Articles filed under Political Figures
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Dow drops nearly 1,680 in biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake marketsApr 03, 2025 8:19 am - Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own.
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Musk setback in Wisconsin raises questions about his future roleApr 02, 2025 2:19 pm - The billionaire Tesla owner jumped fully into a hard-fought state election and suffered a major political rebuke.
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As Trump shakes trust in U.S., a hub for F-16 fighter jets braces for impactApr 02, 2025 9:00 am - Booming exports turned a South Carolina city into the “Global Home of the F-16.” Slipping foreign demand among angry allies could hurt that economic engine.
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Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade warsApr 02, 2025 8:58 am - After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to announce a barrage of what he calls reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike.
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Aide to Sen. Booker arrested inside Capitol for carrying a gunApr 01, 2025 3:40 pm - An aide to Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, was arrested Monday night inside the U.S. Capitol for carrying a pistol without a license, the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday.
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Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials sayApr 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.
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Democratic-backed Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majorityApr 01, 2025 1:40 pm - Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for spending and has become a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights, pitting a candidate backed by President Donald Trump against a Democratic-aligned challenger.
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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?Apr 01, 2025 9:15 am - In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
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US automakers make mad dash to push Trump to temper tariffsApr 01, 2025 7:12 am - U.S. automakers are making a last-ditch effort to sway the Trump administration on tariffs set to take effect this week, contending that levies on the thousands of parts they source abroad could have catastrophic effects on the industry.
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating foodApr 01, 2025 7:09 am - Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.