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Trump, tariffs and federal open market committee

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Fed Official: There Is No 'Playbook' For How To Respond To Trump's Tariffs
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday he still expects interest rates to be lower within the next 18 months.
Trump’s top trade official wasn’t informed of tariff delay until after announcement
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday continued to defend President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade agenda as even higher tariffs went into effect for dozens of countries and trade tensions with China reach a fever pitch.
Donald Trump defies market tumult as tariffs take effect
Donald Trump rattled global investors again on Tuesday as he pressed ahead with his plan for aggressive tariffs on America’s largest trading partners even as he touted potential deals with some US allies.

Trump, cybersecurity

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Trump targets ‘Anonymous’ author and former top cybersecurity official in escalation of retribution
President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to punish his critics on Wednesday by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have.
Ex-Trump Official Reacts to Executive Order That Targets Him
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the DOJ to investigate a former aide and security official.
Trump’s revenge politics has a new target: the cybersecurity official who defied him in 2020
A new Trump memo orders an investigation into former CISA Director Chris Krebs—and strips his company of security clearances.
Trump admin warns states to comply with housing prisoners by their biological sex or face funding cutoff
Trump administration will soon examine states not complying with its mandate to strip all federal prisons of gender reassignment surgeries and treatments, as well as housing based on biological sex.
Trump tariffs live updates: U.S. stocks tumble and EU puts retaliation on hold; House adopts budget
President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all tariffs except for those against China, which he said would now rise to 125%.
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Trump admin live updates: Trump convenes top officials, Musk: 'Like they're friends'
President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting with his top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday.
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Humiliated Trump exploded after White House mistakenly set up call with official he fired
The call was reportedly brief and the intended recipient of the call shared a last name with the fired official which Trump ...
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Trump Official Claims Employee He Fired Thanked Him for Termination and Said, ‘This Really Wasn’t a Necessary Job’
Bill Pulte, a donor to President Donald Trump, was appointed by the president to run FHFA. The post Trump Official Claims ...
White House clarifies Trump tariffs on China will actually be 145% — not 125% — on some goods
President Trump may have hit the brakes on reciprocal tariffs levied against many of the US’ top trading partners, but the duties imposed on China will reach a staggering 145% on certain ...
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Apple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S. to try to beat Trump’s tariffs as customers scramble to secure devices before possible price increases
Apple moved 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S. from India to shore up its supply in anticipation of tariffs. The company ...
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Trump labor official throws herself birthday party at department HQ amid DOGE cuts: report
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly threw a birthday party for herself at the agency's headquarters as the ...
Trump administration has tightly restricted access to president’s daily intelligence brief
The Trump administration has tightly restricted the number of people who have access to President Trump’s highly classified daily intelligence report, five sources familiar with the move told CNN.