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German Economist: Trump Tariffs Saving US
A tremor ripples through the world of numbers, a harbinger of a new era: The mercantilist pivot of the United States is shaking up the well-rehearsed choreography of global markets - a reordering of trade is taking shape.
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:34:47 EDTUS Job Growth Beats Expectations in March
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead amid sagging business confidence and a stock market selloff.
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:38:37 EDTTrump Fires NSA Chief
President Donald Trump fired the head of the National Security Agency, several media outlets reported.
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:21:59 EDTTexas AG Ken Paxton Gears Up for Potential Senate Run After Bribery Probe Dismissed
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is gearing up for a potential U.S. Senate run while no longer shadowed by a federal corruption investigation that hung over his rising profile in the Republican Party...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:33:25 EDTVatican's Foreign Minister Discusses Ukraine With Russia's Lavrov
The Vatican's Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher held a phone call on Friday with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Vatican said.The two officials discussed the overall situation of the three-year conflict and "some initiatives...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:46:33 EDTAntidepressants Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death
Antidepressants appear to increase people's risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study says. People taking the mood meds are more likely to die suddenly from heart problems, and their risk rises the longer they're on the drugs, according to findings presented Monday in Vienna...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:23:38 EDTRussia Urges Restraint on All Sides Over Iran's Nuclear Program
Russia said on Friday that the question of Iran's nuclear program should be resolved politically and diplomatically, urging restraint on all sides. Moscow has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:17:20 EDT$2.4 Trillion in Stock Valuation Wiped Out
U.S. companies had $2.4 trillion of valuation wiped out Thursday after President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports.
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:53:11 EDTYoon Suk Yeol Removed as South Korea's President Over Short-Lived Martial Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:56:55 EDTTop Democrats Protest Reported Firing of NSA Director
Top congressional Democrats on Thursday protested the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision "makes all of us less safe." The Washington Post reported late Thursday that Haugh and his civilian...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:56:15 EDTIsrael Kills a Hamas Commander in Lebanon, Further Testing Ceasefire
Israel killed a commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday, further testing a ceasefire that halted last year's war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group. The Israeli military said the targeted militant, Hassan...
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:25:44 EDTConservative Legal Group Sues Trump Over China Tariffs
A Koch-backed conservative legal advocacy group filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday over emergency tariffs imposed on China.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:07:13 EDTOil Set for Worst Week in Months Over Trump's New Tariffs
Oil prices fell further in early Asian trade on Friday and were on track for the worst week in months over President Donald Trump's new tariffs, stoking concerns over a global trade war that could weigh on oil demand.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:22:03 EDTMel Gibson's Right to Own Guns Restored by Justice Dept.
The U.S. Justice Department will allow actor Mel Gibson to own guns again, despite his 2011 conviction on a domestic violence charge, it was reported on Thursday. The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the Justice Department decision, reported that ...
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:12:41 EDTRFK Jr.: HHS Likely to Rehire Many Fired Employees
After dismissing about 10,000 employees as directed by the Department of Government Efficiency, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that some of them will be reinstated.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:54:38 EDTHouse GOP Seeks to Rescind Calif. EV Mandate Waiver
House Republicans on Thursday unveiled three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would reverse Biden administration-era regulations that seek to ban the use of gasoline-powered vehicles, heavy trucks, and diesel engines over the next decade.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:21:06 EDTTrump Freezes $510M to Brown Over Antisemitism Probe
The Trump administration is freezing $510 million in federal funds allocated to Brown University, pending a review into the Ivy League school's response to campus antisemitism and its implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, a senior official said.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:22:14 EDTTrump Backs Rep. Luna on Proxy Voting
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday he supports Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's resolution to allow proxy voting for expectant mothers of Congress.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:23:18 EDTStates Sue to Block Trump Election Order, Saying It's Unconstitutional
Democrat officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections.The lawsuit is the fourth against the...
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:53:41 EDTSenate GOP Memo: Could Flip Shaheen's Seat in 2026
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is bullish about its chances of flipping a New Hampshire Senate seat in 2026.
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:14:41 EDT