Author: Naomi Lim
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Tariffs and ‘big, beautiful bill’ will improve labor market after bad jobs report: White House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House is downplaying this month’s jobs report, contending that the uncertainty the economy was grappling with over President Donald Trump‘s tariffs and whether Congress would pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is…
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White House insists Trump newborn accounts won’t ‘substitute’ Social Security
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House is walking back Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s claim that President Donald Trump‘s accounts for newborns are a “backdoor way to privatize Social Security.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on…
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Trump imposes 50% tariff on copper imports, ends de minimis tariff exemption
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on certain copper imports starting Friday, the same day the widespread “Liberation Day” duties are scheduled to kick in. In a flurry of trade news on Wednesday, Trump…
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White House banks on GDP report bringing good news in inflation and jobs data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House is hoping a positive economic growth report bodes well for this week’s other data drops, including the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge and July’s jobs numbers, as President Donald Trump tries to…
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White House defiant on immigration despite slipping polls
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House is defiant regarding President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies, despite polls indicating he is losing support on the matter ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, pointed to “false…
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White House hopes positive GDP report will placate recession ‘panicans’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump is hoping highly anticipated economic data, particularly Wednesday’s second quarter economic growth report, will placate recession “panicans” after the president upended the economy with his tariff and trade policies. In part, Trump…
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Group calls on Trump to slap ‘tough tariffs’ on China in ‘Screwed’ ad
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EXCLUSIVE — A conservative coalition provides political cover for President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China with a new ad as top administration aides sit down with their Chinese counterparts in Sweden to discuss a trade…
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Epstein island, Putin, and Gaza hunger: Six takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Keir Starmer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump answered questions on topics from Russia and Gaza to Jeffrey Epstein for more than an hour alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his Scotland trip. The wide-ranging informal press conference, convened…
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Trump cuts Putin’s 50-day deadline for peace with Ukraine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump is inching closer to imposing tariffs and sanctions on Russia and its trading partners, reducing his 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine. When asked…
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Trump tries to move on from Epstein files drama with Scotland trip
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump is trying to shake off the Jeffrey Epstein drama as he seeks a reprieve in Scotland for a business and golf trip. Trump departed on Friday morning for his Trump Turnberry hotel on Scotland’s West Coast. He…