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Scoop: Democrats launch campaign to oust Musk by June

Elon Musk wearing a blue windbreaker and standing in front of an American flag wall.

Republicans fume as Trump blindsides them with tariff pause

President Trump wearing a blue suit and putting his hands on the resolute desk in front of the White House's gold curtains.

Migrant detainees should be in El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Noem says

Kristi Noem stands in front of a group or prisoners who are behind bars.
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry

Social Security Administration headquarters. Photo: Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

White House will ignore reporters with gender pronouns in email signature

Washington, DC - April 1 : Reporters ask questions as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at a news briefing at the White House on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Apr 9, 2025 - Business

How the White House talked about tariffs after "Liberation Day"

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd R) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on as President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order as in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Apr 9, 2025 - Business

Trump's unknowable tariffs leave investors hanging

Illustration of a hole shaped like a percent sign.

Mapped: The U.S. states that export the most to China

The global economy's next problem: When to trust Trump

Trump speaks at White House

Hundreds of student visas revoked in weeks since Mahmoud Khalil's arrest

A woman holds a sign at a protest that reads "ICE Kidnapped Mahmoud Khalil and many others."

Trump's tariffs sparked blowback from all corners of his MAGA base

President Donald Trump takes a question from a member of the media during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostage

Apple scrambles to get iPhones to U.S. to beat tariffs

Apple iPhone 16 are seen on display at an Apple store on April 04, 2025 in New York
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Business

Trump scales back tariffs, except on China

President Trump in the White House Rose Garden, holding up an order he'd just signed.
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Charted: What does the U.S. export to China

Tariffs are making a recession more likely. Here's what to know.

Illustration of a hand pushing the bars of a chart like dominos onto a small man
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Business

China, EU launch massive U.S. tariff retaliation

Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Business

Dimon warns of recession, expects defaults as trade war worsens

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Updated Apr 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

IRS chief to resign on heels of immigrant data deal: reports

IRS building
Apr 9, 2025 - Economy

Two days of historic volatility roil the markets

Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: In just 80 days ...

Illustration of a tally mark made out of five red neckties.

Tariffs could lead to thrift store boom as other retailers falter

Illustration of a vintage cash register with an extra large display showing a dollar sign.
Apr 9, 2025 - World

Don Jr. traveling to Romania before controversial election

Trump Jr.

Scoop: Democrats want to make DOGE answerable to Congress

Elon Musk wearing a blue windbreaker and holding a microphone while putting his other hand in his pocket and standing in front of the red and white stripes of an American flag.

"We like it": Why Trump's team shrugs at Navarro-Musk feud

Photo illustration of Peter Navarro and Elon Musk facing each other against a background of stacked shipping containers.
Apr 9, 2025 - Business

What it's like to ride in a Waymo robotaxi

Photo of a white Waymo robotaxi parked among palm trees in Los Angeles.
Apr 9, 2025 - Business

Trump's world-changing tariffs go into effect

President Trump signing a tariff order in the Rose Garden of the White House.
Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill

Rep. Don Bacon, wearing a black suit and standing in front of a doorway.

Read: Whistleblower alleges Meta undermined U.S. national security

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. (Photo by Alex

Trump savages "rebel" Republicans trying to quash his tariff powers

Donald Trump wearing a tuxedo and speaking into microphones at a podium with the presidential seal on it while standing in front of a blue and orange backdrop.

Trump triples tariff that affects packages from Shein, Temu

A Shein package.
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