Apr 03 Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump's campaign to stamp out By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage, Associated Press The initial steps taking by Andrea Lucas, acting chief of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, have earned her backing from the Trump administration. Continue reading
Apr 03 Claiming bribery charges derailed Democratic primary campaign, NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he will run for reelection as independent By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and will instead run for reelection as an independent candidate. Continue reading
Apr 03 5 places Trump has targeted for tariffs even though they have few or no exports By Rod McGuirk, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted. Continue reading
Apr 03 Calls for global trade talks from countries around the globe as Trump tariffs cause worry By Elaine Kurtenbach, David McHugh, Associated Press The measured responses from key trading partners highlighted a lack of appetite for an outright trade war. Continue reading
Apr 03 Dow tumbles more than 1,600 the day after Trump's major tariff announcement By Stan Choe, Associated Press Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:33 What election results in Wisconsin and Florida tell us about voter sentiment By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens A trio of off-cycle election results show the president and his party losing political ground, even as they won two of the three races. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has a look at the message sent by voters in Wisconsin and… Continue watching
Apr 02 Amazon places last-minute bid for TikTok days before U.S. ban is set to take effect By Aamer Madhani, Sarah Parvini, Associated Press Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Senate passes resolution to undo Trump's Canada tariffs in rare Republican rebuke By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate’s legislation has practically no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House and being signed by Trump, but it showed the limits of Republican support for Trump’s vision of remaking the U.S. economy by restricting free trade. Continue reading
Apr 02 Wisconsin's conservative Supreme Court candidate tells supporters to accept election outcome By Ali Swenson, Christine Fernando, Associated Press The conservative-backed candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called Tuesday night, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight. “You’ve got to accept the results,” he said. Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Trump announces broad tariffs at 'Liberation Day' White House event By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34 percent tax on imports from China and 20 percent on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of… Continue reading