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Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.

As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.

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Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of the White House?

The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach

President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.

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The Women Who Think the World Needs More Babies

At a convention of the pronatalist movement, the relatively few women in attendance agreed: Motherhood needs a rebrand.

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Trump’s Tariff Threats Chill Italy’s Cheese Makers

Italian food producers worry that tariffs may price them out of the American market amid competition from U.S. goods that look and sound as if they are from Italy.

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Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.

The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.

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Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Governor’s 400-Year Edit Was Within Veto Authority

Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican lawmakers in the state had intended.

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Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses

Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.

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RFK Jr. Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.

People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.

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Are Easter Baskets Getting Out of Hand?

Social media feeds are awash in images of lavish baskets overflowing with expensive gifts. Some parents are giving their children bikes. Others are pushing back.

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Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish

America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say.

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Battling ‘Eat and Flee’ Tourists, Venice Brings Its Entrance Fee Back

A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for the spontaneous traveler).

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What We Know About the FSU Shooting

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire near the student union building, the police said.

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Trump Administration Blames Boasberg for Escalating Tensions Between Courts and White House

The administration cast the threat by the judge, James E. Boasberg, to open criminal contempt proceedings as another salvo in an increasingly bitter battle between the White House and the courts.

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U.S. Strikes on Yemeni Port Kill Dozens, Houthis Say

President Trump has vowed the Iran-backed Houthi militia will be “completely annihilated.” But forceful American strikes do not seem to have deterred the Yemeni fighters.

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U.S. Gas Exports to China Stopped After Beijing Imposed Tariffs

The United States accounted for only 3 percent of China’s natural gas imports last year. Those purchases could now dry up entirely in the trade war.

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Christianity in the White House

President Trump has significantly expanded the power and influence of conservative Christians in government.

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Trump Calls Florida Shooting a ‘Shame,’ but Signals No Shift in Gun Laws

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president said he would “always protect the Second Amendment.”

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China-Built Airport in Nepal Was Littered With Corruption, Inquiry Finds

A Nepali investigation blamed lawmakers and officials for looking the other way. The $216 million airport receives only one international flight a week.

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‘Psychological Torture’: London Bans Busking in a Famed Tourist Hub

Noise complaints led the authorities to halt street performances in Leicester Square. Some miss the music. Others found the noise “bloody annoying.”

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Senator Visits Wrongly Deported Man, and Trump’s ‘Kill List’ for Regulations

Plus, meat is making a comeback.

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Do Not Sleepwalk Through Trump’s Attack on the Fed’s Independence

The president’s threat to fire Jerome Powell is more than a personal spat. It’s a direct challenge to the economic foundation that has helped America prosper.

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With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will

Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.

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John Cena Confronts His Final WrestleMania

As his in-ring career draws to a close, the most popular star in W.W.E. is trying out a new role: the bad guy.

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Long-Term Investing Has Gotten Riskier as Trump’s Tariffs Shake the Markets

President Trump’s policies have shaken the markets. Protect yourself first, and, only then, take advantage of investment bargains, our columnist says.

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How QVC’s CEO Is Dealing With the Threat of Tariffs and TikTok

The chief executive of QVC, David Rawlinson II, on tariffs, TikTok, and other threats to the company’s future.

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Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat

Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.

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Syrians Recount Gas Attack: Choking, Shaking, Foaming at the Mouth

Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

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Syrians Recount Gas Attack Under Assad as They Seek Justice

Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

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