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Paul Krugman:
Trump Goes Crazy on Trade — “Liberation Day” is even worse than expected — Just a quick update after Trump's Rose Garden speech. — I guess it's just possible that when we get details about the Trump tariffs they will be lower than what he just announced, but based on what he said, he's gone full-on crazy.
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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CNBC:
Dow futures tumble 900 points, S&P 500 futures lose 3% on Trump's tariff rollout: Live updates — U.S. stock futures cratered as President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs of at least 10% and even higher for some countries, raising the risks of a global trade war that hits the already sputtering U.S. economy.
NBC News:
Investors flee U.S. stocks as markets react sharply to Trump's tariff plan — Initial market indications on early Wednesday evening were that many investors had expected Trump's tariffs to be far less expansive. — Global markets reacted sharply and swiftly after President Donald Trump revealed …
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Business Insider, The Hill, The Independent, Raw Story, Mediaite and Axios
James Fallows / Breaking the News:
Launching the Economic Version of the Iraq War. — Tariffs are like military actions. They're ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on specifics: Why, how, at what cost, toward what end. Donald Trump has just committed US power in a profoundly stupid way. — ∙ Paid
Ryan Dezember / Wall Street Journal:
Here's How Markets Are Responding to Trump's Tariffs Announcement — Financial markets have been volatile as President Trump outlines his trade policies from the Rose Garden.
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The Hill, New York Post, Breitbart, The National Pulse, Raw Story and Townhall
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump slaps at least 10% tariffs on almost all imports in ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’: ‘Half of what they are charging us’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday to impose his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs on almost all imports …
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Axios, Associated Press, BBC, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Wausau, The Guardian, Washington Times, El País, Breitbart, CBS News, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, WISH-TV, Metro.co.uk, Scripps News, Forbes, Gizmodo, Fox News and NOTUS, more at Techmeme »
Jordain Carney / Politico:
McConnell breaks with party to reject Trump's Canada tariffs — Sen. Mitch McConnell privately indicated to Sen. Tim Kaine he would back the Virginia Democrat's resolution to undo President Donald Trump's Canada tariffs. Kaine told reporters Wednesday that the former GOP leader told …
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Washington Examiner, Axios, Reason, One America News Network, Raw Story, Blaze Media and Daily Caller News Foundation
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats plan to force vote on killing Trump tariffs — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday he plans to force a vote on blocking the across-the-board tariffs announced by President Trump. — Why it matters: The vote would force Republicans …
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USA Today, The Hill, The Atlantic, Business Insider, The Guardian, The Post Millennial, Raw Story, Fox News, KTVZ-TV and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Unveils Sweeping Tariffs on All Imports — A 10 percent tariff will apply to all countries, but key trading partners like Europe and China will face rates two and three times as high. — Here's the latest. — President Trump unveiled his most expansive tariffs to date …
Forbes:
Here's The Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday — President Donald Trump announced what he said were “kind” reciprocal tariffs against more than 180 countries Wednesday, along with a baseline tariff against other countries, delivering the most sweeping tariff package the U.S. has implemented in decades.
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Wall Street Journal, CBS News, CNBC and Breitbart
Politico:
Senate Republicans buck Trump, join Dems in rejecting Canada tariffs
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New York Post, Roll Call, The Hill, Plain Dealer, Raw Story and The Independent
Al Root / Barron's Online:
The Stock Market Pain Is Just Getting Started. 'This is How You Sabotage the World's Economic Engine.'
The Stock Market Pain Is Just Getting Started. 'This is How You Sabotage the World's Economic Engine.'
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The Hill
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security
Washington Post:
Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on all imports, additional taxes for some 60 countries
Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on all imports, additional taxes for some 60 countries
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Rolling Stone, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, CBS News, Raw Story, America 2.0, Daily Mail, New York Times, Scientific American and Reason
Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:
Treasury Secretary Bessent tells countries not to retaliate after sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Treasury Secretary Bessent tells countries not to retaliate after sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
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Semafor, Wausau, Raw Story, New York Times and Associated Press
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Potential Trump tariff plan could cost households more than $3K
Potential Trump tariff plan could cost households more than $3K
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Forbes, Axios, OutsideTheBeltway and USA Today
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Poised To Confirm Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Pencils in $5 Trillion for Tax Relief, Leaves Blank Spaces for Spending Cuts
Senate Pencils in $5 Trillion for Tax Relief, Leaves Blank Spaces for Spending Cuts
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Raw Story, Roll Call, NPR, Washington Times, The Hill, NBC News and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Answering your questions about President Trump's reciprocal tariffs
Answering your questions about President Trump's reciprocal tariffs
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Mediaite, CBS News, Reuters, USA Today, Vox, Associated Press, New Republic, Bloomberg, Business Insider, GZERO, The Independent, Townhall, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, UPI, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Fortune
The Hill:
Trump imposes 10 percent global tariffs; higher rate for ‘worst offenders’
Trump imposes 10 percent global tariffs; higher rate for ‘worst offenders’
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Politico, Breitbart, Wired, USA Today, Raw Story, Daily Mail, New York Times, American Prospect, NewsNation, Washington Examiner, KTVZ-TV, The National Pulse, Slate and Rolling Stone, more at Techmeme »
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
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Bloomberg, Scripps News, Associated Press, NBC News, Roll Call, Wausau, Twin Cities, Palo Alto Online, masslive.com, al.com, Los Angeles Times, Marketplace, The Japan Times and Blaze Media
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world — It's a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration's national security team relies on Signal. — National security adviser Mike Waltz's …
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Fox News, Raw Story, HuffPost, Washington Post, Ars Technica, The Guardian, New Jersey Online, Mediaite, Bloomberg, American Oversight, Gizmodo and New Republic
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon — The president is pleased with Musk but the decision comes as the tech mogul increasingly looks like a political liability. — President Donald Trump has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that Elon Musk will be stepping …
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Associated Press:
Trump privately indicates Musk to step back from administration after government employee status expires: Sources
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ABC News, USA Today, New York Times, The Wrap, The Independent, El País and NOTUS
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Musk has been everywhere. A new poll says Americans don't approve.
