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Trump's First 100 Days: Tariffs As Foreign Policy
Donald Trump has repeatedly said that "tariff" is "one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary."...
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When running for office, Donald Trump suggested that he "alone could fix" the ills befalling the United...
EscucharTrump's First 100 Days: Wading Into The Culture Wars
On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump decried "gender ideology," said the military was becoming...
EscucharTrump's First 100 Days: Project 2025 & Its Influence
The Heritage Foundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican administration got a lot of attention during...
EscucharRoundup: Trump Vs. The Fed; Harvard Fights Back
As the White House continued to adjust its tariff policies, President Trump lashed out against Federal...
EscucharThe Legal & Political Challenges To Trump's Deportation Plans
A federal judge ruled there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in contempt for violating...
EscucharExclusive: Whistleblower Alleges DOGE May Have Taken Sensitive Labor Data
The entity known as DOGE has been used as part of the Trump administration's efforts to radically reshape...
EscucharTrump: Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador Won't Return To U.S.
In an Oval Office meeting Monday with El Salvador's president, President Trump said Kilmar Abrego Garcia...
EscucharCampus Activists Fear Trump Administration Crackdown
Much of the activism seen on college campuses last year in protest of Israel's war in Gaza is now under...
EscucharRoundup: Immigration Rulings; DOGE & Social Security Data
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a man...
EscucharTrump's Tariff Tug Of War
After days of market turmoil, President Trump walked back some tariffs on some countries, but kept a...
EscucharU.S. Trade War With China Escalates
Earlier this week, President Trump threatened to make the steep tariffs on China even steeper if China...
EscucharTrump Threatens To Cut Federal Funds For Colleges And Universities
Dozens of American universities are under investigation by the Trump administration for use of DEI initiatives...
EscucharHe Has A Purple Heart & Is A Convicted Felon. ICE Wants To Deport Him
An NPR exclusive: Deportation proceedings are underway for Jose Barco, an Iraq War veteran who was awarded...
EscucharRoundup: Tariffs, HHS Cuts & Bodega Cats
The tariff plan rolled out by President Trump this week threatens to upend the global economic system....
EscucharTrump's Tariffs Take Shape — How Will They Impact You?
President Trump announced a blanket tariff on all imports to the U.S., and additional, specific tariffs...
EscucharWhat Happened In Tuesday's Elections
Money poured into races in Florida and Wisconsin at levels usually reserved for elections during a presidential...
EscucharTrump & Presidential Term Limits
The president has flirted with — and walked back — suggestions he would seek a third term in office,...
EscucharA Look At This Week's Special House Elections In Florida
Races to fill two vacant seats in Florida's first and sixth congressional districts are getting a lot...
EscucharWeekly Roundup: Tariffs, Texts & Turtles
President Trump signaled more tariffs would come in April, signed an executive order about voting, &...
EscucharWhy Does Donald Trump Want Greenland?
First floated in President Trump's first term, talks of the United States annexing or otherwise acquiring...
EscucharDOGE's Potential Impact On Social Security & The VA
The Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government have now set their sights on how...
EscucharDefense Officials Used Group Text To Plan Missile Strikes
Before the U.S. carried out missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, senior Trump administration...
EscucharSanders, AOC Rally To Motivate Democrats
The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his policies, and...
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