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The Trump administration is starting a new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court

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🔥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,manufacturing,Supreme Court,tariffs 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's previous use of tariffs by declaring an economic emergency. Trump and his team have made clear that they are seeking to replace hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue after the Supreme Court's ruling in February by using different laws to set new tariffs. Read more:…

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The United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as prices rise

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💥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: department of energy,oil prices,strategic petroleum reserve ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: The United States will release 172 million barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the International Energy Agency's efforts to combat high oil prices amid the war with Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday. He watches: Can oil reserves be used to stabilize prices? The release will begin next week and take about 120 days “to deliver based on planned discharge rates,” Wright said. He also said that the United States will replace about…

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How some states are reviving the campaign to tax the rich

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✨ Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: affordability,california,Donald Trump news,income tax,Massachusetts,Michigan,Rhode Island 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Chuck Collins thought he'd won life's lottery by inheriting huge sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company, but instead of fighting to protect every dime, Collins helped push for higher taxes on wealthy people like him. He successfully helped implement a higher tax in Massachusetts on income above $1 million, and the idea has already taken hold in a few other blue states, including California, Maryland, Minnesota and New…

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Epstein’s longtime accountant attested to his wealth and business connections

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💥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Glenn Dubin,jeffrey epstein,Leon Black,Les Wexner,richard kahn,Steven Sinofsky ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers were looking into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a panel deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his ties to some of the world's richest men. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years and now serves as executor of his estate, appeared at the closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill. He told lawmakers that he had not personally seen evidence of Epstein's sexual abuse,…

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Smartmatic says Trump’s “campaign of retaliation” leads to criminal prosecution

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Department of Justice,Donald Trump news,Philippines,Roger Pinate,Smartmatic,voting 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: MIAMI (AP) — Voting technology company Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment, blaming President Donald Trump and his allies seeking its impeachment as part of a “retaliation campaign” against those it blames for his 2020 election loss. Smartmatic's parent company, UK-based SGO, was added to a criminal indictment last fall before several executives were accused of paying $1 million in bribes to election officials in the Philippines. In a motion to dismiss the…

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Trump has one recipe for the midterm elections. House Republicans have something else

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💥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: 2026 Midterms,Donald Trump news,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists he has the answer for Republicans worried about losing their majority in Congress this year: building on an already stringent national voter ID law to ban mail-in ballots and restrict transgender rights. “It will guarantee the midterms,” he told Republicans gathered in the ballroom of his golf course outside Miami on Monday. "If you don't get it, big problem." Less than 24 hours later, House Republican leaders highlighted their…

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WATCH: When asked what the US should do to end the war with Iran, Trump says: ‘More of the same’

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Iran,iran attacks,karoline leavitt,pete hegseth 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing jittery global markets and declining poll numbers since launching war with Iran, President Donald Trump has moved from calls for “unconditional surrender” to appearing amenable to an end state in which Iran replaces one hardline Ayatollah with another. The shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides add to the seriousness of the 12-day conflict, which is affecting nearly every corner of the Middle East and causing economic shocks around the…

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Jill Biden’s new memoir will offer her perspective on the decision to end Biden’s 2024 re-election bid

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Books and Authors,jill biden,joe biden,memoirs,Vote 2024 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has broken her silence on Joe Biden's decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and ability to survive against Republican Donald Trump in a rematch of their 2020 campaign. Jill Biden, a political spouse of nearly 50 years, said she never publicly discussed her feelings about the three-week period in which her husband ended his political career, instead keeping her…

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The Iranian war and high oil prices are affecting consumers. Here’s how

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🔥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: affordability,consumers,gas prices,inflation,Iran,iran attacks,oil and gas industry 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: NEW YORK (AP) — As the war in Iran escalates, the price of crude oil fluctuates sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of war and its destabilizing impact on energy production around the world. Gasoline prices are rising, and many people will find some of their most pressing economic problems at the gas station. Read more: Inflation stabilized last month before the attack on Iran led to higher energy costs But you don't have to…

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WATCH LIVE: Trump promotes his economic agenda in Rep. Massie’s Kentucky district

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🔥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,kentucky,ohio,Thomas Massie ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to say his policies can stabilize an economy facing shock waves from the war on Iran and to try to defeat one of the few Republicans in Congress who has dared to challenge him. The president is expected to deliver his remarks at 4:25 p.m. EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. In Cincinnati, the Republican president will tour the pharmaceutical company…

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