Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs

Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing a national emergency over the trade deficit.

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Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy

The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.

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Giant Sloths’ Hairy Truth Revealed by Scientists

New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble a U.S. Battery Boom

Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.

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Ex-Yankees Player Brett Gardner’s Son Died From Carbon Monoxide, Officials Say

Miller Gardner, who was 14, died last month at a resort in Costa Rica.

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How Countries Reacted to Trump’s Tariffs

China vowed countermeasures and the E.U. promised a unified response, while Britain and Japan refrained from immediate retaliation.

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Oil and metals prices fall on concerns about the global economy.

The combination of lower oil prices and higher costs for essential materials like steel pipe threatens to squeeze domestic oil and gas producers.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About Egg Prices

As he announced sweeping tariffs, President Trump claimed there had been a large decline in the price of eggs. That’s not the whole picture.

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Laura Loomer Pushes Trump to Fire National Security Officials in Oval Office Meeting

During the 30-minute meeting, Laura Loomer excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.

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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools

State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo.

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