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The Latest: Another day of crushing Wall Street losses as China retaliates

World shares slid downward, U.S. futures fell and Wall Street appeared on track for another day of crushing losses Friday as investors counted the potential costs of U.S.

Apr 4, 2025 9:47 AM Read more >

How Trump's latest tariffs could affect your wallet

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has unveiled his latest tariffs , and they could have significant implications for your wallet.

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Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country.

Apr 4, 2025 8:32 AM Read more >

Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal money that is being threatened during an investigation into campus an

Apr 4, 2025 8:26 AM Read more >

Trump's tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here's a timeline of how we got here

NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Trump is no stranger to tariffs.

Apr 4, 2025 7:05 AM Read more >

Rally and court hearing set for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador will ask a federal judge on Friday to order the Trump Administration to return him to the U.S.

Apr 4, 2025 4:44 AM Read more >

Trump fires NSC officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns to him about staff loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.

Apr 4, 2025 12:41 AM Read more >

Trump says things are 'going very well' after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it's going very well.

Apr 4, 2025 12:20 AM Read more >

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gears up for potential Senate run after bribery probe dismissed

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is gearing up for a potential U.S. Senate run while no longer shadowed by a federal corruption investigation that hung over his rising profile in the Republican Party.

Apr 3, 2025 11:06 PM Read more >

Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats on Thursday protested the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision "makes all of us less safe.

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