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Stocks took a nosedive on Thursday, wiping out trillions in market value, as President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs shook investor confidence and triggered a global sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,679 points, or 4%, closing at 40,546. The S&P 500 suffered its worst single-day loss since the …

Elon Musk’s tenure in the Trump administration may be nearing its end, as both President Donald Trump and Musk himself have suggested that his time in government is limited. Trump recently told reporters that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies, while also stating …

As the deadline for TikTok’s sale approaches, Amazon has entered the race with a last-minute bid to acquire the popular social media platform, according to a source familiar with White House-led negotiations. The bid, first reported by The New York Times, was submitted this week via a letter to Vice …

In a rare challenge to President Donald Trump, a group of Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution blocking tariffs on Canadian imports. The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of the measure, with four Republicans—Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Rand Paul (Kentucky), Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), and Lisa Murkowski …

President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping set of tariffs on imports from around the world, including a baseline 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and higher “reciprocal tariffs” on specific countries, in an aggressive move to reshape U.S. trade policy. The announcement, made Wednesday in the White House Rose …

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing concerns that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought to use the case as political leverage over the mayor and his administration. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dale Ho came after the DOJ …

A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday over plans to cut more than $11 billion in grants by the Department of Health and Human Services, on the same day thousands of HHS workers reportedly found they’d been swept up in a mass layoff. In Washington, the …

Republican candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have emerged victorious in two key Florida special elections, NBC News projects, securing their party’s control over two congressional seats left vacant earlier this year. The wins expand the GOP’s narrow House majority, providing additional support for Donald Trump’s legislative priorities as Republicans …

Liberal Susan Crawford has won the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, an election in which the richest person in the world featured prominently and one that could determine the future of abortion in the state. Crawford defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimel, Decision Desk HQ projected, guaranteeing …

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for longest floor speech in the history of the Senate on Tuesday, surpassing the 24-hour and 18-minute record set in 1957 when South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond attempted to prevent passage of the Civil Rights Act. Booker, a Democrat who began his remarks Monday …

The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that an “administrative error” led to the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man legally protected from removal. Despite admitting the mistake, the administration is refusing to facilitate his return to the U.S. Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was …

As the East Coast woke up Tuesday morning, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) was still standing on the Senate floor, delivering a marathon 15-hour speech against the sweeping policy changes implemented by the Trump administration. Taking the floor at 7 p.m. Monday, Booker announced his intention to disrupt “the normal business …

Federal health agencies are bracing for mass layoffs as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves forward with a sweeping reorganization plan that will eliminate 20,000 jobs across the department. The cuts, which include 10,000 layoffs, have sent shockwaves through agencies like the Food and Drug Administration …

As Wisconsin voters head to the polls, the state’s Supreme Court race has become a national battleground, drawing record-breaking spending and high-profile endorsements from both sides of the political spectrum. The election, which will decide control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, could have far-reaching consequences on abortion rights, redistricting, and …

The U.S. stock market suffered its worst quarter in over two years, with the S&P 500 falling 4.5% and the Nasdaq plunging 10.4% in the first three months of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fared slightly better but still recorded a 1.3% decline, marking its first back-to-back monthly loss …