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2 weeks ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
President Donald Trump announced today that he is pausing reciprocal tariffs on all countries except China. The president instead levied a 125% tariff against China in retaliation for Beijing raising its tariffs on U.S. goods to 84%. It's the latest in a tit-for-tat that experts say will lead to price hikes for American consumers.
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3 weeks ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
Thousands of federal health employees, including doctors, researchers, and scientists, found themselves without a job as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) started sending notices as part of a sweeping overhaul of the agency. Tuesday morning, hundreds of Health and Human Services employees waited outside the agency's D.C. headquarters to see if they were one of 10,000 laid off. "The revolution begins today," Health Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago | 
wbaltv.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
The Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting this week to decide the future of interest rates amid rising economic uncertainty. "Consumer confidence has fallen sharply. I mean, it's levels now that are similar to what we saw during great financial crisis," says Greg McBride of Bankrate.com. Falling confidence is hitting retail sales on everything from snacks to clothing, with major chains like Walmart citing tariff uncertainty as a major factor.
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1 month ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have triggered a multi-billion dollar trade conflict with key U.S. allies. "We have been abused really for a long time. And we will be abused no longer," President Donald Trump said Wednesday while discussing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. "We’re going to take back our wealth, and we’re going to take back a lot of the companies that left," President Trump said.
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1 month ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
House Republicans narrowly passed a short-term spending bill on Tuesday, aiming to prevent a partial government shutdown set for this weekend. The bill, which funds the government through September, includes a $13 billion reduction in domestic spending while increasing defense funding by $6 billion. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) hailed the passage of the bill as a critical win for his party.
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1 month ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
This week, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut $4 billion in medical research funding. Scientists and universities argued that these cuts would jeopardize critical studies on diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and heart disease. "There is no fundamental biomedical research in this country without the NIH," Dr Theodore Iwashyna, a pulmonologist and researcher at Johns Hopkins University, said.
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1 month ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
House Republican leadership is pushing for a sweeping budget proposal designed to fulfill President Donald Trump's vision for "one big, beautiful bill," but the plan is facing opposition from both Democrats and some conservatives. "We will deliver, as Republicans, on the promises that were made and the mandate was given by the voters in November," said Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority leader.
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2 months ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
Federal judges are deliberating on the Trump administration's funding freezes, which impacts billions of dollars allocated to medical research, clean energy, small businesses and nonprofits. "It's been really hard – we've had to lay off 55 people," said Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, Global Refuge president and CEO. "The funding is still frozen, and that leaves my company, READYBAR, in limbo," said Ryan Dowdy, READYBAR founder and CEO. President Donald Trump has defended the administration's actions.
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2 months ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the U.S. military to find $50 billion in budget cuts, reallocating those funds to support President Donald Trump’s top priorities, including border security and missile defense.
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2 months ago | 
wdsu.com | Christopher Salas |Charlee Caudill
The Trump administration is reversing some of its recent federal job cuts and is rehiring critical workers. See the story in the video above"We will make mistakes, but we'll act quickly to correct any mistakes," said Elon Musk, chair of the Department of Government Efficiency. "I don't believe that Elon Musk cares what he's breaking," said Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, a Democrat from New Mexico. While many Republicans support the efforts to slash the size and scope of government, some are pushing back.
