Justice Dept. Raises Executive Privilege to Try to Muzzle Fired Pardon Attorney
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Justice Dept. Raises Executive Privilege to Try to Muzzle Fired Pardon Attorney

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senior officials at the Justice Department claim executive privilege should bar a lawyer dismissed from the department from testifying to Congress on Monday about a disagreement with supervisors over restoring the gun rights of Mel Gibson, the actor and prominent supporter of President…

Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
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Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves across the 27-nation bloc, the latest move in an unfolding trade war that is tearing the close partners apart. This…

Opinion | Everything Is Going According to Plan
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Opinion | Everything Is Going According to Plan

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gail Collins: OK, Bret, I know you can’t tell the future, but give me a prediction. Will President Trump’s tariffs go down as one of the 100 worst decisions in presidential history? 50? 10? Bret Stephens: As an economic matter, possibly the worst…

China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
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China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it is nothing that the country cannot handle. A commentary on Sunday in the Communist Party mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, said Beijing…

Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
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Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or politics. But recently, the only thing on its residents’ minds is President Trump. In restaurants and bars and around Kanda’s small…

Wall Street’s Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos After Markets Plunge
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Wall Street’s Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos After Markets Plunge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There was little rest on Wall Street this weekend. There was plenty of anger, anxiety, frustration, and fear. Anger at President Trump for a brash and chaotic rollout of tariffs that erased trillions of dollars in value from the stock market in two…

Trump Aides Defend His Tariffs Amid Global Blowback
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Trump Aides Defend His Tariffs Amid Global Blowback

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s top aides raced to defend his expansive global tariffs on Sunday, downplaying the prospect that his new taxes on imports could cause a significant spike in prices or tip the U.S. economy into a painful recession. As Mr. Trump departed Mar-a-Lago…