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Here’s what’s inside Trump’s big tax bill

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
May 23, 2025 10:52 am - House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.
Trump’s latest tariff threats knock Wall Street, European stocks and Apple lower

STAN CHOE
May 23, 2025 8:28 am - U.S. stocks fell after President Donald Trump threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union that could begin in a little more than a week. The S&P 500 lost 0.7% Friday and had its worst week in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1%.
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in first phase of a major exchange

By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA
May 23, 2025 8:17 am - Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange Friday, swapping hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the first phase of an exchange that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the 3-year-old war.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

By COLLIN BINKLEY
May 23, 2025 8:13 am - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard's enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands.
Iran and US hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue

By JON GAMBRELL and GIADA ZAMPANO
May 23, 2025 7:08 am - Iran and the United States began a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday in Rome, with enrichment emerging as the key issue.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies

By JOSH BOAK
May 23, 2025 7:05 am - President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
RFK Jr.’s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

By AMANDA SEITZ and MICHELLE L. PRICE
May 22, 2025 7:03 pm - WASHINGTON — A government report released on Thursday covering wide swaths of American health and wellness reflects some of the most contentious views on vaccines, the na...
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

By COLLIN BINKLEY
May 22, 2025 1:30 pm - The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students’ legal status

By JANIE HAR
May 22, 2025 1:26 pm - A judge in California blocked the Trump administration Thursday from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations is pending.
US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
May 22, 2025 10:39 am - The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.

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