Trump said he would skip attending the Supreme Court hearing this week over the legality of his worldwide tariffs regime https://t.co/w5oaoL9PH6 ...

Ask Rick Woldenberg why he’s challenging Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court, and he might mention his company's furry unicorn yoga ball. The toy has been hit especially hard by the levies https://t.co/40UpCKByyk ...

President Donald Trump could become the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court if he chooses to watch the high court deliberate on his tariffs powers https://t.co/aNMm1FbgOo ...

Before coming to terms with China, the Trump administration was for months reluctant to reduce America’s fentanyl-based tariffs on Beijing https://t.co/hzAO2wz1LY ...

Paul Krugman is the Nobel economist, longtime author of textbooks, New York Times columns, and now the Paul Krugman Substack, uh, where he has confronted this secondterm Trump administration with clarity and cander, the latest piece, how we lost the trade war. Uh, welcome back, professor. Uh, you're you're better at the complex economics.I, as you know, can read. So, I noticed that it says lost, not losing. Uh, let's start there.Why is this in your view factually already lost. >> Okay, think of this as a co ...

Trade Policy & Congressional Action - The Senate adopted a resolution to overturn Trump's authority to set tariffs using AIPA [1] - The Senate approved three resolutions this week, one on all tariffs using AIPA, one focused on Canada, and one on Brazil [2] - Four to five Republicans joined Democrats to overturn Trump's power, but the House is not expected to take it up [2] - The resolutions are largely symbolic at this point [2] Potential Impact & Supreme Court - The Supreme Court's ruling on AIPA could impact the president's ability to impose tariffs [3][4] - Congressional concerns exist regarding the impact of tariffs, even within the president's own party [4][5] - Lawmakers have concerns about what these tariffs mean for their constituents [5]

The Republican-led Senate passed legislation opposing President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, its third vote this week rebuking the White House’s trade policies https://t.co/BhlIuz7M8g ...

the last word with Lawrence. So, Donald starts right now. Hey, Lawrence. >> Hey, Jen. Uh, I heard your discussion uh earlier tonight about the difference between uh you approaching confirmation hearings uh during your experience in the White House and the Trump world approaching confirmation hearings, which is the most absurd version of it you could imagine. >> I mean, Lawrence, I had hundreds of pages of vetting documents. We had meetings until 1 and two in the morning. These nominees before they even beca ...

It is day 283 of the second Trump administration and right now President Trump's highly anticipated meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is underway in South Korea. The leaders of the world's two largest economies are discussing a trade truce after months and months of turmoil. Here's what we just heard moments ago as their meeting kicked off.>> We will be having some discussions. I think we've already agreed to a lot of things and we'll agree to some more right now. But uh President Xi is a grea ...

Economic & Financial Market Analysis - The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point (025%) for the second consecutive time this year to spur demand in the economy [1] - The Federal Reserve is concerned about the labor market slowdown, with companies like UPS (over 40,000 jobs) and Amazon (over 10,000 jobs) announcing layoffs [1] - The government shutdown delayed the release of important federal government data, impacting the Federal Reserve's decision-making process [1] - Two members of the Federal Reserve's decision-making body did not support the interest rate cut, with one advocating for no cut and another for a steeper cut of half a percentage point (05%) [2] US-China Trade Relations - The US and China have agreed to a framework for a trade deal, with potential discussion points including lower tariffs, easier access to rare earth minerals, and harder measures against fentanyl [1][2] - The United States would likely hold off on the 100% tariffs that President Trump threatened recently, so we'll probably have tariffs around 55% [3] - China will delay imposing its rare earth export controls on the United States, currently, it's scheduled to begin in December 2025, but China could push it for another year if likely fenol be part of the deal [3] - President Trump is not going to completely get rid of the 20% fentanyl tariff but maybe go down to as low as 10% [3] - China has purchased about 180,000 metric tons of fentanyl, which is still less than 1% of its total purchases from 2024, but that's a good sign [3] US Government Shutdown - The government shutdown is in its 29th day, with funding for critical food assistance programs for tens of millions of Americans set to lapse in just two days [3] - The largest union representing federal workers is calling on Congress to pass a clean short-term funding bill to reopen the government [3] - 65% of Americans live from paycheck to paycheck [4] Hurricane Melissa Impact - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a category 3 hurricane, with forecasters warning of a storm surge of up to 12 feet, leading to the evacuation of more than 700,000 people [22] - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Cat 5 storm with winds of 185 miles per hour, leaving more than 3/4 of the entire country without electricity [22][23] - Over 200,000 people were evacuated in Holin Province [27]