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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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White House blasts ‘hostile’ Amazon over tariff cost report; retailer scraps idea … 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.

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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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Amazon Denies It Was Ever Going to Highlight Trump-Driven Price Hikes After White House Lashes Out
Amazon Denies It Was Ever Going to Highlight Trump-Driven Price Hikes After White House Lashes Out
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Amazon displaying tariff costs ‘a hostile and political act’
White House: Amazon displaying tariff costs ‘a hostile and political act’
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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 …
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Canada election: Liberals will form next government, CBC News projects — Too soon to say whether it will be a minority or majority — Canada Votes 2025: Election night results and analysis — Canadians will vote on April 28 in an election that will determine the next prime minister.

Canada's “old relationship” with the U.S. is over, newly elected prime minister says — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is establishing new boundaries for his country with the U.S., declaring that the previous relationship between the two nations — where each worked to integrate with the other — is over.
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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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Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump's threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump's threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada's Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform
Live Updates: Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada's Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform
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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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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will lose his own seat in Parliament
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will lose his own seat in Parliament
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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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At 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Is in Trouble — The tariff shock he's unleashed could sink his second term. — Click for Sound — Presidential second terms are rarely successful, and on the evidence of his first 100 days Donald Trump's won't be different. The President needs a major reset …
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President Trump's First 100 Days, April 2025
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An Unsustainable Presidency — Shortly before taking office, Donald Trump promised …
An Unsustainable Presidency — Shortly before taking office, Donald Trump promised …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Financial anxiety turns the political tide against Trump
Financial anxiety turns the political tide against Trump
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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 …

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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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.

Trump's polling has already collapsed — 💨 💨 ✈️ 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. If you aren't one already …
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4/29/25 ☀️ AM: — Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers — Schatz moves quickly to lock up whip race — Gaming out reconciliation … President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan today to mark his 100th day in office. … Appropriations Democrats have created a …
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Trump's team has disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds, top Democrats say
Trump's team has disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds, top Democrats say
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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.

The US Factory Where Trump Previewed His Tariffs in 2017 Is Now in China — The president celebrated the first 100 days of his first term at a Pennsylvania factory that's since closed. — When Donald Trump set out to mark the 100th day of his first term in 2017, he headed for a wheelbarrow factory …

Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump's Crypto Firm … The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump's presidential inauguration. — “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran …
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Capitol agenda: Medicaid mucks up the megabill — Republicans are hitting a major roadblock in drafting their “big, beautiful” megabill: Divisions over how deeply to cut Medicaid are threatening to upend the timeline for advancing President Donald Trump's tax agenda.
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Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose and Policy.
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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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Republicans Move to Block Inquiries Into Trump Admin Amid Signal Scandal — Mike Johnson has Republicans ready to halt Democrats' ability to force votes on whether to demand information from the Trump administration … The move comes as Democrats push resolutions demanding answers …
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Unfit to Be the Ruler of a Free People: The Anti-American Presidency of Donald Trump … In the above quote, Sasha Abramsky advances an argument common among the opposition in the Trump era: that the man and the factions around him represent a rejection of all that is good and praiseworthy …

Trump's federal return-to-office orders are massively backfiring — Chaos, frustration, and a deep sense of unease have swept through countless federal offices ever since President Trump announced a blanket return-to-office mandate. — For many employees, it feels like an unexpected reversal …

National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration — The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt. — The Trump administration has dismissed …
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Angry Florida voters hold ‘empty chair’ town halls for absent Republicans — Republican committee advises against holding town halls as cases of lawmakers berated over federal cuts go viral — Angry voters are holding empty chair town halls as Republican members of Congress are refusing to hold those meetings with constituents.

Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term — WHEN PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON DEPLOYED the IRS and the FBI to investigate his enemies, the House Judiciary Committee—on a bipartisan vote—deemed it an impeachable abuse of power. So how about Donald Trump siccing …
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