The politics behind Trump's historic tariffs

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The politics behind Trump's historic tariffs
President Trump has announced historic US tariffs on countries across the globe. CNN's Kevin Liptak breaks down Trump's motives for imposing the new trade deals.
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Three things to know about Trump's new tariffs
President Trump has announced a slew of new tariffs on America's trading partners. But what does that really mean for US consumers, and America's relationships with its allies? And will these new measures be implemented at all? CNN's Anna Cooban explains.
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GOP lawmaker faces raucous crowd in Wisconsin
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil faced tough questions and booing by attendees of a town-hall style event in Wisconsion. Audience members confronted Steil on topics including the economy, immigration policy, and the war in Gaza.
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Biden warns country is facing 'dark days' under Trump
During the National Bar Association's annual gala in Chicago, former President Joe Biden warned that the country is facing 'dark days' under President Donald Trump's watch, saying the executive branch 'seems to be doing its best to dismantle the Constitution.'
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Harris gives Colbert her first interview since losing election
Former Vice President Kamala Harris reflected on her decision not to pursue a gubernatorial run in California, citing systemic dysfunction, while speaking in an interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
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Virginia Giuffre family's message to Trump about Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
CNN's Kaitlan Collins speaks with the family of late Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking accusers, about their response to President Trump potentially pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Kerrville mayor admits to missing emergency briefing call
CNN's Shimon Prokupecz speaks with Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. about not seeing emails regarding an emergency preparation call before the deadly July 4 floods.
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$200 million 'Trump-style' ballroom coming to the White House
Construction for a new ballroom on the White House campus will begin in September on a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, fulfilling a 15-year ambition by President Trump to construct an event space on the White House grounds that expands the building's entertaining capacity.
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Trump's tariff deadline looms over world economy
President Trump's self-imposed midnight deadline is rapidly approaching for countries to strike a trade framework with the United States or face significantly higher tariffs. In a new development today, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs on Mexico.
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Trump's tariffs might make coffee in the US more expensive
CNN's Isa Soares examines Trump's proposed tariffs on Brazil, and how it may impact coffee prices once they go into effect.
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US diminished a key weapons stockpile fighting Iran
The US used about a quarter of its supply of high-end missile interceptors during the Israel-Iran war, exposing a gap in supplies, and raising concerns about US global security posture. CNN's Tamara Qiblawi reports.
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Education Dept. resumes collecting student loans in default
The Department of Education will start sending federal student loans in default to collections again, ending a pandemic-era pause that began roughly five years ago. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty explains what you need to know.
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Democrats cite arcane law in letter demanding Epstein files
CNN congressional correspondent Lauren Fox explains how a law from the 1920s could help Senate Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee access to the Epstein files.
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Tapper presses Pelosi on Trump's insider trading allegations
CNN's Jake Tapper spoke to former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who reacted to President Donald Trump accusing Pelosi and her husband of insider trading, calling the allegation "ridiculous."
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Johnson says he wants 'everything on Epstein evils' to be released
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he wants everything possible on the Epstein files to be released, something he says the president wants as well.
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Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys lay out conditions to be met before she gives testimony to Congress
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity. CNN's Kaitlan Collins breaks down the list of demands sent to the House Oversight Committee by her attorneys.
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Trump and Netanyahu spar over starvation claims
President Trump told reporters that the imagery out of Gaza was 'real starvation' and that 'you can't fake that' in a rare rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who claimed over the weekend that there is 'no starvation in Gaza.' A recent UN-backed agency alert, meanwhile, warned that the 'worst-case scenario of famine' is unfolding in Gaza.
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Preventing 'woke' AI is President Trump's latest target in an Executive Order. But can AI be 'woke?'
The 'Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government' executive order requires government-used AI large language models – the type of models that power chatbots like ChatGPT – adhere to President Donald Trump's 'unbiased AI principles.' Audie Cornish speaks with CNN Business Tech Editor Lisa Eadicicco on whether AI can be ideologically biased, or 'woke' to begin with.
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