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Tariff Ruling Gives Businesses Hope, but They’re Soon Unmoored Again

Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left no one breathing easy. [...]

Tariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy

A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade. [...]

Is Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?

A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition. [...]

Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Signals a Wholesale Effort to Redefine Crime

Critics say President Trump has used the vast pardon powers of the presidency not to settle accounts, as President Biden did, but to burn the ledger. [...]

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist. [...]

Chinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas

Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears. [...]

Harvard Wins Initial Court Fight With Trump Over International Students

A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students. [...]

Bernard Kerik, New York’s Police Commissioner on 9/11, Dies at 69

His meteoric rise to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer was later tarnished after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes. [...]

Kerik, Out of Prison and More Subdued, Seeks to Rebuild His Reputation

The former New York City police commissioner Bernard B. Kerik, who served three years on fraud charges, hopes to build a new career as a speaker and consultant. [...]

White House Puts Cease-Fire Proposal to Hamas as Pressure on Israel Grows

The U.S. has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza. Hamas appeared skeptical of the offer. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hamas official says it rejects new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel

The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas. [...]

Security breaks down in Gaza as desperate people search for food

Scenes of chaos and looting in parts of Gaza persist as food shortages continue. [...]

Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules

The president's signature import taxes win a legal reprieve, as the White House rails against "activist judges". [...]

FBI to probe effort to impersonate top Trump advisor, sources tell CBS

Impersonators accessed the personal phone of Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, sources told the BBC's US partner CBS. [...]

How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine

Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine. [...]

Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped and attacked ex-assistant, she tells court

The anonymous witness tells the jury she lived in fear of the hip-hop mogul's violent rages. [...]

Turkey to fine airline passengers who stand up before plane stops

Those who unbuckle before the "fasten seatbelt" sign is turned off face a fine, aviation authority says. [...]

Polish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative

Opinion polls say Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck ahead of Sunday's vote. [...]

Trial of Maradona's medical team collapses

It was found that a judge involved in the case had taken part in a show about the trial. [...]

Judge blocks Trump's effort to restrict foreign students at Harvard - for now

The case pits the government's power over student visas against Harvard's free speech rights [...]

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