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Why Trump wants to weaken the US dollar — and level global trade

It’s a bold strategy: Combine tariffs with currency policy to finally rebalance trade. And it just might work.

Ignore the negotiations sideshow: Hamas must leave Gaza or be destroyed

The flurry of negotiations with Hamas is largely a sideshow, because regardless of any talks, cease-fire or even the fate of the hostages, the...

House passes bill to punish pandemic fraudsters; Dems balk, blame Elon Musk

The House on Tuesday approved legislation to double the statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years, brushing aside Democrats' attempt to turn the bill into a referendum on Elon Musk and President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency.

Tensions flare between White House press secretary and AP reporter over tariffs

Tensions between The Associated Press and the White House flared up again Tuesday when White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at an AP reporter for attempting to test her understanding of economics.

Trump prevails over Catholic bishops in court battle over refugee money

A federal judge refused Tuesday to order the Trump administration to restart money flowing to Catholic organizations that help settle refugees in the U.S.

House passes Trump-backed stopgap to keep government funded

Nearly halfway into the fiscal year, House Republicans gave up Tuesday and passed an extension of spending largely at 2024 levels, saying they wanted to turn the page and start on President Trump's agenda.

Canadian province backs down on electricity surcharge in wake of Trump escalation threat

A major Canadian official on Tuesday backed off his decision to put a 25% surcharge on the electricity it sends to U.S. communities after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% as payback.

EPA under Trump is lean and less green

The Environmental Protection Agency is reversing course after decades of green energy and climate justice initiatives, dumping hundreds of those programs to save taxpayer funding and the focus to enabling American energy production and other economic priorities.

Slotkin likens current state of the country to its ‘angry, teenage years’

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) likened the current state of the country to its “angry, teenage years” and said she just hopes the country gets through the next few years alive. “We're about to turn 250 years old, right? We're still pretty young for a country,” Slotkin, who recently delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's...

Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s “yes” vote, to be sure, was not decisive, since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — with help from President Trump — rallied enough...

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