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Trump Is Openly Bragging About Crashing the Stock Market
This underscores the reputational damage Schumer has taken in the early days of Trump’s second term, particularly after he decided to…
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Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’
President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they…
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Top Trump Official So Freaked Out by Tariffs, He Wants to Quit
This underscores the reputational damage Schumer has taken in the early days of Trump’s second term, particularly after he decided to…
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Speaker Johnson reiterates opposition to proxy voting, disputing Luna's claim of compromise
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he remains opposed to reinstituting any form of proxy voting, disputing an account from Rep.…
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Trump’s New Fight With Fed Exposes Just How Clueless He Is
This underscores the reputational damage Schumer has taken in the early days of Trump’s second term, particularly after he decided to…
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Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, warned that President Trump’s tariffs risk stoking even higher inflation and slower…
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Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money
The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in…
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Shock Poll: Chuck Schumer is in Big, Big Trouble
This underscores the reputational damage Schumer has taken in the early days of Trump’s second term, particularly after he decided to…
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Nintendo Delays Preorders for the Switch 2, Citing Tariffs
The Japanese video game company Nintendo said on Friday that it would delay preorders for its new console, the Switch 2, in the United…
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Tempted by Trump’s Tariffs to Panic-Buy? Don’t.
I went to Costco on a tariff run, and did not stock up on anything. It was tempting. Mark Cuban was on social media telling people it was…
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Surprising GOP Senator Breaks With Trump Over Tariffs
“If I don’t agree, I don’t find your legal arguments convincing, and I believe there is probable cause to find contempt, what I’m asking…
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Ron Johnson Panics on Air Over Trump’s Disastrous Tariffs
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Trump Has Gross Plan for Ceremony for Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Trump Administration Touts “Explosive” Jobs Report as Economy Implodes
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Trump Crows About Tariffs as Recession Odds Skyrocket
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Donald Trump Really Is a Lot Dumber Than We Thought. Like, a Lot!
Let’s start with the sum and substance of the judges’ orders. Some 25,000 federal employees will be back at work Monday. One judge’s order…
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Republican working to crack down on people threatening ICE online
Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama has called for the prosecution of individuals who make online threats against federal…
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China Retaliates with Massive 34% Tariff on US Goods Launching Major Trade War Response after Trump's 34% Levy
China retaliated against President Donald Trump's broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on Friday by imposing its own 34 percent tariff on U.S.…
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Trump Already Hit With Lawsuit Over Tariffs—From Unexpected Group
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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U.S. employers added 228,000 jobs in March, far more than forecast.
President Trump’s tariffs mean that companies across the European Union and around the world are at risk of losing access to the world’s…
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Danish Prime Minister Tells Trump to Screw Off Over Greenland
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Natalie Winters: White House Correspondent Who Went Viral for Her Racy Outfits Denied Membership at National Press Club
A White House reporter who drew attention earlier this year for wearing 'inappropriate' outfits has now faced a major setback in her…
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We Need New Art—Imagining a Path Beyond Trumpism
I no longer have a taste for dystopian novels. During Donald Trump's last term, friends referenced Handmaid's Tale, ad nauseam. As a…
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Transcript: Trump’s Tariff Madness Can Be Stopped. Here’s How.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 4 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…