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Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak — Live shot of Donald Trump setting tariffs: — And here's what happened yesterday: — Anyone sounding the all-clear on tariffs, or Trump economic policy in general, should be kept away from sharp objects and banned from operating heavy machinery.
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Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect — Treasury secretary helped persuade president to take time to negotiate with trading partners in face of pressure from business leaders — President Trump finally blinked. — It took a week for the plunge in the stock …
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We Just Saw the Cracks in Trump's Wall of Power — The past week undermined the narrative that has surrounded the president — that he is a political juggernaut able to run roughshod over his party and beyond. — The opening months of President Donald Trump's second term have been studded …
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Where do tariffs stand? A look at what's in place and what's on pause — The past week has been a wild ride for businesses and markets, starting with President Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs and ending with an abrupt pause on most of them. — About 12 hours after country …


Trump Says He Will Consider Exempting Some U.S. Companies From Tariffs — President Trump said Wednesday that he's considering granting some U.S. companies an exemption from his tariff program. “There are some that have been hard,” Trump told reporters when asked about companies requesting exemptions.
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Forget Trade. Here's the Real Reason Trump Wants Tariffs — A power-crazy president is using tariff relief to force big business to kiss his ring. — ∙ Paid — Trillions of dollars lost. The stock market in turmoil. A recession possibly around the corner.
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From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs
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U.S. and China Headed for ‘Monumental’ Split, Putting World Economy on Edge
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The Guardian view on Trump's trade war: no one will win, but China is taking the long view
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Live Updates: U.S. Market Rally Fades as China Trade Tensions Intensify
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Trump's Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
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A ‘disaster’: Gretchen Whitmer's talk on tariffs and meeting with Trump anger fellow Democrats
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The Damage From Trump's Tariff Pause Is Already Done
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Trump's Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It Himself.
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The Art of the Blink — “The Golden Age is coming,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick proclaimed this morning.
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Trump's Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services
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US stocks set to tumble again as reality sets back in on Wall Street
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House Republicans Just Passed a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions — Two weeks after Donald Trump issued a sweeping anti-voting executive order, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure, the SAVE Act, that is described by voting rights advocates …
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BREAKING: House Hands Trump a Yuuge Win On Budget Plan, Tax Cuts; UPDATE: Chuck-y's Not In Love — Have you grown tired of the winning yet? Especially after the past week? — Yesterday, the media narrative on the House was “Republicans in disarray!” Today, Speaker Mike Johnson …
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SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions — The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy.
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House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble
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Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges

Two Texas Republicans throw support behind Paxton in brewing Senate fight
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House Conservatives Cave and Vote for the Senate Budget Framework
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House Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote
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How every House member voted on the ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
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Speaker Mike Johnson presses forward with budget vote despite conservative opposition
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House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses
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Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic
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White House axes land bureau pick after past Jan. 6 criticism — The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee said Thursday. — Why it matters …
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Trump's pick to oversee public lands withdraws after Jan. 6 criticism surfaces
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Dow falls 1,000 points as tariff sell-off resumes after historic rally: Live updates — Stocks fell Thursday, giving back some of the historic rally seen in the previous session after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day reprieve on some of his “reciprocal” tariffs.
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Feds move to drop criminal case against man they previously called a major gang leader — Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and President Donald Trump celebrated his arrest. — Federal prosecutors have abruptly abandoned the criminal case against a Virginia man portrayed by the Justice Department …
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Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump's predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing — U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump's predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.
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Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March
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Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump's Crackdown on Big Law — Steven Banks, who once ran New York's social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.
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Trump Signs Orders Punishing Those Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies — The president targeted two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm as part of his campaign for retribution. — President Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders punishing two officials …
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Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government — The world's richest man has blazed a staggering trail of destruction as Trump's DOGE chief, firing tens of thousands of workers while cashing in — B — en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California.


This Is Why Dictatorships Fail — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — He blinked. But we don't really know why. — Whether it was the stock market cascading downward, investors fleeing from U.S. Treasury bonds …
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Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company — A Delaware judge, once again, has found that a conservative news outlet broadcast false and defamatory claims about the role a voting technology company played in the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S. ambassador to Ukraine intends to resign, sources say — U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News. — Brink has not formally submitted resignation papers but she has been making farewell calls to colleagues, sources said.
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John Roberts will save the judiciary if he has to burn it down — ✍️ ⚖️ ✍️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
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H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump — Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.
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The Pool Filter — Some White House pool reports are no longer making it to the official distribution list, Status has learned—an unsettling development in the Trump administration's escalating war on the press. — At approximately six-thirty on Tuesday evening, Joseph Morton …
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RFK Jr. suggests some vaccines are risky or ineffective, downplays measles threat — Health secretary's claims, dismissed by health experts, come despite endorsement of measles shot — Facing a growing outbreak of measles that could test his leadership, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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