At the Masters Tournament, beneath a towering oak tree, executives, sports agents, well-connected golf fans and club members in green jackets mingle as past and aspiring champions roam. Bring a …
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I’m doing something a little different with the newsletter today: delving into some reporting left over in my notebook that shows how Elon Musk — and the strong feelings that …
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President Trump began his Wednesday with some advice for those rattled by his steep tariffs. “BE COOL,” Mr. Trump told his followers on social media after the markets opened. Just …
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump, for Now, on Firing Agencies’ Leaders
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday temporarily let the Trump administration remove the leaders of two independent agencies while their challenges to their dismissals move forward in court. …
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The House Republicans Holding Out Against Trump’s Budget and Tax Cut Plan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepresentative Eric Burlison, a two-term congressman from Missouri’s Ozarks, is unequivocal about his support for President Trump. “I love the president,” he said this week as he walked through the …
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Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 2016, running for president and pressed for details on how he would handle some of the world’s knottiest security issues, then-candidate Donald J. Trump had a simple formula for …
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3 Are Killed in Shooting Near Fredericksburg, Va., Authorities Say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThree people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting on a residential street just outside Fredericksburg, Va., on Tuesday, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. The authorities …
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Elon Musk Calls Peter Navarro a ‘Moron’ in Escalating Tariff Fight
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesElon Musk slammed President Trump’s top trade adviser as “dumber than a sack of bricks” on Tuesday, exposing a remarkable rift in the president’s inner circle over the wide-ranging tariffs …
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Trump Officials Point to Outreach on Tariffs in a Bid to Calm Markets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump’s top trade official defended the administration’s aggressive tariff moves on Tuesday, arguing before a Senate committee that the U.S. economy is facing “a moment of drastic, overdue change” …
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The Trump administration fired Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his purge of military leaders who have been targeted by conservatives. …