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Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant

Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant

WASHINGTON (AP) — By declaring a trade war on the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has panicked global financial markets , raised the risk of a recession and broken the political and economic alliances that made much of the world stable for
Trump's latest round of tariffs are poised to go into effect. Here's what we know

Trump's latest round of tariffs are poised to go into effect. Here's what we know

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America's trading partners. And there's no end in sight.
Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both schools, the White House s
Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They're tough on immigration too, a new poll finds

Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They're tough on immigration too, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S.
Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.
Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.
Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn

Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn , setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and expensive contests of 2026.
Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls

Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself in a familiar jam on Tuesday: Conservative Republican holdouts are stalling action on President Donald Trump's "big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions, refusing to accept a Senate GO
Most of the families applying for Alabama's new school vouchers have kids in non-public schools

Most of the families applying for Alabama's new school vouchers have kids in non-public schools

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Nebraska will continue to split electoral votes in presidential elections

Nebraska will continue to split electoral votes in presidential elections

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill to make Nebraska’s method of awarding presidential electoral votes a winner-take-all system failed to survive a filibuster Tuesday after two Republican lawmakers broke with their own party.