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Beware, small investors. Trump's gyrations are distorting fundamentals
Tuesday, the S&P 500 edged back into positive territory for 2025. That’s remarkable given that on April 7, the widely followed stock market index was showing a gut-wrenching 21% decline from its record high on Feb. 19.
The so-called Magnificent 7 tech stocks also have returned to their prior glories after looking anything but magnificent in ...Read more

National Democrats are flocking to Pennsylvania in an early offensive to reclaim the US House in 2026
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna D-Calif., represents Silicon Valley, but this weekend, he’ll rail against President Donald Trump and GOP-proposed cuts to health care from podiums in Allentown and Levittown, two battleground communities in a state critical to the 2026 midterms.
For Khanna, a progressive lawmaker and an ally of Sen. Bernie...Read more

School choice proponents cheer voucher proposal in budget reconciliation measure
WASHINGTON — A federal school voucher program has long eluded conservatives, even as advocates for school choice have scored victories in more than a dozen red states over the past two years.
Now, a sweeping proposal by House Republicans to allocate $5 billion a year to provide a tax break for families who choose to send their children to ...Read more

Bay Area activists denounce Trump's push to end migrant protections, birthright citizenship
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nearly 100 people rallied outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in San Jose on Thursday to protest what they called repressive immigration policies as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of President Donald Trump’s immigration-related executive orders targeting children of noncitizens and ...Read more

Pentagon says it has crafted initial plan for 'Golden Dome' defense system
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has developed a draft architecture and plan to implement the proposed “Golden Dome” air and missile defense system, its spokesman said, as questions mount about the Trump administration’s ambitious project.
Following President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order, the Pentagon “gathered the brightest ...Read more

Trump says birthright citizenship was about 'babies of slaves.' Experts disagree
President Donald Trump has stated that birthright citizenship — which his administration is trying to overturn in court — was originally intended for a narrow group of people: the children of slaves.
But multiple experts disagree, arguing that, from the very beginning, the legal principle was meant to apply far more broadly.
“Birthright ...Read more

Egg prices drop, but the cost of beef hits record high. Here's how everyday costs are changing under Trump
It’s been more than 100 days since President Donald Trump took office. He vowed during the campaign to bring down food prices on day one, and while egg prices are finally falling, the cost of other consumer goods remains high.
Now $6 per pound, the average price of ground beef hit a record high for the third consecutive month, jumping 15 ...Read more

Would Trump or Harris win in an election rematch today? What a new poll found
If the 2024 presidential election were held again today, President Donald Trump might not win the White House, according to new polling.
In a Strength in Numbers/Verasight survey, 40% of respondents said they would vote for former Vice President Kamala Harris “if the U.S. was holding a do-over election today.” Meanwhile, 36% said they would...Read more

Supreme Court sounds open to limits on nationwide injunctions
WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready Thursday to place some limits on the power of single federal district judges to freeze presidential actions nationwide, in oral arguments over the future of President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship.
However, the justices appeared divided on just how to do so in...Read more

Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country illegally or temporarily.
None of the justices spoke in favor of Trump's plan to restrict birthright citizenship, and several were ...Read more

Will taxpayers pay Donald Trump's Georgia legal bills? Here's what we know
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation this week that could allow President Donald Trump and others to recoup millions of dollars in legal costs in the Georgia election interference case. Here’s what we know:
What does the bill do?
Senate Bill 244 would allow a criminal defendant to recover “reasonable” attorney fees and legal ...Read more

Trump is a grandfather for the 11th time after Tiffany welcomes baby boy
President Trump became a grandfather for the 11th time on Thursday when his youngest daughter gave birth to her first son.
“Welcome to the world our sweet baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos,” Tiffany Trump posted on social media. “We love you beyond words! Thank you for coming into our lives!”
The latest edition to the Trump family is ...Read more

Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Donald Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country illegally or temporarily.
None of the justices spoke in favor of Trump's plan to restrict birthright citizenship, and several...Read more

4 takeaways from birthright citizenship arguments before the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday probed the Trump administration’s pursuit to end birthright citizenship by asking justices to limit the reach of lower court judicial injunctions.
The arguments in Donald J. Trump v. CASA, et al. stem from an executive order seeking to stop granting citizenship to children born in the United States...Read more

Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court Thursday heard arguments on President Donald Trump’s landmark effort to end birthright citizenship, which has been considered settled law for more than 150 years after being enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
A majority of judges on the conservative-dominated court sounded skeptical about Trump’s effort to ...Read more

The GOP's trying again to cut Medicaid. It's only gotten harder since 2017
It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and make drastic cuts to Medicaid.
With Donald Trump back in the White House and the GOP back in control of Congress, Republicans again have their eyes on Medicaid, the government health ...Read more

Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration 'corrupt, incompetent and treasonous' in European tour opener
PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen’s set of European tour dates, that he kicked off with the E Street Band in Manchester, England, on Wednesday night, is called the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour.
The name is taken from a gospel-fired song that has been a Springsteen live staple for decades. It holds fast in its belief that the American ...Read more
Trump says US and Iran are closer to reaching a nuclear deal
President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. is closer to an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear activities, prompting a sell-off in oil.
“I think we’re getting close to maybe doing a deal,” Trump said in Qatar at an event with business leaders on Thursday. “You probably read the story that Iran has sort of agreed to the terms.”
Trump ...Read more

No thanks to Qatari gift -- Forget the fancy free plane
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, President Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.
From appearance’s sake to security concerns to the ...Read more

Editorial: Big old jet airliner -- Free plane is an awful look
President Donald Trump celebrates controversy. He also must revel in unnecessarily gifting his political opponents issues to exploit.
That would appear to be the case with the latest White House dust-up, this one involving a “free” plane from Qatar. The Middle Eastern nation is reportedly considering donating a 10-year-old Boeing 747-8 to ...Read more
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