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Morning Report — Trump vs. the courts

In today’s issue: President Trump is clashing with the courts on multiple fronts as his second-term agenda takes shape, setting up high-stakes...

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Morning Report — Trump, Fed chair underscore uncertainty

In today’s issue: President Trump’s efforts to persuade international partners to join the U.S. in isolating China collided Wednesday with a...

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Morning Report — Trump: El Salvador decides Abrego Garcia’s fate 

In today’s issue: President Trump said Monday he’s open to sending United States citizens to prison in El Salvador, a move that would strain the...

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Morning Report — Markets brace for another week of tariff roller coaster

In today’s issue:   President Trump’s tariff rollout has world leaders and economists on edge as White House messaging about the levies remains...

14.04.2025 10

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Morning Report — Amid tariff uncertainty, Trump notches a domestic win

In today’s issue: Global tumult intensified Thursday over President Trump’s tariffs and the possibility of deepening trade wars and a recession,...

11.04.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump eases tariffs but escalates China fight

In today’s issue: President Trump’s abrupt pause in tariffs with dozens of trading partners on Wednesday cheered investors but did little to...

10.04.2025 20

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Morning Report — US, China trade war underway   

In today’s issue: In the week since President Trump surprised the world with an aggressive mix of universal tariffs and a catalog of steep...

09.04.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trade war or trade deals?

In today’s issue: President Trump signaled openness to governments clamoring to escape steep U.S. tariffs, even as he and advisers believe...

08.04.2025 8

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Morning Report — Trump digs in on tariffs

In today’s issue:   President Trump on Sunday redoubled his support for massive tariffs on most of the world amid heavy market fallout and...

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Morning Report — Wall Street, US allies reel over Trump tariffs   

In today’s issue: Tanking financial markets and warnings from international capitals on Thursday sent unmistakable messages to President Trump:...

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Morning Report — Trump’s tariffs deepen US economic uncertainty    

In today’s issue: President Trump’s rollout of steep tariffs aimed at allied trading partners on Wednesday sparked international head-shaking...

03.04.2025 8

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Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts

Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring...

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Morning Report — Trump unpacks tariffs; voters speak in two states  

In today’s issue: It’s the moment of truth for President Trump’s long-teased global trade agenda. He’ll describe new U.S. tariffs and...

02.04.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump, GOP stress tests take center stage 

In today’s issue: It’s a big week by Washington’s yardstick. Will President Trump’s new tariffs, scheduled to take effect Wednesday, weaken...

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Morning Report — Wild week ahead: Trump tariffs, elections 

In today’s issue:   President Trump will shake up global trade again this week, add new pressures to a slowing U.S. economy and pay new attention...

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Morning Report — Will Trump’s bet on tariffs be bonanza or bust?

In today’s issue: President Trump’s new tariffs expected next week will test the patience of U.S. consumers and manufacturers who worry that an...

28.03.2025 8

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Morning Report — Finger-pointing intensifies over ‘Signalgate’

In today’s issue: Denials, deflections and calls for resignation have dominated the headlines in Washington this week, as the Trump White House...

27.03.2025 10

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Morning Report — Signal leak roils Washington

In today’s issue: Administration officials scrambled to provide answers Tuesday to explain how high-ranking Cabinet officials ended up discussing...

26.03.2025 8

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Morning Report — Washington grapples with fallout from war plans leak 

In today’s issue:   Washington is reeling from Monday’s revelation that an inner circle of White House officials — including Vice President...

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Morning Report — Trump’s next hurdles demand GOP unity

In today’s issue:   Lawmakers are back in the Capitol this week with big ambitions, a messy calendar and a thousand potential trip wires,...

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Morning Report — Trump hails Education Department shrinkage 

In today’s issue: The Education Department will be dismantled and give states greater autonomy over education, President Trump vowed during a...

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Morning Report — Trump, Fed split over tariff outlook and economy

In today’s issue: President Trump and allies revel in assertive decision making that keeps friends and foes off balance, even if resulting...

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Morning Report — Putin in Trump call stops short of Ukraine truce

In today’s issue: A full ceasefire in Ukraine remains largely out of sight, even after President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke...

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Morning Report — White House escalates fight over deportations

In today’s issue: President Trump and his advisers are ratcheting up their fight over his immigration policy, seeking to muscle past court orders...

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Morning Report — Democrats target Trump but battle each other

In today's issue: Looming budget and tax battles in Congress threaten Democratic lawmakers, who are in open, internal revolt, even as weakened party...

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Morning Report — Democrats look to sidestep shutdown blame 

In today’s issue:   Senators are working down to the wire to avoid a midnight funding lapse in Washington that would carry major ramifications....

