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White House dismisses Chamber push for small businesses tariff relief reut.rs/4jDucO6
White House dismisses Chamber push for small businesses tariff relief
The White House on Thursday rebuffed an effort to give small U.S. business owners any immediate relief from tariffs, saying those companies would get economic relief from tax cuts that Congress is seeking to extend.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
White House dismisses Chamber push for small businesses tariff relief reut.rs/4jDucO6
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Continuing a pattern of stonewalling, the Justice Department has defied a judge’s order to explain what the Trump administration has done, and plans to do, to seek the release of a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month, court papers show.
Trump Administration Continues to Defy Judge’s Orders in Abrego Garcia Case, Lawyers Say
In refusing to reveal much of anything about the administration’s efforts, department lawyers insisted the information constituted state secrets that needed to be protected.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Continuing a pattern of stonewalling, the Justice Department has defied a judge’s order to explain what the Trump administration has done, and plans to do, to seek the release of a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month, court papers show.
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Trump says US cannot give every person it wants to deport a trial reut.rs/3EAThdd
April 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump says US cannot give every person it wants to deport a trial reut.rs/3EAThdd
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Under a Trump administration directive to freeze some federal funds that subsidize reproductive health services like birth control and disease testing, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah will close a quarter of its clinics.
Planned Parenthood closing two Utah clinics after Trump cuts all federal reproductive health funds to state
Under a Trump administration directive to freeze some federal funds that subsidize reproductive health services like birth control and disease testing, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah will close a quarter of its clinics.
www.sltrib.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Under a Trump administration directive to freeze some federal funds that subsidize reproductive health services like birth control and disease testing, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah will close a quarter of its clinics.
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Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tides reut.rs/4jCSqYj
April 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tides reut.rs/4jCSqYj
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Inside El Salvador's notorious Cecot prison, US deportees live in the same conditions as convicted gangsters.
CNN goes inside notorious El Salvador prison where US deportees are held | CNN
CNN is the first US news organization inside Cecot prison since the latest deportation flight.
www.cnn.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Inside El Salvador's notorious Cecot prison, US deportees live in the same conditions as convicted gangsters.
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The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against LGBTQ people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown
The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against LGBTQ people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
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Questioning HIPAA? Wait till they find out how many folks can know a guy has limp dick syndrome.
Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. kansasreflector.com/2025/03/31/r...
Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. kansasreflector.com/2025/03/31/r...
Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. • Kansas Reflector
The decades-old federal law protecting the privacy of individual health information is threatened by multiple lawsuits that seek to throw out a rule restricting disclosure of information in criminal i...
kansasreflector.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Questioning HIPAA? Wait till they find out how many folks can know a guy has limp dick syndrome.
Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. kansasreflector.com/2025/03/31/r...
Seventeen states want to end an abortion privacy rule. A federal judge is questioning HIPAA itself. kansasreflector.com/2025/03/31/r...
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A swath of companies and trade groups warn of higher costs for importers and consumers and risk of job losses
Farmers, Dockhands and Shipowners Fight Against U.S. Fees on Chinese Ships
A broad cross-section of American business is dialing up its opposition to the Trump administration’s plan to impose steep fees on Chinese ships calling at American ports.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A swath of companies and trade groups warn of higher costs for importers and consumers and risk of job losses
"the new tariffs could have the ironic effect of increasing global demand for Russian oil." And if you think that's an accidental side effect, have a bridge to sell you. 🙄
US President Trump said any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on any trades made with the United States reut.rs/41X1D6D
Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil, gas from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on any trades made with the United States.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"the new tariffs could have the ironic effect of increasing global demand for Russian oil." And if you think that's an accidental side effect, have a bridge to sell you. 🙄
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The United States Institute of Peace, an independent non-profit established by Congress, is asking a federal judge to immediately block DOGE's attempted forced shutdown of the organization after what its lawsuit portrayed as a "takeover by force" of their headquarters building.
U.S. Institute of Peace sues to block DOGE 'takeover by force'
A federal judge set an emergency hearing after law enforcement helped DOGE enter and take over an independent non-profit established under President Ronald Reagan.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The United States Institute of Peace, an independent non-profit established by Congress, is asking a federal judge to immediately block DOGE's attempted forced shutdown of the organization after what its lawsuit portrayed as a "takeover by force" of their headquarters building.
