Trump, GOP and tariffs
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“I think it’s going well,” Trump said, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down more than 3% and as one US automaker laid off 900 hourly workers, citing reduced production prompted by the tarif...
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Trump imposed heftier tariffs than investors expected on Wednesday, announcing a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, including 34% on China and 20% on the European Union, bringing the overall U.S. ta...
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Elon Musk, Trump
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Musk’s deep financial and personal involvement in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election proved to be a political liability for the GOP, boosting votes for Democrats more than Republicans compare...
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The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that h...
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Politico reported that both Trump and Musk decided in recent days that Musk will soon return to his businesses.
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Few Republicans are eager to defend the president's tariffs, putting the party on the back foot for the first time in Trump’s new term.
President Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off his recent remarks about pursuing a potential third term.
President Donald Trump publicly backed a proposal by Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House of Representatives.Trump's comments put him directly at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson,
President Donald Trump pressured Sens. McConnell, Paul, Collins and Murkowski in a Truth Social post ahead of an upcoming vote to scuttle his Canadian tariffs.
Four Republican Senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky predicted that President Donald Trump's tariffs could lead to the "political decimation" of the Republican Party. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Treasury for comment via email.
And indeed when Mr Trump was in the White House before, the modal voter became a bit more Democratic. Then when Joe Biden was president, the modal voter became a bit more Republican, which resulted in Mr Trump winning in 2024.