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President Trump has for years exaggerated the size of US trade deficits with various other countries. Now, as Trump cites those trade deficits as a key justification for his tariff policies, newly released federal statistics show how wrong Trump’s numbers are. | Fact check
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU | CNN Politics
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”

"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE targets child support database full of income data
The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Trump plans to kill more Ukrainians by sending them to his concentration camps or returning them to an active war zone. #3E #StandWithUkraine
March 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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This is resistance.
Former NFL Kicker Arrested At City Council Meeting After Slamming 'Nazi' MAGA Movement
Now that's resistance.
www.comicsands.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This is more than a "cap" on the National Institutes of Health.

This is an attack on future research for cancer and heart disease.

This is an attack on vaccine development.

This is an attack on medical experts, scientists, students, and teachers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NIH funding cuts are Trump’s latest attack on education, professors say
The Trump administration announced it would cap ‘indirect funding’ from the National Institutes of Health at 15%
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM