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Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers — Amazon doesn't want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump's trade war. — So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump's tariffs are adding to the price of each product, according to a person familiar with the plan.
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Trump complained to Bezos before Amazon said it scrapped idea to display tariff cost … WATCH NOW — The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.
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Amazon displaying tariff prices “hostile and political,” White House says — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Amazon's reported plan to display the breakdown of how much tariffs are adding to the price of each good as a “hostile and political act” on Tuesday.
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White House: Amazon displaying tariff costs ‘a hostile and political act’
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A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge
A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Bessent: No supply chain shocks ahead from tariffs
Bessent: No supply chain shocks ahead from tariffs
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Trump is the Godfather in Reverse — Late post today: I'm still in Portugal and couldn't work on it yesterday because the power was out! — Yesterday's election in Canada was a bit closer than polls predicted. Nonetheless, Mark Carney's Liberal Party, which appeared doomed just two months ago, won a solid victory.
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Canada's conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loses his own seat in election collapse — The remarkable campaign was upended by a backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump, which sparked a stunning liberal resurgence. — Canada's conservative leader lost his own seat in Monday's election …

Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the United States Donald J. Trump
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Quico Toro / Persuasion:
A Victory for Boring White Guy Centrism
A Victory for Boring White Guy Centrism
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April Rubin / Axios:
Canada's “old relationship” with the U.S. is over, newly elected prime minister says
Canada's “old relationship” with the U.S. is over, newly elected prime minister says
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump Is a Triple Loser in Canada's Election
Trump Is a Triple Loser in Canada's Election
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Exclusive: Most Americans see Trump as “dangerous dictator,” poll says — A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he's overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says.
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Trump's team war-gaming for an impeachment fight — President Trump's advisers are seriously considering the likelihood that he would be impeached again if Democrats take the House next year. — “I'm certain,” Trump's longtime pollster, John McLaughlin, told Axios, echoing others in Trump's orbit.
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term
Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term
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Don Bacon sets $500B red line on Medicaid — The Nebraska Republican is a key player in GOP megabill negotiations. — Rep. Don Bacon, a key GOP moderate, is drawing a red line on Medicaid cuts. — The Nebraska Republican has privately told the White House he won't accept more than $500 billion …
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Republican senators pan proposed House changes to Medicaid as ‘cutting benefits’
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House Republicans raise new Medicaid proposal to offset Trump's megabill
House Republicans raise new Medicaid proposal to offset Trump's megabill
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Judge Hannah Dugan has all-star legal team, including ‘LeBron James of lawyers’ — Former U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement lead Judge Hannah Dugan's defense team. — The prosecution is led by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Keith Alexander and Kelly Brown Watkza.
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President Trump's First 100 Days, April 2025 — Plurality Gives Trump a Grade of “F” at 100-Day Mark... Job Approval Rating Slips to 42% — At the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump's second term in office, a plurality of Americans give his performance a failing grade.
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Trump's polling has already collapsed
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
An Unsustainable Presidency — Shortly before taking office, Donald Trump promised …
An Unsustainable Presidency — Shortly before taking office, Donald Trump promised …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds
More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds
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Across 500 Pages, Harvard Task Force Reports Detail Hostility on Campus and Urge Broad Policy Changes — Harvard's twin task forces on combating bias toward Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian affiliates released their long-awaited reports on Tuesday afternoon …
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Harvard's President Says 'I'm Sorry' After Reports on Bias — Harvard University released its long-awaited reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias, presenting a scathing critique of how its students treated each other in the aftermath of the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family — On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family. The family's father, who is undocumented …

Trump targets the media in his first 100 days — News that Attorney General Pam Bondi is resuming the practice of trying to seize reporters' phone records to smoke out leakers is the latest and most significant effort by the Trump administration to target the press as part of its early agenda.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members
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Trump Fires Biden Appointees, Including Doug Emhoff, From Holocaust Museum — “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal of him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the museum.
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Most Americans oppose Trump 3rd term, taking control of Greenland and Canada: POLL — A majority take Trump at his word when he talks about his potential actions. — President Donald Trump walks down the colonnade to the Oval Office after arriving on Marine One at the White House in Washington, April 27, 2025.
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Majorities oppose top Trump priorities on Greenland, Canada and a third term, poll finds
Majorities oppose top Trump priorities on Greenland, Canada and a third term, poll finds
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A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts — Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency …
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Hegseth cancels Pentagon program. It was signed into law by Trump. — The 2017 bill Trump signed into law was backed by two current Cabinet members when they were members of Congress. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he will wind down a program at the Pentagon that boosts …
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US consumer confidence plummets to Covid-era low as trade war stokes anxiety — Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.
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Consumer confidence shows “pervasive pessimism”
Consumer confidence shows “pervasive pessimism”
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A Mother and Father Were Deported. What Happened to Their Toddler? — The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States. — A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old …

MAGA's Premier Conspiracy Theorist Becomes the Target of One — Flynn-kenstein's Monster — FEW AMERICANS HAVE DONE MORE to mainstream conspiracy theories than Michael Flynn, the retired Army general who served as national security advisor for the first few days of Donald Trump's first term.
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State Lawmakers Face Firestorm After This Bizarre Decision on Child Sex Trafficking — California lawmakers have voted down a measure that would make it a felony to buy 16 and 17-year-olds for sex. — Assembly Bill 379 was introduced to crack down on sex trafficking, particularly those who traffic children, KCRA reported.
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House Transportation proposes to include $20 per vehicle fee in GOP megabill — The House Transportation Committee early on Tuesday released draft text of its portion of the GOP's sprawling domestic policy bill, which it plans to mark up Wednesday. The proposal includes $15 billion …
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UPS cutting 20,000 jobs amid reduction in Amazon shipments — UPS on Tuesday announced it is planning to cut 20,000 jobs this year, part of a cost-cutting effort that's linked to fewer deliveries from Amazon, its biggest customer. — The shipping company, which operates in over 200 countries, currently has around 490,000 employees.
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David Hogg: More than a dozen Democratic incumbents could be primaried — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg said his organization “Leaders We Deserve” will focus on challenging more than a dozen Democratic incumbents in the next election cycle.
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