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Republicans in Congress were watching with unease and talking of clawing back their power to levy tariffs — but almost none seemed ready to turn their words into action.
From The Associated Press
companies, farmers and other commercial players in Washington are again scrambling to assess the costs of another round of tariffs by President Donald Trump.
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Massachusetts’ congressional delegation said the Trump administration’s decision to “clawback” $106 million in COVID-19-era funding for K-12 schools is “harmful and incredibly frustrating to
Economists told Newsweek it could take years or decades for Americans to know if Trump's tariffs achieved their goals—if they ever do.
After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT WRONG.”
53mon MSN
A federal judge in Maryland ruled on Friday that a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador must be returned to the U.S. by Monday.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two days after sending the global economy reeling by announcing tariffs on foreign imports, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will “NEVER CHANGE” as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida.
President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to extend the deadline for TikTok to find a U.S. buyer or face a ban, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Rasmussen Reports, which typically favors Republicans, found in its daily presidential tracking poll on Friday that 49% of likely U.S. voters approve of Trump’s job performance while 50% disapprove. This marks Trump’s first net negative approval rating from the firm since the start of his second term in January.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has come out as one of the fiercest critics of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. The economist said an hour of rhetoric has likely never caused so much economic damage,
As markets head for a close after the sharpest decline in years in reaction to President Trump's tariffs, the president posted on his Truth Social platform: “ONLY THE WEAK WILL FAIL!”
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, on top of previous levies and retaliation worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. The trade wars have already roiled financial markets and plunged businesses into uncertainty — all while economists warn of potentially weakened economic growth and heightened inequality.
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