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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump's Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke — The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it — The Supreme Court may have ruled 6-3 against President Trump's use of an international emergency law to impose tariffs.
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New York Times:
They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck. — Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they may have been better off waiting. — It started as a week of trade wins for President Trump.
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Reuters, Bloomberg, The Japan News and The Korea Herald
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump hikes ‘temporary’ global tariff rate to 15 percent, maximizing authority in wake of Supreme Court blow
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Ilya Somin / The Atlantic:
How the Supreme Court Spared America
How the Supreme Court Spared America
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy
Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump's tariffs
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump's tariffs
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New York Daily News, The Hill and Reuters
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that President Donald J. Trump's …
Today, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that President Donald J. Trump's …
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan. 6 attack — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol …
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Rob Copeland / New York Times:
JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump's Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack — Nation's largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.” — For years, President Trump has complained that his personal and business bank accounts …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Sending Hospital Ship to Greenland — It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the decision or when the ship would arrive — President Trump said he plans to send a hospital ship to Greenland as part of his continuing effort to exercise control of the island in the Arctic …
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Joel Schectman / Wall Street Journal:
What Trump's UFO Deep Dive Might Reveal to Americans — Past classified reviews looking for alien life have found stranger things about life in Washington — In the 1990s, the Central Intelligence Agency dug into all it knew about the possibility of extraterrestrial visits …
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Washington Post:
60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds — But Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans that they have better ideas or policies to offer. — As President Donald Trump prepares to address the nation Tuesday evening …
Sasha Rogelberg / Fortune:
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents — In 2002, Maine became the first state to implement a statewide laptop program to some grade levels. Then-Governor Angus King saw the program …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers' lies are exposed in court — String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ — Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string …
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Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
TN bill would allow death penalty for women who have an abortion — Tennessee has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country. The Human Life Protection Act prohibits all abortions from fertilization, without exceptions for rape or incest.
Rebecca Schneid / Time:
Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Island Known For Migrant Crossings … The decision also comes just days after Pope Leo declined an invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace, a U.S.-led initiative launched by the president with the ostensible aim of rebuilding Gaza and solving other conflicts.
Washington Post:
DHS will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues — The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily halt both programs as part of several emergency measures expected to go into effect early Sunday. — The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily suspend …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter ID Bill — Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for the fight.
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Bucks County Courier Times:
Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash — Civil rights organizations and parents are calling for an investigation into the violent clash between Quakertown police and high school students Friday during an ICE protest, and they want the arrested teens immediately released …
Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens Netflix With ‘Consequences’ Over Rice Board Seat — Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” after she said that Democrats would take action against corporations that “take a knee” to the president.
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