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Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas. Diversity programs caused a plane crash. China controls the Panama Canal. Ukraine…
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Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs
The demand left many workers reeling. Most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s work force had recently been placed on leave as…
Politics
What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump
After Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting, she became both a folk hero…
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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats…
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Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump
President Trump’s keynote this week at a Saudi sovereign wealth fund’s conference in Miami Beach might have seemed like another jubilant…
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A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit on Friday against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth…
Business
Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far
Stocks slumped on Friday, with the S&P 500 wiping out almost all of its gains since President Trump took office last month, after a widely…
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Why the Price of Gold Keeps Going Up
At his inauguration, President Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one sense. The price of gold…
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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety
In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up…
Politics
One Month into the Trump Presidency
The good, bad and puzzling Corporate leaders and investors expected a bit of volatility to accompany President Trump’s second term. In…
Business
Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist
A prominent group of chief executives said almost six years ago that making profits for shareholders was only part of their business — and…
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Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it would dismiss a case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in which the rocket company had been…
Politics
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation…
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Fox News, CNN and Other Outlets Urge White House to Drop AP Ban
Dozens of major news organizations, including CNN, The Washington Post and Fox News, wrote to the White House this week urging the Trump…
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Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
The Federal Reserve’s independence from the White House has long been enshrined in the law. But an executive order that President Trump…
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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite…
Business
Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes exports less…
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Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.
The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers…
Politics
So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?
President Trump recently ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies, for a simple-sounding reason. Each penny, he said, has…
Business
Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has…
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Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing
President Trump’s pick as labor secretary faced pointed questions from both parties at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday over…
Business
Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus is likely to…
Politics
With Truth Social, Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue
Anyone who wants to keep up with President Trump’s views knows to go to his Truth Social account. There, one finds his reasoning on a…
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Trump Eyes a Bigger, Better Trade Deal With China
During the Biden administration, Donald J. Trump would sit in his mirrored and gold-trimmed salon at Mar-a-Lago where he had once hosted…