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Nicole Narea

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How Trump’s attacks on the Fed could sabotage the US economy

The Federal Reserve arguably saved the US from a recession in 2024: Fed chair Jerome Powell calibrated interest rates to gradually bring down...

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Trump’s latest deportation scheme is almost certainly illegal

President Donald Trump is looking to additional faraway countries to deport immigrants — another escalation of his immigration crackdown. He has...

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Trump is attacking sanctuary cities. Will Democrats defend them?

President Donald Trump is again targeting a familiar foe: blue cities and states with “sanctuary” policies limiting cooperation with federal...

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Why prices on some of Americans’ go-to shopping sites are suddenly spiking

Cheap goods from China on Americans’ go-to websites — from Amazon to Temu — are suddenly way more expensive. That’s because the “de...

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What is — and isn’t — getting pricier under Trump’s tariffs?

President Donald Trump warned of short-term pain resulting from his tariffs.  That pain has arrived in the form of higher prices — and it might not...

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Trump’s tariffs are driving a gold rush

If anything is safe from the economic chaos caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, it’s probably gold — or at least that’s what investors...

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The domestic fallout from Trump’s tariffs, in 3 charts

It’s not just the stock market. In the few weeks since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, a series of indicators from across the...

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3 signs the US might already be in a recession

Recessions are always officially declared after they have already started.  In the US, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is the...

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He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the  Maryland man it had sent to a notorious...

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What Trump’s tariff pause can’t solve

Much has apparently changed in the last 24 hours in the US economy. The S&P 500 opened Wednesday more than 10 percent down since President Donald...

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Who stands to lose from Trump’s stock market chaos?

The US stock market has lost trillions of dollars in value in the days since President Donald Trump announced major tariffs on American imports. ...

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What happened the last time the US went all-in on tariffs?

In less than a week, President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already created economic chaos in the US and abroad.  On Wednesday, he announced a...

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How the Nintendo Switch 2 delay explains Trump’s tariffs

It was a big week for the global economy — and for gamers. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs that have sent markets...

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You have questions about Trump’s tariffs. We have answers.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already wreaking economic chaos in the US and abroad.  On Wednesday, he announced a minimum 10 percent tariff...

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Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?

For the second time in a year, Elon Musk appears to be trying to bribe voters — and election law experts say it’s probably illegal.  Musk offered...

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The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts

President Donald Trump came into office with plans to enact his agenda at breakneck speed, and to some extent, it’s working. Less than 100 days into...

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How worried should legal immigrants be about Trump’s deportations?

These are uncertain times for many immigrants in the US.  There have been reports of individual visa and green card holders and tourists who have...

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The ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportations

President Donald Trump has invoked an 18th-century wartime law to carry out a large-scale deportation operation.  As he promised on the campaign...

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Trump’s precarious economy, in four charts

Candidate Donald Trump promised an economic renaissance. President Donald Trump is delivering economic turmoil.  The US stock market, once the only...

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The arrest of a pro-Palestinian immigrant should worry every American

Civil rights advocates are accusing the Trump administration of trampling the First Amendment following the arrest of an immigrant who was involved...

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Trump is shredding the First Amendment under the guise of “national security”

President Donald Trump is going after a pair of major law firms — and attacking the First Amendment in the process. Trump issued an executive order...

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Two numbers that explain why Trump can’t make up his mind about tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have had a chaotic week. First, they were on, then they were great, then they were maybe off, then definitely off...

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What Americans really think of Trump’s Ukraine policy

President Donald Trump has completely upended America’s position on the Ukraine-Russia war, shocking the foreign policy establishment by turning on...

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How Trump upended the world order, over one weekend

A blowup at the White House on Friday proved a rude awakening for some of the US’s closest partners in Europe, and left them scrambling to...

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Elon Musk’s plans for mass government firings just hit a legal roadblock

A judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s directive to fire tens of thousands of workers across the federal government is likely...

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Elon Musk’s big mistake with the IRS, explained in 3 charts

Elon Musk’s cut-first, aim-later run through the federal government is predicated on the idea that the nation’s finances are in crisis and that it...

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Will the backlash to Elon Musk hurt Republicans?

“Drain the swamp” has long been one of President Donald Trump’s signature slogans. But now that billionaire Elon Musk is orchestrating mass...

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Elon Musk promised to send checks from all the DOGE savings. Is that for real?

President Donald Trump has said he is considering distributing “DOGE dividends” to American taxpayers, drawing from any cost savings his...

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4 conspiracy theories that have driven policy under Trump

President Donald Trump is no stranger to conspiracy: He rose to political prominence by touting the racist lie that Barack Obama was born in Kenya....

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What rights do immigrants have at Guantánamo’s legal black hole?

Immigration advocates sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in order to learn more about and communicate with detainees sent from the US to the...

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Trump’s Guantánamo plan is an old idea — with an ugly history

President Donald Trump is looking to vastly expand immigrant detention in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Trump hopes to eventually detain up to 30,000...

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Elon Musk’s secretive government IT takeover, explained

Billionaire Elon Musk and his band of young Silicon Valley engineers have gained access to IT systems controlling critical functions of the federal...

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The deadly DC plane crash raises a major question about air travel safety

After a deadly crash between a civilian jet and a military helicopter, officials are scrambling to figure out what caused the deaths of as many as 67...

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How Trump is laying the groundwork for another travel ban

Within days of taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump implemented a blanket ban on entry from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was met with...

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The thin evidence behind Trump’s new ban on trans service members

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday barring transgender people from openly serving in the military. He claims that the ban,...

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Mass deportations aren’t here — yet

President Donald Trump promised to set in motion his plan for mass deportations starting on his first day in office. But while he has begun to lay the...

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What Trump’s executive orders tell us about the future of immigration

If all of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders on immigration and deportation go through, he will have succeeded in a radical overhaul of...

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The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?

Ending birthright citizenship has been on President Donald Trump’s wish list for years, and he’s reportedly expected to issue an executive order...

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Trump’s “shock and awe” approach to executive orders, explained

President-elect Donald Trump’s first term is expected to start with a flurry of executive orders, starting shortly after he’s sworn in. Exactly...

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What’s actually in Congress’ harsh new immigration bill?

One of the first bills that could be sent to President Donald Trump after he is inaugurated Monday would vastly expand immigration detention and make...

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How Trump could crack down on blue cities and states to enact mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Democratic cities and states that adopted policies offering “sanctuary” to undocumented...

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Trump’s for-profit presidency

“Victory” cologne and perfume. “Crypto President” watches. Limited-edition “American Eagle” guitars. T-branded golf shoes and “Fight...

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How Trump could try to deport immigrants to countries other than their own

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering deporting some immigrants to countries other than their own. If he tries to do so, it won’t...

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Is TikTok getting banned? What Trump’s election means for its fate.

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6 questions about Hunter Biden’s sweeping pardon, answered

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Trump is targeting protections for almost 1 million legal immigrants

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The unexpected place that could become an immigration flashpoint under Trump

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Trump wants to use the military for mass deportations. Can he actually do that?

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Project 2025 is infiltrating the Trump administration already

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The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?

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