14.03.2025 8

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Morning Report — Dems between rock and hard place on stopgap 

In today’s issue:    The shutdown ball is firmly in the Senate’s court. The spending package passed the House along party lines, with one...

13.03.2025 8

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Morning Report — Senate takes up spending bill; Trump backs off on Canada tariffs 

In today’s issue: Three days before a government funding deadline, the House on Tuesday narrowly passed a party-line stopgap funding bill that...

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Morning Report — Trump stirs economic uncertainty

In today’s issue: President Trump marked 50 days in office Monday confronting a grim report card that raised new doubts about his tariff policy...

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Morning Report — Trump zigs and zags on tariffs

In today’s issue: The future of President Trump’s tariffs plan is back up in the air. The president on Thursday signed off on tariff exemptions...

07.03.2025 20

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Morning Report — Trump drives a tariff pause for carmakers 

In today’s issue: Carmakers will get a month-long reprieve from President Trump’s tough tariffs levied this week on goods from Canada, Mexico...

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Morning Report — Trump hails early strides, “a little disturbance”

In today’s issue: President Trump used a sweeping 100-minute address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday to rally Americans behind his...

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Morning Report — Trump to sell disruptive governance in speech 

In today’s issue: President Trump will tell Americans in a prime-time speech tonight that his dizzying moves early in his second term should give...

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Morning Report — Ukraine picks up pieces after Trump, Zelensky blowup

In today’s issue:   What’s next for Ukraine? That’s the big question after the explosive Oval Office meeting between President Trump,...

03.03.2025 9

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Morning Report — Trump talks tough with allies, woos Putin 

In today’s issue: European leaders arrived this week to flatter and cajole President Trump. In the case of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky...

28.02.2025 10

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Morning Report — From Cabinet to Capitol, Musk’s role questioned

In today’s issue: The Cabinet and Congress, at least for the time being, squirm in Elon Musk’s shadow. President Trump interjected to explain...

27.02.2025 20

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Morning Report — House adopts budget resolution 

In today’s issue: It required 11th-hour lobbying by President Trump on the phone and hours of cloakroom jawboning by House GOP leaders before...

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Morning Report — Trump teases Ukraine deal amid Russia pivot

In today’s issue: Cracks are deepening in the rift between the United States and its European allies, as President Trump shakes up the global...

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Morning Report — Americans focus on their wallets as Trump policies roam   

In today’s issue: President Trump is flying high while floating back to Earth. His influence is vast but polls at his one-month mark are flashing...

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Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight

In today’s issue: Congress is giving President Trump two possible options to anchor his agenda in a budget. With House GOP leadership still...

21.02.2025 10

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Morning Report — It’s House vs. Senate in the budget battle

In today’s issue:   Two budget roads diverged in Congress this week, and GOP lawmakers haven’t agreed on which to travel. In an effort to enact...

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Morning Report — Trump, Musk defend a month of DOGE

In today’s issue: President Trump, appearing Tuesday on Fox News alongside billionaire adviser Elon Musk, defended his rush to gain control of the...

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Morning Report — How to spend, where to cut: GOP counts the ways

In today’s issue: Republican lawmakers have budget specifics to craft, a looming fiscal deadline next month and internal divisions galore over how...

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Morning Report — Trump is starting Ukraine peace talks — without Ukraine

In today’s issue: The Trump administration will meet this week with Russian officials to discuss an end to Russia’s three-year invasion of...

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Morning Report — World leaders, GOP lawmakers ask: What does Trump want? 

In today’s issue: President Trump announced new “reciprocal” trade tariffs Thursday as House Republicans worked overtime in the Capitol and...

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Morning Report — The art of the Russia-Ukraine peace deal

In today’s issue:   President Trump said he’s working to fulfil a campaign promise to end Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine, ushering in...

13.02.2025 10

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Morning Report — It's bears vs. bulls in House budget debate

In today’s issue:   It's bears vs. bulls in House budget debate Budget, taxes and tariffs: These are some of the buzzwords on Capitol Hill this...

12.02.2025 9

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Morning Report — Trump’s clashes abound  

In today’s issue: President Trump, as he said he would, bolstered tariffs Monday on steel and aluminum imports to crack down on China and Russia,...

11.02.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump leans in on tariffs, Musk

In today’s issue: Trump leans in on tariffs, Musk The United States is not “that rich right now,” President Trump said Sunday while also...

10.02.2025 9

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Morning Report — GOP looks to Trump to break stalemate

In today’s issue: A House divided cannot stand — or at least push forward with a massive budget reconciliation package. House Republicans must...

07.02.2025 10

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