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Bryan Mena / CNN:
US economy goes into reverse from Trump's abrupt policy shifts — The US economy just had its worst quarter since 2022 as President Donald Trump's significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses. — Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses — The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, fueling recession fears at the start of President Donald Trump's second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war.
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter — The reading fell short of the 0.4% growth that economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected — The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, as businesses rushed to stock up on imports ahead of tariffs and consumers eased their pace of spending.
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The Economist:
America may be just weeks away from a mighty economic shock — Trade between China and America is already sinking — Editor's note (April 30th 2025): America's gdp shrank by an annualised 0.3% in the first quarter because businesses rushed to import goods before tariffs took effect.
Axios:
U.S. economy shrinks at 0.3% rate in first Trump-era GDP report — The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized 0.3% rate in the first quarter, as a rush to import goods ahead of President Trump's tariffs weighed on economic growth, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Trump Blames Biden After U.S. Economy Shrinks Amid Tariff War — Underlying economic growth remained solid in early 2025, but tariffs and uncertainty are expected to cause a further slowdown. — The chaotic start to President Trump's second term roiled the economy at the beginning of the year …
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US economy contracts in the first quarter; tariffs unleash flood of imports
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth and imports surged
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump blames Biden after GDP shrinks in first quarter, says growth will ‘take a while’
Trump blames Biden after GDP shrinks in first quarter, says growth will ‘take a while’
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
US economy shrinks in first quarter of Trump 2.0 amid sweeping tariffs
US economy shrinks in first quarter of Trump 2.0 amid sweeping tariffs
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Washington Post:
Democrats seize on news that economy shrank during Trump's first quarter in office
Democrats seize on news that economy shrank during Trump's first quarter in office
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump trade advisor Navarro brushes off GDP drop: 'We really like where we're at now'
Trump trade advisor Navarro brushes off GDP drop: 'We really like where we're at now'
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Mary Cunningham / CBS News:
Stock market slides after GDP data shows sharp drop in U.S. economic growth
Stock market slides after GDP data shows sharp drop in U.S. economic growth
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Max Zahn / ABC News:
US economy shrank at start of Trump's 2nd term
US economy shrank at start of Trump's 2nd term
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Tirade at Reporter Wrecks His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia — President Donald Trump grew angry as a reporter persistently questioned him about his refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a prison in El Salvador—and in so doing, Trump accidentally demolished his whole case …
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Jeffries Wants Dems to Put an End to the El Salvador Trips — [Note: This article has been updated to include a new response from the office of Hakeem Jeffries.] — HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Hakeem Jeffries was asked Monday whether Democrats should continue to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia …
New York Times:
El Salvador Is Said to Have Spurned U.S. Request for Return of Deported Migrant — It remained unclear whether the diplomatic effort was a genuine bid by the White House to address the plight of the immigrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. — The Trump administration recently sent …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won't — Trump's comments undermined previous statements by his top aides and were a blunt sign of his administration's intention to double down and defy the courts. — President Trump, whose administration has insisted …
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Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Trump hits out at journalist in tense TV interview to mark 100 days in office - US politics live
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Could Bring Back Wrongly Deported Man, but Won't
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
Trump's knuckle sandwich
Trump's knuckle sandwich
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Politico:
Judge frees Columbia student activist whom Trump administration wants to deport — Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by immigration authorities as part of a crackdown on foreign students who were legally studying in the United States. — BURLINGTON, Vermont — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered …
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NBC News:
Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released — Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old U.S. permanent resident who was raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, was detained during his April 14 naturalization interview in Vermont. — A judge ordered Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi …
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Laura Romero / ABC News:
‘I am not afraid of you,’ Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE
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Moriah Balingit / Associated Press:
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
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Julia Angwin / New York Times:
Musk's Parting Gift: The Construction of a Surveillance State — Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration …
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Jake Traylor / Politico:
Musk to attend Trump's Cabinet meeting as he fades from Washington
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump is losing — In the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term, his administration has proven exceptionally good at breaking things. The Department of Government Efficiency's total demolition of USAID, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s depopulation of America's public health agencies …
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump targets NYT with new legal threat over CBS News lawsuit coverage — President Trump on Wednesday said the New York Times should be held liable for “interference” in his ongoing lawsuit against CBS News. — Why it matters: The threat is the latest Trump has made against a news outlet whose coverage …
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
The Senate is poised to again reject Trump's tariffs — The Senate appears on track to once again reject tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff agenda, with several key Republican senators confirming they will vote Wednesday to overturn his sweeping use of executive power to impose a 10 percent global levy.
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Axios:
Exclusive: When Speaker Johnson is willing to “step in” on tariffs
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Bloomberg:
Amazon Denies Tariff Label Plans After Trump Called to Complain … “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said in a statement. “Teams discuss ideas all the time.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How to Prepare For Trump's Next 1,361 Days
How to Prepare For Trump's Next 1,361 Days
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Politico:
‘Are you out of your fricking mind?’ Republicans balk at new passenger car fee proposal — A proposal to create a new $20 fee on most passenger cars to help pay for Trump administration priorities may already be in danger thanks to Republicans loathe to create a new fee.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump, Who Owes His Freedom to Due Process, Is Destroying It for Everyone Else — The president owes his freedom to due process. Now, he's shredding this foundational American right for the rest of us — Donald Trump owes his continued freedom — and very likely his second term as president …
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Politico:
Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country's first public religious charter school — The justices heard arguments on an Oklahoma court decision last year that rejected a state contract to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. — The Supreme Court's conservative …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump demands states obey law he just announced via tweet — 🏙️ 🚕 💨 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Still no Epstein files”: MAGA conspiracy theory in crisis after victim's death — It's getting tougher to believe that Trump will expose the secret satanic Democratic cabal ruling the world — It seemed as though QAnon was everywhere a few years ago, but in recent months …
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves — The right-wing billionaire's platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base. — Europeans are fleeing X en masse, according to a new report from Elon Musk's social media platform.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Donald Trump, You're No Franklin Roosevelt — There is no question that Donald Trump's ambition in the first 100 days of his return to the Oval Office was to set a new standard for presidential accomplishment. To rival, even surpass, the scope of Franklin Roosevelt's efforts nearly a century ago …

