Bessent Jets to Florida to Urge Trump to Change Message on Tariffs: Report
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew to Florida on Sunday to urge President Donald Trump to focus his message on negotiating favorable trade deals rather than permanent tariffs, according to an exclusive report from Politico. Bessent warned that markets would “keep melting” unless Trump shifted his stance to emphasize the endgame of his tariff strategy. […]
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Global Stocks Plunge As Trump Doubles Down on Tariffs: Live Updates
Global markets plunged Monday as President Trump stood firm on tariffs, deepening investor fears of a drawn-out trade war. The S&P 500 was set to open about 2% lower, bringing it closer to bear market territory after weeks of steady losses. Wall Street braced for more volatility, with analysts warning there’s still no sign of […]
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Donald Trump Addresses Whether He Crashed Markets On Purpose
President Donald Trump has denied that he intended to crash the stock market after he previously posted a video on Truth Social about him crashing the market on purpose. The president addressed the matter while aboard Air Force One, during a press gaggle with reporters as he returned to Washington, D.C., after playing golf all […]
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Trump Admin Mistakenly Threatens To Deport Ukrainian Refugees: ‘Depart’
A U.S. government email that told Ukrainian refugees that their status had been revoked was sent by mistake. Ukrainians who had fled to the U.S. from Vladimir Putin‘s full-scale invasion under a program created by the previous Joe Biden administration, had been informed this week that they would have to leave the country within seven […]
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First House Republican Comes Out Against Trump Tariffs
U.S. Representative Don Bacon has become the first Republican House member to come out against Donald Trump‘s tariffs, as he prepares to introduce a mirror bill to the bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at restoring congressional powers over the levies. Bacon, of Nebraska, told Newsweek on Friday, “I look forward to working with Sen. Grassley to […]
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Florida Man Arrested After Making Death Threats Against Trump: Police
A Florida man has been arrested, accused of posting threats against President Donald Trump on social media. Glen DeCicco of Jupiter, age unknown at the time of publication, now faces charges of “making written threats to kill,” according to a statement from the Jupiter Police Department. The Context Law enforcement is taking threats against Trump […]
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Eric Trump Reveals How to ‘Win’ Tariff Negotiations With His Dad
Donald Trump’s son Eric revealed how tariff-hit countries can “win” in the trade negotiations with his father. The 41-year-old also shared a pitfall that would ensure negotiators “will absolutely lose.” The Context On Wednesday, Trump announced that the U.S. was imposing a 10 percent “baseline” tariff on virtually all imports. Several countries had much higher […]
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Trump Administration Gives Update on Medicare Coverage
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Did Trump Admin Use ChatGPT to Allocate Tariffs? What We Know
Internet analysts have taken note of the similarities between the Trump administration’s formula used to decide the “Liberation Day” tariffs, and the same methods provided by ChatGPT if asked. Critics highlighted that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots would provide very similar methods for setting tariff levels if they were asked to design a policy. […]
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