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Voters sour on Trump's tariffs but favor immigration policies, polls show

President Donald Trump speaks he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues including the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been hel
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump admin goes after N.Y. AG who won civil fraud trial against president

 NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the offices of the Attorney General on January 08, 2025 in New York City.

Trump admin asks IRS to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status

People walk through Harvard gates

Trump's still looking for answers about assassination attempts

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Ex-Trump cyber official leaves private sector role to fight DOJ probe

Image of Chris Krebs, the former CISA director, speaking on stage at an Axios event in D.C. in February.

Scoop: Another House Democrat seeks to go to El Salvador

Rep. Delia Ramirez, speaking into microphones while wearing a teal suit outside the U.S. Capitol.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

El Salvador denies senator visit with erroneously deported man: Van Hollen

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at a press conference on Social Security, with other Senate Democrats, in Washington, DC on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Apr 16, 2025 - World

Trump appoints Adam Boehler to expanded hostage envoy role after Hamas talks uproar

Boehler at podium
Apr 16, 2025 - Business

Temu and Shein to raise prices after Trump closes tariff loophole

A person sorts garments wrapped in plastic at a factory
Apr 16, 2025 - Economy

Why home builder sentiment is in the dumps (hint: tariffs)

Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Judge warns "probable cause exists" to hold Trump in contempt over deportation flights

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Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Stefanik eyes N.Y. governor run after pulling Trump cabinet bid

Rep. Elise Stefanik, wearing a blue pantsuit, speaks with others on the House floor.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Business

Trump's tariffs "highly likely" to reignite inflation, Fed chair Powell says

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks at Chicago Booth School of Business
Apr 16, 2025 - Health

RFK Jr. contradicts CDC on causes of autism

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Apr 16, 2025 - Economy

The U.S.-China decoupling arrives

Illustration of President Trump pushing a Chinese flag off screen.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

A dozen House Republicans fire warning shot to Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit and pointing while speaking at a podium.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Inside Democrats' scramble to travel to El Salvador

Rep. Robert Garcia, wearing a dark suit and raising a finger while speaking outdoors.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Newsom says California to sue over Trump tariffs

Gavin Newsom gestures as he speaks into a microphone.
Apr 16, 2025 - Economy

Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start

U.S. trails China in race to utilize biotech on the battlefield

Illustration of a petri dish surrounded by abstract shapes and money.

The Midwest's data center boom is heating up

Illustration of a server cabinet replacing a silo on a farm.
Apr 16, 2025 - World

Trump team's Iran divide: Dialogue vs. detonation to end nuclear threat

Trump holding Oval Office meeting

Trump dashed Musk's secret Pentagon briefing on China

President Trump raises his finger while talking with Elon Musk in the Oval Office in a photo framed by a tree outside the office.

Trump's pressure campaign against universities hits a Harvard-sized snag

Animated illustration of the Harvard University seal, with the three books that read VE RI TAS flipping pages to reveal the words NO NO NO. In a ribbon at the bottom, the name HARVARD is replaced by NOOOOOOO.
Updated Apr 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Judge in deportation case threatens Trump admin with contempt of court

* Family, friends and supporters listen to Attorney Rina Gandhi speak about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador after Federal Court on April 15, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland.

2 top Pentagon officials put on leave amid leak investigation

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers a speech during the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC25), organized by Panama and the US Southern Command, in Panama City on April 9.
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