Emily Moen, a coffee shop manager in Omaha, was scrolling through TikTok earlier this week when she came across a video informing her that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to …
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Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and pleasant affair. But when the group convened this month, …
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The F.B.I. has suspended an analyst on Kash Patel’s so-called enemies list after Mr. Patel told lawmakers that the bureau under his leadership would stay out of the political fray …
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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s health secretary with a meandering speech …
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Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe mayor of Miami-Dade County on Friday said she vetoed legislation that would remove fluoride from the drinking water in Florida’s most populous county, pushing back on a growing campaign …
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The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Congress voted to normalize trade relations with China at the beginning of this century, U.S. manufacturers braced for a stream of cheap goods to begin flowing into U.S. ports. …
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Senate Confirms Dan Caine as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Senate confirmed early Friday Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the former National Guardsman and fighter pilot, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Caine is replacing another …
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The Supreme Court on Thursday instructed the government to take steps to return a Salvadoran migrant it had wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. In an unsigned …
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House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House on Thursday narrowly adopted a Republican budget blueprint for slashing taxes and government spending, after hard-line conservatives concerned that it would balloon the nation’s debt ended a revolt …
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For weeks, President Trump has repeatedly boasted that his administration had managed to bring egg prices down. But new data on Thursday showed that egg prices at the grocery store …