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Trump told people to buy. Hours later, his tariff pause sent markets soaring.

By Rachel Lerman and Douglas MacMillan
Apr 09, 2025 7:50 pm - Less than four hours before President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was pausing tariffs sent markets soaring, he posted online telling his 9.4 million followers tha...
Appeals court pauses Maryland judge’s order to rehire federal workers

By Katie Mettler
Apr 09, 2025 7:24 pm - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday paused a Maryland federal judge’s order that directed the Trump administration to rehire thousands of federal p...
Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Apr 09, 2025 2:42 pm - Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war.
Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

By JOSH BOAK
Apr 09, 2025 12:38 pm - Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
How tariffs will impact your dining experience

By Izzy Kharasch
Apr 09, 2025 8:51 am - Just when the restaurant industry thought it had finally recovered from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is facing new headwinds in the form of the tariffs the Trump administration imposed on imports from other countries.
Amid global tariff war, Pritzker vows to be ‘stable’ trading partner with United Kingdom

By Peter Hancock
Apr 09, 2025 8:45 am - Gov. JB Pritzker vowed Tuesday that Illinois will remain a “stable” trading partner with nations around the world, despite President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs that have disrupted global markets.
Trump administration halts $790 million in federal funding for Northwestern, $1 billion for Cornell

By WILL WEISSERT, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SUSAN HAIGH
Apr 09, 2025 8:15 am - More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University has been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at the schools, the White House said.
Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT
Apr 09, 2025 8:09 am - U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would.
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists

By DAVID BAUDER
Apr 08, 2025 9:45 pm - A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that th...
IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, AP sources say

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Apr 08, 2025 9:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is resigning over a deal to share immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for t...

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