2024 Presidential Election - Kamala Harris & Donald Trump

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Trump imposes new tariffs on cheap Chinese goods sold by companies like Temu and Shein

Trump, 78, argued that the so-called de minimus exception allowed shippers from the People’s Republic and Hong Kong to “hide illicit substances” in packaging and products.

April 3, 2025

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Trump invites president of El Salvador to White House: ‘Your support of my efforts to combat illegal immigration is greatly appreciated’

Trump has invited Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to join him at the White House on April 14.

April 3, 2025

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Senate passes bipartisan resolution to try to block Trump’s Canada tariffs

“There’s two arguments,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said. “One is the constitutional argument, but the second argument is an economic argument – tariffs are just bad.”

April 2, 2025

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Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center

Mark Green, a Republican who once worked under President Trump, stepped down as head of the Wilson Center after employees of Elon Musk’s team visited the think tank.

April 2, 2025

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Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.

April 2, 2025

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Republicans Plan to Skirt Senate Rules to Push Through More Tax Cuts

G.O.P. leaders are planning to use the “nuclear option” to steer around the Senate’s in-house referee and allow the use of a gimmick that makes trillions of dollars in tax cuts appear to be free.

April 2, 2025

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Ex-Biden HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra launches Calif. governor bid – potentially putting him on a collision course with Kamala Harris

“It makes no difference to me who’s in or not,” Becerra said Wednesday.

April 2, 2025

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What Will Elon Musk Learn From the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election?

After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics.

April 2, 2025

Politics

House Republicans Demand Documents About ActBlue Departures

Republicans began investigating ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s main fund-raising platform, last year in part of a broader bid to target key Democratic organizations.

April 2, 2025

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