Musk has been everywhere. A new poll says Americans don't approve.
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Newsweek and The Contrarian
Washington Post:
Musk to keep spending on politics despite Wisconsin loss, GOP doubts — The billionaire, whose network poured more than $20 million into the contest, will remain heavily involved, said people familiar with the plans. — Just now — A loss in a high-stakes Wisconsin judicial contest …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
‘He repels people’: DeSantis tears into Fine after Florida special election underperformance
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Fox News, Sun-Sentinel, Blaze Media, The Floridian, National Review, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Hill, Roll Call and Associated Press
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Democracy — and Democrats — aren't dead yet
Democracy — and Democrats — aren't dead yet
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Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Guardian and New York Post
Wired:
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins — The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there. — On Wednesday, President Donald …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Uninhabited sub-Antarctic islands named in Trump's tariffs list
ACLU:
Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Enjoin Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie — The order targets Perkins Coie for its past voting rights litigation — WASHINGTON - On March 6, the Trump administration issued an executive order placing sanctions …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to office, as Americans soured on his tariff moves and his administration's handling of information about a military strike in Yemen, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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Forbes
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
How to leak to a journalist — Planning to leak? Read these tips first. — There's a lot out there to leak. — The second Trump administration, historically unfriendly to the press, has thrown Washington into chaos. Tens of thousands of federal employees have been placed on leave …
Sunil Kumar / Tufts University:
University Declaration for Rümeysa Öztürk — Please see below a declaration by Tufts University in support of a motion filed today by Rümeysa Öztürk's legal team in Öztürk v. Hyde in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. — Best regards, — President
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Boston.com and masslive.com
Associated Press:
Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department's extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Jesse Zanger / CBS News:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case dismissed with prejudice, judge rules
NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case dismissed with prejudice, judge rules
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CNN, CNBC, NPR, New York Post, Raw Story, The Hill, Blaze Media, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Wire, One America News Network, City & State New York, RedState, Breitbart and New York Times
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
The Mystery Buyer of That $23 Million DC Mansion? Mark Zuckerberg. — The Meta chief is the latest mogul to have a personal embassy in Donald Trump's Washington. — Mark Zuckerberg is the latest billionaire to shell out tens of millions of dollars for a pricey outpost in Donald Trump's gilded capital.
Chris Isidore / CNN:
Tesla sales plunge: Biggest decline in history — Tesla sales plunged 13% in the first three months of this year, as the company reported the largest drop in deliveries in its history by far, amid backlash against CEO Elon Musk and as growing competition from other automakers' electric vehicles took …
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Associated Press, New York Times, CNBC, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, Politico, Daily Kos, HotAir, Ars Technica, Daily Mail, Forbes, The Hill and OutsideTheBeltway
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Elon Musk Can't Take the Heat — The numbers say anti-Tesla protests are working. So do Musk's increasingly unhinged actions. — Elon Musk has a simple diagnosis of what's ailing America: It's being destroyed by empathy. In a long interview with Joe Rogan, in numerous tweets …
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Raw Story
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback — Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump. — WASHINGTON ― Emails show that the Social Security Administration canceled contracts …
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New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press and New York Times
Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Her Fetus Has No Heartbeat—They Still Won't Give Her An Abortion — South Carolina's ban is torturing a 31-year-old mom *right now* — It's been over a week since Elisabeth Weber found out she was miscarrying. The South Carolina mother has been told by multiple doctors …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows truck driver's lawsuit against CBD maker — Douglas Horn suffered chronic back and shoulder pain. Medical Marijuana, Inc., sold him a CBD product known as “Dixie X” and said it contained no THC. — Just now — The Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday …
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National Review, SCOTUSblog, Wausau, Associated Press, USA Today and KTVZ-TV
