Nation and World Politics
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Trump tells US steelworkers he’s going to double tariffs on foreign steel from 25% to 50%
May 30, 2025 6:32 pm - WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's doubling the tariff rate on steel to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a met...
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Trump has long warned of a government ‘deep state.’ Now in power, he’s under pressure to expose it
May 30, 2025 8:09 am - As he crisscrossed the country in 2024, Donald Trump pledged to supporters that voting him back into the presidency would be “our final battle.”
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US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far
May 30, 2025 8:00 am - A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
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Costco defies tariff shifts with higher profit, lower prices
May 30, 2025 7:56 am - Costco Wholesale Corp. posted better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter, a sign that the nation’s largest club chain is flexing its scale and devoted following to navigate tariffs and economic turbulence.
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Trump meets with the Federal Reserve chairman he has repeatedly scorned
May 29, 2025 5:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and the two discussed the economy but not Powell's outlook for interest rates...
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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says
May 29, 2025 5:53 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News' editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawye...
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White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report
May 29, 2025 5:50 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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Trump’s big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers
May 29, 2025 5:50 pm - WASHINGTON — Once again, President Donald Trump’s biggest policy plans were stopped in their tracks. On Wednesday, an obscure but powerful court in New York rejected the ...
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Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures
May 29, 2025 5:47 pm - WASHINGTON — A governor who resigned amid a corruption scandal and served two stints in federal prison. A New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud...
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What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted
May 29, 2025 5:42 pm - CHICAGO — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised q...