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Trump says he's pausing most 'reciprocal' tariffs for 90 days — but raising China's to 125%
Just days after the president insisted that his trade tariffs were “here to stay” and would “never change," the president ...
My mother’s care showed me the system’s flaws. RFK Jr.'s plans will only make things worse.
It was toward the end of the two years leading up to her death, when she lived in a long-term care facility where the ...
Republicans who say they didn't vote for this economic crisis are wrong
Some right-wing pundits have argued that the current crisis is a surprise because Trump never presented on the campaign trail ...
The only thing consistent about the White House’s tariffs are the inconsistencies
An erratic White House has created months’ worth of chaos, undermining international confidence in the United States, its ...
‘Every American should be concerned’: New Trump policy could target immigrants' freedom of speech
The Trump administration has announced that it will begin immediately screening immigrants' social media posts for any signs ...
Nicolle: Market mayhem due to one man and one man only
Stocks surged after President Trump announced he was pausing higher targeted tariffs for 90 days for most countries. The Dow ...
‘Beyond Brexit’: Trump's running U.S. ‘like Cirque du Soleil’ with tariffs flip-flop, critics say
President Donald Trump's announcement that he was pausing some of his proposed, sweeping tariffs for 90 days came as U.S.
Lawmakers’ definition of ‘rogue’ judges depends on which party’s in power
Federal judges are acting as the last guardrail against a president embracing a broader view of executive authority than ...
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Lawrence: Trump backs down on tariffs after a day of fearing Elon Musk might call him a 'moron'
After attacking Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Elon Musk was silent when Trump paused some tariffs. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell asks, “When did Elon Musk know that his stock price was going to start ...
‘Americans have always been susceptible to con men’: NYT’s Maureen Dowd torches Trump
Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Maureen Dowd joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss Donald Trump’s second term, tariffs, and ...
Sparks fly as news of tariff pause rocks hearing with Trump's top trade rep
During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Trump administration's 2025 trade policy agenda, Representative Steven ...
Trump's tariffs are still a disaster despite him backing down, Harvard economist says
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by Jason Furman, Harvard economic policy professor and former chief of Pres. Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, to discuss the damaging effects of the tariffs ...