Donald Trump’s new tariff regime is going to cost you a bundle. Tariffs can be confusing financial weapons. They are often framed as being slapped on exporting countries — e.g., a 25 percent tariff on Canadian auto parts. But the tax itself is actually paid by the American importer, and …
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Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs has taken a dark turn, one that might be comedic gold if it weren’t about to cost Americans so much hard-earned cash. To wit: Trump is placing tariffs on countries around the globe — including even remote Antarctic islands inhabited only by penguins — while …
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It’s been a tough quarter for Elon Musk. Not only has Tesla stock dropped 35 percent since President Donald Trump’s inauguration — hacking more than $100 billion off Musk’s personal net worth — today he saw another $20 million go down the drain as the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat he …
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A New York Judge has dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice — meaning the government will not be able to resubmit charges against the embattled mayor who allied himself with the Trump administration following his indictment last year. On Wednesday, Manhattan Federal District …
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Donald Trump has dropped a tariff hammer on America’s trading partners, announcing a sprawling set of import taxes that are expected to significantly raise prices for U.S. consumers. The president and his allies heralded April 2 as a historic “Liberation Day” for the United States. “I will sign a historic …
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They have been virtually inseparable since the closing weeks of the 2024 campaign, but their closeness has precipitated a question that looms over the relationship: when will Donald Trump and Elon Musk part ways? Two men famed for their egos, temperamental attitudes, spotlight-hogging, and lust for unlimited power surely can’t …
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said as he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,” citing his belief that “our nation is in crisis.” He wasn’t kidding. Booker spoke …
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Following weeks of mass purges of employees across federal agencies led by Trump officials and Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is next on the chopping block, with some 10,000 workers set for dismissal. The cuts will see medical researchers, …
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If Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has its way, a 28-year-old college dropout guided by the right-wing libertarian ideologies of figures including Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel and Argentine president Javier Milei will oversee the dismantling of a Washington nonprofit that promotes peace worldwide. Following a February …
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The Department of Homeland Security admitted that it deported an innocent man with protected status to an El Salvadoran prison known for torture and human-rights abuses. The Trump administration claims there’s nothing they, or any American court, can do to bring him back. According to a Tuesday report from The …
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