Mike Lawler for Congress and IJR