U.S. Economy
Bishop of major Catholic diocese exempts parishioners from Mass over fears of ICE raids
Reverend Alberto Rojas, Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino Ordaining Prelate and Principal Celebrant, leads the Ordination to the Priesthood mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Will Lester | Medianews Group | Getty Images A Catholic bishop in California has issued a rare decree […]
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Trump threatened to ‘bomb the s— out’ of Moscow to deter Putin: CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump told campaign donors last year that he had threatened to “bomb the s–t out of Moscow” if Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, according to a new report. Trump at the same donor meeting claimed […]
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Trump signals more tariff letters coming Wednesday
President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R), discusses his decorating of the Cabinet Room during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump signaled he would send more letters […]
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Trump’s tariffs on cars, copper, drugs, aluminum could hit harder than other levies
U.S. President Donald Trump walks as workers react at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters As President Donald Trump’s tariffs against more than a dozen countries spark fresh concerns about looming country-specific trade measures, often overlooked are the levies on specific products and commodities that […]
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Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper imports
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports on Tuesday, and suggested more steep sector-specific duties are on the […]
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White House: Odds of tariff-related inflation are low, like ‘pandemics or meteors’
A top White House economic advisor on Tuesday likened the odds that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher prices to those of a meteorite striking earth. “Rare events happen. We get pandemics or, or meteors or whatever,” said Stephen Miran, chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” But “there’s […]
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Rep. Mark Green resigns from Congress, leaving Speaker Johnson with an even narrower Republican majority in the House
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025. Francis Chung | POLITICO via AP Images Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one […]
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Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the ‘America Party’
Elon Musk applaudes in the Oval Office as he attends a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk said Saturday that he has formed a new political party, the “America Party,” which he claims will give Americans “back […]
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US lets GE restart jet engine shipments to China’s COMAC, source says: Reuters
The U.S. told GE Aerospace on Thursday that it can restart jet engine shipments to China’s COMAC, in a further sign of de-escalating U.S.-Sino trade tensions. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. told GE Aerospace Thursday that it can restart jet engine shipments to China’s COMAC, according to a person familiar with the matter, in […]
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Trump’s megabill advances in the House after GOP divisions nearly derail it
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House Republican Conference meeting on a plan to fund the government and avert a shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, December 20, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Thursday advanced U.S. President […]
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