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Trump Says He Will Increase Global Tariffs to 15% From 10% (1)
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (137+ words) President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day ago to 15%, in reaction to the US Supreme Court's ruling that his mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal. President Donald Trump said he will increase the…...
Supreme Court Axes Tariffs; Trump Responds With New Rate (2)
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (1124+ words) President Donald Trumprushed to salvage his signature tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down his global duties, pledging he would use different tools to work around the ruling and preserve import taxes he has cast as essential to his economic…...
Trump’s Options After Supreme Court Said His Tariffs Are Illegal
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (1077+ words) President Donald Trump can lean on alternative legislation to try to rebuild his tariff wall, after the US Supreme Court ruled that he can't use a 1977 emergency law to impose import taxes. The court said that Trump exceeded his authority…...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Struck Down by US Supreme Court (2)
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1007+ words) The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, undercutting his signature economic policy and delivering his biggest legal defeat since he returned to the White House. Voting 6-3, the court said Trump exceeded his authority by invoking…...
Redrawing of NYC’s Sole GOP House Seat Must Proceed, Court Says
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (104+ words) Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis failed to convince a New York appeals court to stop her seat from being redrawn, with the appellate judges unanimously giving a green light for the redistricting process to continue. Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis failed to…...
Florida House Approves Bill Putting Property Tax Cuts to Voters
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (89+ words) The Republican-controlled Florida House passed legislation that would propose an amendment to the state constitution to eliminate non-school property taxes for homesteaded properties in the state, though the path to passage remains unclear in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Florida…...
Trump Aims to Block Mixed Immigrant Status Families’ Housing Aid
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (281+ words) Tens of thousands of people from households with mixed immigration status would lose access to public housing benefits under a proposal from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The proposed rule released by the agency Thursday would require verification…...
Trump Plans to Nominate Personal Lawyer Smith to Eighth Circuit
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (319+ words) President Donald Trump plans to nominate his personal attorney, Justin Smith, to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, along with three trial court picks for Kansas. Smith is currently representing Trump in the president's request for the…...
Illinois Governor Pritzker Vows to Grow Nuclear Energy Sector
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (146+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) called for the state to build at least 2 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity, continuing the state's political U-turn on the energy source roughly a month after lifting a decades-long moratorium on constructing new, large reactors. Illinois…...
Pritzker Proposes $56 Billion Budget Amid Federal Cut Risks (1)
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (119+ words) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker proposed an approximately $56 billion budget for the coming year as the state faces higher costs and more uncertainty around federal funding under President Donald Trump. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker proposed an approximately $56 billion budget for the…...