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Trump Delays Tariffs on Mexico and Canada, With China Tariffs Poised to Take Effect
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will delay for one month a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada scheduled to take effect at midnight, temporarily defusing a trade ...
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RFK Jr. Clears Key Hurdle, Appears Set for Confirmation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved one step closer Tuesday to being confirmed as the country’s top health official as the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines to advance his nomination.
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China Retaliates as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
Good evening. Two of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks were advanced by Senate committees on Tuesday, setting up full confirmation votes for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead ...
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Trump Delays Some of His Tariffs
Economic anxiety was running high Monday as President Donald Trump's tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners were set to take effect at 12:01 a.m Tuesday. Stocks dropped ...
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China Retaliates as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
Just hours after a burgeoning trade war with Mexico and Canada was put on a one-month pause, President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on goods imported from China took effect on Tuesday, immediately ...
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Trump Signs Order to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Trump Signed an executive order on Monday directing the Treasury and Commerce Departments to begin the process of creating a sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund owned by the ...
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White House Nixes Spending Freeze Memo — but Says Freeze Remains
After a powerful backlash, the White House on Wednesday rescinded its Monday night memo that temporarily froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. That order created extensive ...
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze
A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration’s payments freeze, agreeing with 22 state attorneys general that the White House order likely violated the law. “Are there some aspects ...
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Trump and Musk Move to Shutter USAID
The Trump administration on Monday reportedly moved to shut the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), putting many agency staffers on leave and locking out workers in a push that ...
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House Republicans Huddle to Finalize Their Budget Game Plan
House Republicans are gathered in South Florida for a few days to flesh out their plans for the massive budget blueprint they hope to pass in just four weeks’ time. Politico calls it a “make ...
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Trump Lashes Out at Powell as Fed Holds Steady on Rates
The Federal Reserve made no changes in interest rate policy at the conclusion of a two-day meeting Wednesday. The Federal Open Market Committee will hold rates steady in a range of 4.25% to 4.5% ...
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Poll of the Day: Who’s Putting Their Confidence in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
At today’s Senate confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, said that Kennedy’s history of ...