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Fears Of Bond Market Catastrophe Led Trump To Pause Tariffs Apr 10, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to reverse course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing a three-month pause revealed his threshold for political pain: One week. “They were getting yippy,” Trump said, explaining the rising criticism raining down on the White House over the last week.

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China Responds To 104% Tariffs: “Fight Till The End” Apr 09, 2025

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President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday. China was already set to see tariffs increase by 34% as part of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs package. But the president tacked on another 50% after Beijing didn’t back off on its promise to impose 34% retaliatory tariffs on US goods by noon Tuesday, adding an additional 84% in duties.

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Blackrock CEO: Most CEOs Think U.S. Likely In A Recession Right Now Apr 08, 2025

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While many nations are scrambling to strike tariff deals with Trump, China is standing up to him, hoping to turn “crisis into opportunity.” Within 48 hours of Trump’s market-hammering announcement of tariffs on countries across the world, the world’s second-largest economy swiftly retaliated with its own punitive measures on US goods and firms.

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Treasury Secretary: Trump Tariffs Could Bring In Up To $600B A Year Apr 05, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners – a market sell-off, foreign retaliation, anger from corporate America and skepticism from the Federal Reserve chairman and some allies in Congress. So far, the president is defiant in the face of the global turbulence.

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Dow Sinks 1,600+ Points Apr 04, 2025

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President Donald Trump declared a US economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10% across all countries, with rates even higher for 60 countries or trading blocs that have a high trade deficit with the US. Auto tariffs are now in effect.

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Here Come The Tariffs Apr 03, 2025

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President Donald Trump declared a national economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10% across all countries, with rates even higher for 60 countries. China, the second top exporter to the US behind Mexico, will now face a 54% tariff. Beijing, along with the EU, has already threatened retaliatory tariffs.

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Trump Says He’s “Not Joking” About Potential Third Term Apr 01, 2025

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President Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of pursuing a third term in the White House, despite the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting it, claiming that “there are methods” to achieving this and emphasizing that he was “not joking” in recent interview.

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Vance: No One Is Getting Fired Over Signal Scandal Mar 29, 2025

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Current and former US officials have told CNN they believe two texts sent by national security adviser Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe in the now-infamous group chat involving senior US officials discussing battle plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen, may have done long-term damage to the US’s ability to gather intelligence on the Iran-backed group going forward.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Preserve Signal Messages Mar 28, 2025

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between March 11 to March 15. Judge James Boasberg made the ruling in a preservation lawsuit brought in the wake of the revelation that Cabinet officials were discussing war plans on Signal.

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Group Chat Fallout Grows As The Atlantic Releases More Texts Mar 27, 2025

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The Atlantic published the full sequence of texts among President Trump's top national security officials discussing pending military strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen in mid-March — a chain to which The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added. The newly-published messages included texts The Atlantic had previously withheld because they included specific operational details.

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