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Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 daysJul 31, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, as the 25% tariff rates stay in place.
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to workJul 31, 2025 8:29 am - The government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, according to two administration officials.
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A key US inflation gauge rose last month as Trump's tariffs lifted goods pricesJul 31, 2025 8:21 am - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods.
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cutsJul 30, 2025 1:24 pm - The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.
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Trump's latest tariff deadline is approaching. Here are the trade deals the US has announced so farJul 30, 2025 8:08 am - The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reached since his last tariff deadline of July 9 came and went, trade talks with many countries are still in flux.
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Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oilJul 30, 2025 7:41 am - President Donald Trump says he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.
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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claimsJul 29, 2025 9:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistle...
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Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia GiuffreJul 29, 2025 6:46 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked for the spa at Mar-a-Lago, the latest evolution in his description of...
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Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulationJul 29, 2025 3:06 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate gr...
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Trump’s tariffs could squeeze US factories and boost costs by up to 4.5%, a new analysis findsJul 29, 2025 8:03 am - As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on global supply chains, with a new analysis suggesting factory costs could increase by roughly 2% to 4.5%.