Articles filed under Donald Trump
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Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisisJan 29, 2025 7:25 am - Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American government for more than 200 years.
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Confusion reigns after feds pull plug on aid; Illinois sues and Pritzker blasts White HouseJan 28, 2025 3:06 pm - Illinois reacts to President Donald Trump’s move to freeze federal loans, grants and other financial aid.
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Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class messageJan 28, 2025 7:31 am - President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.
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Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump orderJan 28, 2025 7:25 am - Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
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Suburban police navigating conflicting state, federal directives on immigration crackdownJan 27, 2025 5:04 pm - Illinois law requires local cops to leave immigration enforcement to the feds, but could they face consequences if they don’t assist with mass deportations?
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What to know about Trump’s first executive actions on climate and environmentJan 27, 2025 12:40 pm - President Donald Trump's first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth's climate and environment.
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Fed expected to pause rate cuts as it begins to weigh Trump policiesJan 27, 2025 8:18 am - Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, as policymakers begin to grapple with the way the president’s policies on trade, immigration and spending could reshape the economy and potentially stoke inflation.
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Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffsJan 23, 2025 2:50 pm - President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t.
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Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflationJan 23, 2025 2:45 pm - President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenshipJan 23, 2025 2:42 pm - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order.