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Republicans worry Trump's tariffs could harm economy

Republican lawmakers are growing alarmed over signs that President Trump’s expanding trade war is hurting the economy, something they’re hearing from constituents at home who are struggling to ...

The Hill - 6d

Warren: Democrats ‘showing up’ while Republicans are ‘hiding’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday lauded her fellow Democrats for “showing up” while Republicans are “hiding” from the American people, referring to the GOP's avoidance of in-person town ...

The Hill - 5d

Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act in mass deportation effort

President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party platform point by initiating a concerted effort to remove Venezuelan ...

The Hill - 1d

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 would mostly keep government funding at current ...

The Hill - 4d

Jeanne Shaheen won't run for re-election, opening another Democratic Senate seat in 2026

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., on Wednesday announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026, kicking off a competitive race to fill her seat.

NBC News - 4d

CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing

President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress

ABC News - 4d

Senators, Blue Jackets, Rangers and Bruins lead an East wild-card playoff race full of surprises

The race for the two wild-card playoff spots in the NHL’s Eastern Conference is full of surprises

ABC News - 4d

'God used Donald Trump to save me': Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison

The pardon by Trump came after the top pardon attorney at the DOJ said she had been fired after restoring the gun rights of actor Mel Gibson.

CNBC - 4d

White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a ...

NBC News - 3d

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that he would not run for the U.S.

NBC News - 3d

Dr. Mehmet Oz may have underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes, Senate Democratic memo finds

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services, may have “significantly” underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes.

NBC News - 3d

The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who brought ex-president Duterte to justice

For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign. Facing charges of crimes against humanity and hauled off to The ...

The Guardian - 2d

Sweeping Tariffs Threaten to Undo a 30-Year Trade Alliance

The stiff tariffs President Trump briefly imposed on Mexico and Canada this week could have pushed those allies into recession. The impact for America would be messy.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Mainz up to third in Bundesliga after win at Borussia Mönchengladbach

Mainz has kept up its push for a place in next year’s Champions League with a 3-1 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach

ABC News - Mar. 7

Stocks tumble after Trump imposes tariffs and Ukraine's largest drone attack on Moscow: Morning Rundown

Trump changes tone on markets as stocks tumble. Ukraine's largest drone attack on Moscow. Love isn’t blind to politics. Push to treat measles with supplements.

NBC News - 5d

House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears

Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans voiced confidence that they can push through a stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of this week.

NBC News - 5d

Volkswagen’s Profit Under Pressure From Tariffs and Competition

The German auto giant’s earnings fell last year as it pushed ahead with a restructuring in the face of tariff uncertainty in the United States and lost market share in China.

The New York Times - 5d

Weekly mortgage demand surges 11% higher, as interest rates dropped for the sixth straight week

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest rate since October of last year, and that pushed demand even higher last week, after a substantial jump the previous week.

NBC News - 4d

Koepka says he plans to fulfill contract with LIV

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka pushed back on Fred Couples' recent comments that he was unhappy playing in the LIV Golf League.

ESPN - 4d

NBA Stars Like Jalen Brunson Enlist Social Media Surrogates to Expand Reach in China

Companies like East Goes Global serve as social media surrogates for players, expanding their reach, creating business opportunities and pushing for All-Star votes.

The New York Times - 3d

Iran increasingly electronically surveils women looking for headscarf violations, UN report warns

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties ...

ABC News - 2d

Louisville basketball fans react to Chucky Hepburn's ACC Tournament buzzer-beater

Chucky Hepburn's buzzer-beater pushed Louisville basketball past Stanford at the ACC Tournament. Here's how Cards fans reacted to the moment.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

College of the Sequoias women's basketball seeks to complete unbeaten season

The Giants open their final push for the state championship when they face Palomar (24-6) in a state quarterfinal at 5 p.m. March 14

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Italy's Florence and Pisa on alert as heavy rains bring floods to some regions

Heavy rains has hit the northern Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for floodings

ABC News - 2d

Democratic Party infighting exposes struggle to unite against Trump

Sharp divides over how to push back against Trump and Republicans have been laid bare in Congress, writes Anthony Zurcher.

BBC News - 2d

Turkey and Israel face mounting tensions over future of post-Assad Syria

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has aggravated the already tense relations between Turkey and Israel, with their conflicting interests in Syria pushing the relationship ...

ABC News - 2d

Roy L. Prosterman, 89, Dies; Worked to Secure Land for the Rural Poor

Seeing land rights as the key to lifting up the impoverished, he pushed authoritarian governments as well as emerging democratic ones to distribute farmland.

The New York Times - 1d