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US Chief Justice John Roberts responded to President Trump's attacks on a federal judge presiding over a deportation battle, rejecting the idea that impeachment is the answer for a disagreement with the jurist's rulings reut.rs/3RgnEIB
US Chief Justice Roberts: calls for judge's impeachment are inappropriate after Trump lashes out
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts responded on Tuesday to President Donald Trump's attacks on a federal judge presiding over a deportation battle, rejecting the idea that impeachment is the answer for a disagreement with the jurist's rulings.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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So far, the administration has removed immigrants who’ve lived and worked in the country for decades, those who are married to U.S. citizens, and individuals in the process of renewing their visas.
ICE Detains Prominent Immigration Activist in Grim Sign for Future
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Jeanette Vizguerra outside her job.
newrepublic.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So far, the administration has removed immigrants who’ve lived and worked in the country for decades, those who are married to U.S. citizens, and individuals in the process of renewing their visas.
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The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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NEW: A court hearing over the Trump administration's defiance of a court order halting deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members will move forward despite the Justice Department's objections
Court hearing on deportations moves ahead despite Justice Department objection
The Justice Department told a judge it would not be providing any more information about the flights.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW: A court hearing over the Trump administration's defiance of a court order halting deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members will move forward despite the Justice Department's objections
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A federal judge barred President Donald Trump on Saturday from using a wartime powers act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without a hearing, ordering the administration to turn around any planes that had already taken off after the Alien Enemies Act quietly went into effect.
Judge blocks Trump after he invokes wartime Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations
Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act against Tren de Aragua members. A federal judge later ordered the administration to turn around any planes that had already taken off.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A federal judge barred President Donald Trump on Saturday from using a wartime powers act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without a hearing, ordering the administration to turn around any planes that had already taken off after the Alien Enemies Act quietly went into effect.
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Advocates in Mexico are calling for an immediate and independent investigation after the discovery of what they’re describing as an “extermination camp” in Jalisco that cartels allegedly used to kill missing persons.
Discovery of secret crematoriums at a ranch in Mexico stirs fears of a cover-up | CNN
Along with incinerated skeletal remains, personal items at least 200 pairs of shoes were found at the ranch.
www.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Advocates in Mexico are calling for an immediate and independent investigation after the discovery of what they’re describing as an “extermination camp” in Jalisco that cartels allegedly used to kill missing persons.
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Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate — who is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. — for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”
Trump Seeks to Expel a Green Card Holder, Mahmoud Khalil, Over Student Protests
Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to...
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate — who is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. — for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”
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Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
Layoffs Hit Unbelievable High Thanks to Trump and Musk
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government have caused a record-breaking surge in layoffs.
newrepublic.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders fires back at Elon Musk, who called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” during a podcast interview with Joe Rogan.
March 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders fires back at Elon Musk, who called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” during a podcast interview with Joe Rogan.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has signaled that Japan is unlikely to attend future meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Japan unlikely to attend future meetings for nuke ban treaty
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi indicates that Tokyo's absence from this week's meeting is due to the treaty being incompatible with U.S. nuclear deterrence.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has signaled that Japan is unlikely to attend future meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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A new study debunks the myth of the gold-digging wife, finding that women are no more likely to marry above their social class than men
Jane Austen was wrong: women don’t marry up for money and status
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A new study debunks the myth of the gold-digging wife, finding that women are no more likely to marry above their social class than men
Transparency is always a good thing. Why hide the bodycam footage?
Opinion by Mark McCormick: Lawyer fought to allow suffering to speak in Topeka shooting. Now she faces admonishment. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/02/26/l...
Lawyer fought to allow suffering to speak in Topeka shooting. Now she faces admonishment. • Kansas Reflector
If you care about government transparency, particularly in cases of deadly police shootings, LaRonna Lassiter-Saunders is a hero.
kansasreflector.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Transparency is always a good thing. Why hide the bodycam footage?
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iPhone users said a bug was causing their phones to type "Trump" when they spoke the word "racist." Apple is issuing a fix.
Apple fixing bug that caused dictation feature to type the word ‘Trump’ when users said ‘racist’ | CNN Business
Apple says it’s fixing a technical bug that caused its voice-to-text system to briefly replace the word “racist” with the word “Trump.”
www.cnn.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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