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Desperate for reelection, Hungary's Orban latches on to war fears

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Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.

But on April 12 the former bookseller will vote to reelect Viktor Orban anyway. He fears the opposition will send his son to the front in Ukraine.

“And because the Ukrainians hate ...Read more

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Trump says he will increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%

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President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day ago to 15% as he lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court over its ruling that his mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.

“I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many...Read more

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Supreme Court draws a line with Trump by curbing tariff powers

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President Donald Trump finally pushed the U.S. Supreme Court too far.

With its rejection Friday of Trump’s claim of unbridled power to impose and remove tariffs, the court reasserted itself as a constitutional guardrail and laid out fresh limits on presidential authority. The decision follows a year in which the conservative-dominated court ...Read more

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Editorial: Accountability matters: Andrew and South Korea president face justice, but not Trump

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How come high-ranking and important people elsewhere, such as Britain and Korea, can be held accountable for their actions, but not the highest-ranking and most important person in this country?

The man who was once called Prince Andrew has now been arrested in the U.K. in connection to his apparent sharing of privileged information with ...Read more

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Editorial: AG Pam Bondi's performance proves she's unfit for the job

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It’s one thing to embarrass yourself before a national audience, but when you embarrass the entire United States with your nonsensical responses to questions from members of Congress, it’s time for a major change.

That’s what U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi did when she recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee concerning ...Read more

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Mexico, Canada get exemption to 10% US levy but USMCA risk looms

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down many of Donald Trump’s tariffs offers some relief to Mexico and Canada, but a much bigger set of risks still hangs over the trade relationship that joins the three countries.

The president said in the afternoon the U.S. would impose a 10% levy on foreign goods under a different law. It took ...Read more

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Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs leaves Mexico in cautious wait-and-see mode

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Mexico's secretary of the economy, Marcelo Ebrard, urged "prudence" Friday in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating part of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regimen.

"We have to see where this is going," Ebrard told reporters. "We have to see what measures (Washington) is going to take to figure out how it is going...Read more

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Detroit auto industry spared from Trump's latest tariff program

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Detroit’s automakers learned Friday night that they had been spared from tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

Trump on Friday night put in place a flat 10% levy on foreign goods that is to take effect on Tuesday. But in a fact sheet, the White House affirmed that ...Read more

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Detroit automakers ask White House to be spared from new tariffs

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Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Jeep-maker Stellantis NV, sent a letter to Trump’s trade team ...Read more

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What the Supreme Court's decision to strike down tariffs means for LA's trade-dependent economy

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LOS ANGELES — The Supreme Court's decision Friday to strike down the majority of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump could provide some relief to L.A.'s trade-reliant economy — but only if they are not reimposed again through other means.

The court's 6-3 ruling that Trump didn't have the authority to impose tariffs under the ...Read more

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Supreme Court tariff ruling puts federal revenue forecast on shaky ground

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs threw a monkey wrench into budget projections that assumed a hefty spike in tariff revenue to help reduce federal deficits. But at least in the short term, a replacement tariff regime may keep that bucket from leaking too much.

The high court on ...Read more

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Supreme Court invalidates Trump's tariff regime

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court invalidated much of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime in a ruling released Friday, dealing a major setback to one of President Donald Trump’s signature domestic and foreign policy efforts.

The 6-3 ruling found that Trump overstepped the emergency authority Congress gave to presidents in the ...Read more

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Trump calls justices 'fools,' announces new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court setback

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at Supreme Court justices who struck down a key part of his tariffs agenda, calling them “fools” who made a “terrible, defective decision” that he plans to circumvent by imposing new levies in a different way.

In a defiant appearance at the White House, Trump told reporters ...Read more

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Angry Trump slams six Supreme Court justices who nixed his tariffs

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday criticized the Supreme Court for casting aside many of his global tariffs, easily the biggest setback of his second term — but he vowed to impose new import fees and accused the six justices who ruled against him of being corrupted by foreign entities.

“We’re going forward,” a defiant ...Read more

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Trump's threatened strikes to compel Iran deal risk backfiring

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President Donald Trump said he is considering limited military strikes to pressure Iran into signing a new nuclear deal, but bombing the country may have the opposite effect, risking a new destabilizing conflict in the Middle East.

The Pentagon has orchestrated a massive deployment to the region that includes two aircraft carriers, fighter jets...Read more

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Minnesotans hoping Supreme Court ruling brings swift relief for companies, farmers

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, which have caused mass disruption for Minnesota businesses, farmers and consumers.

The state’s top Democrats were quick to praise the 6-3 ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who reprimanded the president for overstepping his executive power...Read more

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Savannah Chrisley gets shut down on 'The View' for insisting Trump isn't racist

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The stars of “The View” clashed with guest host and reality personality Savannah Chrisley after she insisted on Thursday that President Donald Trump is not a racist.

The heated debate was sparked by a discussion about Trump’s approach to DEI after moderator Whoopi Goldberg said the president “is being accused of sending mixed messages�...Read more

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KY legislator files bill to treat abortion like homicide. It faces long odds

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Abortion in Kentucky would be treated like a homicide under a bill proposed Friday by social conservative legislator Rep. Josh Calloway, R-Irvington. But if recent history and another legislator interested in the issue are any indication, don’t expect the bill to move.

House Bill 690 would supersede Kentucky’s current ...Read more

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Trump's revised tariff path avoids strong resistance in Congress

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President Donald Trump said he doesn’t need to go to Congress to restore his sweeping global tariffs after the Supreme Court decision Friday that struck them down.

Asked if he would go to Congress on the matter, Trump told reporters at the White House “I don’t need to” because the authorities he is seeking are already approved. Trump ...Read more

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Trump lashes out at justices, announces new 10% global tariff

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs agenda, calling them “fools” who made a “terrible, defective decision” that he plans to circumvent by imposing new levies in a different way.

In a defiant appearance at the White House, Trump told reporters that his ...Read more

 

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