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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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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.

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.
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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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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.
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U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
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Trump says he'll blame Biden again for 2nd quarter GDP after blaming him for Q1 drop
Trump says he'll blame Biden again for 2nd quarter GDP after blaming him for Q1 drop
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U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth and imports surged
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth and imports surged
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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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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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Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released
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‘I am not afraid of you,’ Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE
‘I am not afraid of you,’ Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE
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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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Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won't
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Trump hits out at journalist in tense TV interview to mark 100 days in office - US politics live
Trump hits out at journalist in tense TV interview to mark 100 days in office - US politics live
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Behind Trump's Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador's Most Feared Prison … As they addressed reporters inside the Oval Office in mid-April, President Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart appeared to be operating in lock step. — The United States had just deported more than 200 migrants …
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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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Collins says Trump's research cuts ‘must be reversed’ — Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins slammed the Trump administration for slashing research funding at the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday and demanded the cuts be reversed. Collins, a Maine Republican …
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The Senate is poised to again reject Trump's tariffs
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STAT+: GOP Senator Collins says Trump's layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
STAT+: GOP Senator Collins says Trump's layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
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Trump on possible toy shortage: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30” — President Trump appeared to acknowledge Wednesday that toy shortages are possible as his tariff hikes ripple through the economy. — Why it matters: American retailers are growing worried …
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Trump Says Kids May Just Have To Live With Fewer Toys Because Of His Tariffs
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China's Export Orders Plunge, Hit by Trump's Trade War
China's Export Orders Plunge, Hit by Trump's Trade War
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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 …
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Robert De Niro's Son Comes Out as Transgender at Age 29 — Robert De Niro's 29-year-old son Airyn (formerly Aaron) has come out as transgender after beginning hormone treatment in 2024. — Born via surrogate with the acclaimed actor's ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith, Airyn told Them magazine …
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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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DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations — A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.
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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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How to Prepare For Trump's Next 1,361 Days
How to Prepare For Trump's Next 1,361 Days
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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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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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Exclusive: FBI reassigns agents from iconic photo of them kneeling during George Floyd protest — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with demonstrators during a 2020 protest in the wake of police killing of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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Three House Democrats ask to be removed from Trump impeachment resolution — A trio of House Democrats asked to be removed as co-sponsors of a resolution to impeach President Trump, a sign that many in the party do not want to go down the path of trying to remove the president from office — at least at the current moment.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Border Patrol's Stop-and-Arrest Tactics in California — Border Patrol agents carried out sweeps in California's Central Valley. Lawyers argued that people were stopped and arrested based on their skin color. — In January, Border Patrol agents conducted sweeps …
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Haitian national in ICE custody passes away — MIAMI — Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old citizen of Haiti in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was pronounced deceased by medical professionals at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, April 25 …
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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.

Trump fires Biden appointees, including Doug Emhoff, from the Holocaust Museum board — The Trump administration has fired at least some of former President Joe Biden's appointees to the board that oversees the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff.

Scoop: 87-year-old Holmes Norton eyes Oversight bid — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is eyeing a run to be the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: The 87-year-old is the second most senior member of the panel, though her age would undoubtedly be a significant obstacle.
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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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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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Trump-Ukraine minerals deal hits yet another late snag — Ukraine and the United States planned to sign a long-awaited minerals deal Wednesday — before yet another last-minute obstacle threatened to scupper the plan. — As Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko traveled …
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Top Trump adviser struggles to soothe investors in talks after market tumult — Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil — Donald Trump's top economic adviser Stephen Miran struggled to reassure leading bond investors in a meeting …

Gina Raimondo considering presidential bid — Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (D) said she would consider running for president in 2028. — She made the comment during remarks at an event focused on tariffs, trade and tech hosted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.
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Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate) — Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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