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The U.S. dollar struggled near four-year lows on Wednesday after President Donald Trump brushed off its recent weakness, exacerbating greenback selling and lifting the yen, euro and sterling ahead of the Federal Reserve policy decision.
Hours after saying that he might “de-escalate” an aggressive ICE crackdown in Minnesota, Trump portrayed those arrested by federal agents there as “hardened, vicious, horrible criminals.”
Trump has moved to change course by dispatching his border czar, Tom Homan.
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Three months after rapidly scheduled arguments, Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffs
When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a similarly rapid resolution seemed possible. After all, Trump's lawyers told the court that speed was of the essence on an issue central to the president's economic agenda.
Recent national polls from multiple outlets show Trump near or below a 40 percent approval rating.
T he statements from congressional Republicans after Saturday’s shooting of Alex Pretti were relatively mild. Lawmakers said that they were “deeply troubled” or “disturbed” by the second killing of an American citizen by federal immigration officers this month;
Maliki, a former prime minister, has been nominated to the post by the main Shiite Muslim bloc in the Iraqi Parliament.
The president wants someone who will pursue lower interest rates—and who’s credible enough to actually deliver them.