President Trump’s trade war is forcing companies to cut costs, raise prices, shrink profits, discontinue products and find other suppliers.
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Inside a Union’s Fight Against Trump’s Federal Job Cuts
Leaders of the union representing government workers say their battle is galvanizing but also alarming. “It’s insulting to say,” one said, “that we are lazy.”
Continue readingThe Trump Billionaires Who Run the Economy and the Things They Say
“You have to laugh to keep from crying,” one Republican pollster said about recent comments by the billionaires on the stock market, retirement funds and Social Security.
Continue readingMeloni and Trump: Oval Office Meeting Cements Special Rapport
In Washington, President Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. He also accepted her invitation to visit Rome.
Continue readingTrump Lashes Out at Fed Chair for Not Cutting Rates
President Trump on Thursday escalated his long-running attack on the Federal Reserve, by lashing out repeatedly at the head of the nation’s central bank, Jerome H. Powell, for not doing enough to fortify the economy as the effects of tariffs take …
Continue readingTrump Has Threatened Much Worse, but the 10% Tariffs Will Still Sting
The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive for businesses and consumers.
Continue readingJudge Blocks Trump Effort to Dismantle Voice of America
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, a government-funded news organization that President Trump has accused of being biased against him, and mandated that its journalists be allowed to resume …
Continue readingPalin Loses Libel Retrial Against New York Times
After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that a 2017 editorial defamed her.
Continue readingIn New Trial, Palin Says New York Times Editorial Damaged Her Reputation
Closing arguments in the libel case are expected on Tuesday, after which the nine jurors will begin deliberations.
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