Elections
Congress has power over tariffs, but stopping Trump isn’t likely as of now
President Donald J Trump addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen in the Capitol building’s House chamber on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump is on a tariff spree […]
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Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal app
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Pentagon’s internal watchdog opened an investigation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using the Signal messaging app to discuss pending […]
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Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing after former Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the mayoral race on March 03, 2025 in New York United States. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams will run for reelection as an independent, opting out of the Democratic primary just […]
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See Trump’s list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday laid out the U.S. “reciprocal tariff” rates that more than 180 countries and territories, including European Union members, will face under his sweeping […]
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Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk
Judge Susan Crawford, the Democrat-backed nominee for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, during the final stop of the Common Sense Justice Tour ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Jim Vondruska | Bloomberg | Getty Images Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, […]
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Meet the ‘Dirty 15’ countries that could be hit hardest by Trump’s tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump is about to announce his biggest […]
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Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk speaks during a town hall meeting at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that his involvement in the Trump administration could be hurting the automaker’s stock price. Speaking at a town hall event in […]
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Trump says reciprocal tariffs will ‘start with all countries,’ rejects narrower launch
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One before arriving at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 28, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said that his “reciprocal tariffs” plan will target all other countries when they are unveiled Wednesday, injecting […]
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Trump sued by two more ‘Big Law’ firms he targeted in executive orders
Signage is seen outside of the law firm WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Two more law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday over executive orders by President Donald Trump targeting them for employing attorneys who worked on criminal investigations of the president. The lawsuits by WilmerHale and […]
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Greenland forms new government hours before visit by US Vice President Vance
(L-R) Greenland politician Aqqalu Jerimiassen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen the leader of the Demokraatit party, the Prime Minister of Greenland Múte Bourup Egede and Vivian Motzfeldt of the Siumut party attend the announcement of a coalition agreement to form the next government, on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty […]
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