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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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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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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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Trump's Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It Himself. — Trump may have accidentally confessed to insider trading and market manipulation on Truth Social. — “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” the president wrote on Wednesday, a mere four hours before announcing a 90 …
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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 Says He Will Consider Exempting Some U.S. Companies From 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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Where do tariffs stand? A look at what's in place and what's on pause
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Forget Trade. Here's the Real Reason Trump Wants Tariffs
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From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs
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Trump's Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
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Live Updates: U.S. Market Rally Fades as China Trade Tensions Intensify
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Judge in Signal group chat case wants more info from government
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Trump's Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services
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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 Own Aides Keep Him in State of Delusion About Tariff Fiasco
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US stocks set to tumble again as reality sets back in on Wall Street
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Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic
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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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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 Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote — House Republicans for a second time passed a stand-alone bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states. — The legislation …


House GOP adopts Trump budget plan after conservatives fold — Washington — The House on Thursday adopted a budget blueprint for President Trump's agenda after Republican leaders scrambled to convince GOP holdouts who want deeper spending cuts to back it. — The resolution was adopted …
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House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble
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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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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 suggests using law firms that pledged pro bono services to help U.S. in tariff talks
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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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Social Security backtracks on in-person identification policy after outcry. Here's what it means. — The Social Security Administration said it's backtracking from a requirement that would have forced some elderly and disabled people to visit agency offices in person to verify …
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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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Scoop: NRSC privately blasts GOP senators on lackluster fundraising — The GOP's Senate campaign arm delivered a blunt warning to Republicans on Thursday: Democrats are about to swamp you in cash. — Why it matters: Senate Republicans were caught flat-footed in states like Nebraska in 2024.
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Two Texas Republicans throw support behind Paxton in brewing Senate fight
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Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University — Government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding — The Trump administration is planning to pursue a legal arrangement that would put Columbia University …


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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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.


U.S. ambassador to Ukraine to resign her post early — U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News. — The State Department confirmed her intent to step down Thursday afternoon. — “Ambassador Brink is stepping down.
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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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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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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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