Trump downplays recession fears, saying the US would be ‘OK' in the long term
Speaking to NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump said the U.S. is in a “transition period” but will “do fantastically” in the long run.
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Education Department opens investigation into Chicago Public Schools
The U.S. Education Department is investigating Chicago Public Schools amid allegations that a new program designed to improve academic success and retention among Black students and educators violates federal law.
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Trump calls China the ‘chief-ripper-offer' on trade, with no sign of direct talks
Trump also appeared to be unmoved by the idea that American consumers will face empty store shelves if his trade war drags on.
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Trump claims he ‘could' have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US. His administration has said otherwise.
The president told ABC News he “could” have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned from El Salvador but, “we have lawyers that don’t want to do this.”
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The little-known database at the heart of Kennedy's vaccine conspiracy theory
For as long as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has falsely claimed that vaccines cause widespread harm — from autism to sudden death — he has pointed to the one source he says could immediately prove it.
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Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30' as result of his tariffs
Donald Trump acknowledged his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the U.S., but insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.
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Sen. Schumer calls President Trump's first 100 days a ‘failure'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called President Trump’s first 100 days a “failure” on Wednesday.
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RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities
The cuts have hit most of the eight minority health offices across HHS, in many cases laying off the majority of workers, if not all of them, sources said.
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US GDP declines 0.3% as imports surged ahead of Trump's tariffs
The U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, the first negative reading since the Covid pandemic, according to an initial measurement by the Commerce Department.
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Trump fires Doug Emhoff and other Biden appointees from Holocaust Museum board
President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris. Emhoff, who is Jewish, led the Biden administration’s efforts to combat antisemitism. He criticized Trump’s action, saying, “Let me be cl... -
Trump blames Biden for country's economic woes
Trump slammed Biden’s handling of the economy after new data showed the U.S. GDP contracted by 0.3% over the first three months of Trump’s presidency.
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Trump, who promised Day 1 relief and lower prices, talks of a ‘transition period'
President Donald Trump said Americans knew what they were signing up for, despite his campaign’s pledge to immediately bring down prices.
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China's factory activity drops to a near two-year low in April as trade tariffs bite
Recent reports suggested some tariff relief on the ground as the U.S. and China sought to blunt the economic impacts of punitive tariffs.
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Trump calls first 100 days a ‘revolution of common sense'
President Donald Trump held a rally in Michigan Tuesday night to mark the first 100 days of his second term.
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Here's what Trump has done on 14 of his major campaign promises
NBC News tracked whether Trump has fulfilled his promises on everything from mass deportations, tariffs, ending DEI and banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.
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Columbia student Mahdawi on detention: ‘I have faith that justice will prevail'
In his first comments to the media since his April 14 detainment, Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi said he had faith that he won’t be deported.
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Kennedy planning $20 million HHS ‘Take Back Your Health' ad campaign
The four-year initiative comes amid sweeping budget cuts that could include eliminating 10,000 jobs and several divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Major companies face a difficult task in estimating the impact of tariffs on their business
Executives at some of the world’s biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results.
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DOGE cuts, tariffs and immigration crackdown: Trump's first 100 days by the numbers
President Donald Trump is marking 100 days in the White House, a tumultuous and divisive start to his second term during which he has been shattering tradition, challenging norms and the courts, upending the world economy and thrilling some Americans while terrifying and infuriating others. Trump is trying to expand the power of the presidency as h... -
‘Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China are desperate
Small business owners who depend on imports from China have become desperate since President Trump raised tariffs on goods from China to 145%.
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White House slams Amazon's plan to show tariff prices: ‘Hostile and political act'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Amazon Tuesday over reported plans to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to product prices on its site. Amazon later confirmed the plans were “never approved” and are “not going to happen.”
