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On his way from the White House to Florida for a charity golf event, Trump said he wasn't surprised by the market reaction to his tariffs. The Wall Street Journal estimates that the market drop equaled a loss of $2.7 trillion. But President Trump insists that the markets ultimately are going to surge...
On his way from the White House to Florida for a charity golf event, Trump said he wasn't surprised by the market reaction to his tariffs. The Wall Street Journal estimates that the market drop equaled a loss of $2.7 trillion. But President Trump insists that the markets ultimately are going to surge...
U.S. trading partners are promising to retaliate with tariffs of their own, which are in effect an import tax paid by American consumers, who economists say may pay as much as $2,100 a year more per family. Mara Liason, NPR News.
U.S. trading partners are promising to retaliate with tariffs of their own, which are in effect an import tax paid by American consumers, who economists say may pay as much as $2,100 a year more per family. Mara Liason, NPR News.
All these special elections are the first chance that voters have to weigh in on the Trump administration. And Democrats have already won a bunch of special elections for state legislative seats. But now the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race is the first race with national implications. Unlike Florida, it's a battleground state.
All these special elections are the first chance that voters have to weigh in on the Trump administration. And Democrats have already won a bunch of special elections for state legislative seats. But now the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race is the first race with national implications. Unlike Florida, it's a battleground state.
The balance of power on the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin is up for grabs.
The balance of power on the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin is up for grabs.
I'm Ximena Bustillo, and I cover immigration policy. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.
I'm Ximena Bustillo, and I cover immigration policy. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.
I'm Ximena Bustillo, and I cover immigration policy. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.
No, I think that the optics are more important. I think that that's going to matter more politically than whether he actually hits a numerical target. If he just... deports people who are in the United States without legal status, I think that will continue to be popular.
No, I think that the optics are more important. I think that that's going to matter more politically than whether he actually hits a numerical target. If he just... deports people who are in the United States without legal status, I think that will continue to be popular.
No, I think that the optics are more important. I think that that's going to matter more politically than whether he actually hits a numerical target. If he just... deports people who are in the United States without legal status, I think that will continue to be popular.
But if he starts taking away legal status from big groups of immigrants who are in this country, like Haitians or Venezuelans who've been protected by TPS, temporary protected status, that might be different. And remember, the reason why we have an illegal immigration problem in the United States is because we have a labor shortage in the United States.
But if he starts taking away legal status from big groups of immigrants who are in this country, like Haitians or Venezuelans who've been protected by TPS, temporary protected status, that might be different. And remember, the reason why we have an illegal immigration problem in the United States is because we have a labor shortage in the United States.
But if he starts taking away legal status from big groups of immigrants who are in this country, like Haitians or Venezuelans who've been protected by TPS, temporary protected status, that might be different. And remember, the reason why we have an illegal immigration problem in the United States is because we have a labor shortage in the United States.
If there weren't jobs for these people, they wouldn't be coming. And Donald Trump has not addressed that part of the problem.
If there weren't jobs for these people, they wouldn't be coming. And Donald Trump has not addressed that part of the problem.
If there weren't jobs for these people, they wouldn't be coming. And Donald Trump has not addressed that part of the problem.