Trump’s Turbulent Week With the Economy and Foreign Policy: Analysts React
President Donald Trump‘s past week in the Oval Office has been dotted with notable turbulence as economists and voters have sounded the alarm on recession fears, while analysts have wondered if a remarkable foreign policy announcement surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war could result in blight or victory for his second term. Why It Matters Trump swept […]
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Stocks Enter ‘Correction’ Territory Amid Trump’s Tariff Turmoil
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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Trump’s 2nd-Term Approval Rating With Hispanics Slips to Record Low: Polls
President Donald Trump‘s approval rating has taken a hit during his second term among Hispanics, slipping to tie its lowest point thus far, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email Wednesday night for comment. Why It Matters Historically, Trump has faced backlash and criticism regarding his tough […]
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How Trump’s Tariffs Might Affect Your 401(k)
Americans’ retirement accounts stand to suffer from President Donald Trump‘s trade war, Fox News‘s Peter Doocy said on Tuesday. Talking about the Trump administration’s efforts to get thousands of federal workers to retire voluntarily, Doocy said: “It’s tough to make the argument that you should retire if your retirement accounts are getting throttled, which is […]
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EU Retaliates After Trump’s Sweeping Steel, Aluminum Tariffs: Live Updates
President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum, a move aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing but one that risks higher consumer prices and escalating global trade tensions. The European Union swiftly retaliated with countermeasures on American exports, while Canada narrowly avoided an even steeper tariff hike. What to Know: […]
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Canada Will Stand Firm Despite Trump’s Disastrous Tariffs | Opinion
Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Just a day after President Donald Trump imposed long-awaited tariffs on Canada, his administration swiftly granted exemptions for the auto industry until April 2 and effectively removed goods shipped under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—amounting to 38 percent of Canadian exports—from the tariff list until next month. Last week […]
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Trump’s Putin Boost Like Hitler’s Final Deal: Top Historian
Simon Schama, a well-known British historian, has said President Donald Trump’s halting of military aid and sharing of intelligence to Ukraine benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin. Schama added that it bears similarities to the signing of the Munich Agreement, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of […]
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Will Elon Musk Deliver Trump’s New Air Force One By 2028?
Elon Musk is lending Boeing a hand with delivering President Donald Trump‘s new Air Force One, but time is running out for it to arrive before the end of his second term. Boeing had been commissioned to deliver a new presidential plane by 2024, but its timeline for a new model has reportedly been stretched […]
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Donald Trump’s Silence on US Housing Crisis
Donald Trump’s silence on the housing affordability crisis in the United States during his first speech to Congress since returning to the White House has troubled experts who worry that the issue is no longer a priority for the president. “President Donald Trump‘s speech didn’t address housing affordability,” Realtor.com Senior Economist Joel Berner said in […]
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Why Fentanyl Led to Trump’s China Tariffs
President Donald Trump spent this week changing tack on trade tariffs, citing fentanyl as his motivational push to punish China, Canada and Mexico, before turning back on some of those threats. Trump extended his blanket tariff on Chinese goods to 20 percent this week, citing Chinese exports of illicit fentanyl as justification. The president also […]
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