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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs … Smartphones and computers will be exempted from President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. — The guidance comes after Trump earlier this month imposed 125% tariffs …
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CSMS # 64724565 - UPDATED GUIDANCE - Reciprocal Tariff Exclusion for Specified Products; April 5, 2025 Effective Date — The purpose of this message is to provide further guidance on the additional duties due on imported merchandise which were imposed by Executive Order 14257, issued April 2 …
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Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions — President Donald Trump's administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, representing a major reprieve for global technology manufacturers including Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp. even if it proves a temporary one.
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Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump's reciprocal tariffs — The Trump administration has amended its list of imports that will be affected by sweeping global tariffs in order to exempt certain electronics, including smartphones and computers.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: New Rule Exempts Smartphones and Computers From Most Tariffs — Where Things Stand — Smartphone reprieve: The Trump administration published a rule late Friday night that appears to exempt many electronic parts and devices from most of the president's punishing tariffs …
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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs
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Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump's latest tariffs
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Trump administration says wrongly deported man is alive in El Salvador prison — The U.S. government continued to refuse to provide any details about whether it has taken any steps to return him to the United States. — The Trump administration confirmed Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia …
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Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador — Trump officials are talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador — Donald Trump and his White House have moved to deport green-card holders for espousing pro-Palestinian views …
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New Republic, Twitchy and Politico


Trump admin tells judge man wrongly deported to El Salvador is alive, still detained — A Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador is alive and still detained in the country, the Trump administration said in a filing to a federal judge on Saturday.


Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead — A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office and put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency's deaths database were ignored. — Just now — Two days after the Social Security …
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Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump — The Michigan governor's awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.
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Trump Can't Recall the Details of His Favorite Cognitive Test — AN APPLE A DAY — Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “It's a pretty well known test. Whatever it is. I got every one right.” — President Donald Trump was unable to recall the details of the cognitive test …
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‘Why are high fertility people always so weird?’: A weekend with the pronatalists — CNN's Meena Duerson travels to Austin to join roughly 200 “pronatalists” for the second-ever Natal Conference, an event devoted to discussing the world's declining birth rates and potential solutions.


‘One million.’ The private goal driving Trump's push for mass deportations. — Immigration officers and analysts are increasingly skeptical the Trump administration can deport that many immigrants in a single year. — Just now — As the Trump administration aggressively pushes to deport …
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One America News Network and Associated Press


Dozens of DHS staffers, including top FEMA officials, given lie detector tests over alleged leaks — The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA's acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief agency …


Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. — Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes. — Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries …


“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay” — Uncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients — Shortchanged: Blue Cross Louisiana OK'd mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital's full bills. For some claims, it paid nothing.
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So You Want to Be a Dissident? — A practical guide to courage in Trump's age of fear. — Once upon a time—say, several weeks ago—Americans tended to think of dissidents as of another place, perhaps, and another time. They were overseas heroes—names like Alexei Navalny and Jamal Khashoggi …


Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks — The House Freedom Caucus, which used to drive a hard bargain on spending, is facing an identity crisis and has capitulated when pressured by the president. — Just now — First, they threatened …
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In Trump's Washington, MAGA fashionistas lay claim to American hotness — At a party thrown by a conservative lifestyle publication, an “objectively beautiful lifestyle” and an “objectively superior worldview” go hand in hand. — “We are the zeitgeist now.”


Musk's Latest Fraud Finding Isn't What It Seems — His team found cases of seemingly fake people receiving unemployment benefits. But that fake data exists for a reason. — Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency announced this week that they had found something especially startling …
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Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe and the UK can seize an advantage — It's time to fashion a new global trade order without the US — The game-changing geopolitical event last week was the near collapse of the immense $29tn market in US government debt, threatening the stability …
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Trump Cuts Funds for Boston's Museum of African American History — When people ask me to take them to the most important historic site in Boston, I take them to the Museum of African American History (MAAH) on Beacon Hill. The museum, located in Smith Court along Joy Street …
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Bill Maher Praises ‘Gracious,’ ‘Measured’ Trump After Wild White House Meeting: 'You Can Hate Me For It, But I'm Not a Liar' — Bill Maher praised President Donald Trump as “gracious” and “measured” during their recent White House meeting while providing a “book report” from the night's events to his audience.
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Harvard University professors sue Trump administration to block review of nearly $9 billion in federal funds — The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of University Professors, along with the national organization, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration …
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Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — Nikita Casap, 17, is accused of killing his mother and stepfather. — Nikita Casap is shown in court in the screen grab from a video. — WISN — A Wisconsin teen allegedly killed his parents to …
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Law & Crime, New York Daily News, One America News Network, The Post Millennial and KRDO


USDA's $1B bird flu plan uses money intended for schools, food banks — The move tees up a major political fight over the Trump administration's priorities — and the small pot of money USDA has to spread around. — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' $1 billion plan for fighting bird flu …
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On the road, Bernie Sanders rallies crowds for his ‘working class movement’ — Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are appearing together across the West in rallies aimed at mobilizing Democrats and independents against Trump. — just now — LOS ANGELES — Bernie Sanders launched the next round of his …
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