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Stock Markets Slide After Trump Unveils Tariffs
Wall Street shuddered as President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on countries across the globe on Wednesday, with the administration…
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Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support
The Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would block some of the tariffs President Trump has imposed on Canada, with a handful of…
Politics
Trump Reciprocal Tariffs Chart: See Which Countries Have the Highest Rates
President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on Wednesday afternoon, announcing a minimum 10 percent tariff on all trading partners as well…
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Trump Says His Tariffs Will Address Unfair Global Trade. Is He Right?
President Trump has accused America’s trading partners of undermining the United States for decades, saying they have engaged in unfair…
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In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Firms Are Staying Quiet
They are among the nation’s richest law firms, and they employ some of the most loquacious litigators. But with their industry under…
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How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul
For decades, Larry Ellison reveled in being the Silicon Valley executive who really knew how to have a good time. He spent as much as $200…
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How Europe Could Fight Back Against Trump’s Tariffs
In the escalating trade war with the United States, European officials are discussing imposing barriers on imports of U.S. services with a…
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Trump Is Set to Unveil Expansive Global Tariffs
President Trump is set to unveil his most expansive tariffs to date on Wednesday afternoon, when he will detail potentially punishing…
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More Americans Can’t Afford Medical Care, Poll Finds
It’s not just the high price of eggs or the rising cost of housing that is contributing to Americans’ unhappiness over the cost of living.…
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Trump Set to Meet With Top Aides to Decide TikTok’s Fate
President Trump plans to meet with top White House officials on Wednesday to discuss a proposal that could secure TikTok’s future in the…
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Trump Says His Tariffs Will Take Effect Wednesday
President Trump has settled on a final plan for sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect on Wednesday after he…
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Trump’s Dismantling of Minority Business Agency Could Hinder Job Growth
The Trump administration’s move to gut an agency that aims to support minority-owned businesses has alarmed Democratic lawmakers and…
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As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Where It Hurts
Chris Bergen, who runs a commercial greenhouse business in northern Minnesota, finds himself “walking a tightrope” roughly two months into…
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Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that President Trump had imposed on most of the…
Business
Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84
Richard Carlson, who won a Peabody Award for his investigative television reports about an automobile company’s brazen fraud — during…
Politics
They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the Trump White House.
The American conservative movement has long worked to put the nuclear family at the center of cultural and economic life. Lately, it has…
Politics
White House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner
Here’s another thing getting cut in Washington: comedy. The White House Correspondents’ Association said on Saturday that it canceled a…
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Trump Order Could Cripple Federal Worker Unions Fighting DOGE Cuts
Federal worker unions have sought over the past two months to lead the resistance to President Trump and his Department of Government…
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Trump’s Attacks on Big Law Firms Have
It is a cornerstone of American democracy, enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution: People have the right to challenge the…
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Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms
The Skadden Arps deal suggests negotiating may be getting more costly. Paul Weiss said it would provide $40 million in pro bono work,…
Business
Blackstone Considers Small Investment in TikTok
The private equity giant Blackstone is weighing taking a small stake in TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline set by President Trump for the…
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U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Voice of America
A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America, the government-funded…
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Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
The nation’s legal profession is being split between those that want to fight back against President Trump’s attacks on the industry and…
Business
Stocks Fall as Inflation Anxiety Dampens Mood on Wall Street
Concerns about inflation and weak consumer sentiment dragged down the stock market on Friday, as Wall Street keeps struggling to assess…