Critics are questioning the legality of the provision President Trump has used to replace his previous slate of tariffs, raising the prospect of yet another legal battle.
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Trump’s New Tariffs Could Face Legal Challenges
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Marina von Neumann Whitman Dead: International Trade Expert Was 90
She was the first woman to serve on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. At General Motors, she became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America.
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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before
Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.
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Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It
The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.
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What Across-the-Board Tariffs Could Mean for the Global Economy
Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has floated the idea of a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports, a plan that economists say could badly damage trade.
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William Beecher, Who Revealed Secret Cambodia Bombing, Dies at 90
His New York Times scoop enraged the Nixon White House, which ordered a tap on his phone. He later won a Pulitzer Prize at The Boston Globe.
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Leon Wildes, Immigration Lawyer Who Defended John Lennon, Dies at 90
Battling the government for more than three years, he was able to prove that the Nixon White House was trying to deport the former Beatle for political reasons.
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The Fed’s Decisions Now Could Alter the 2024 Elections
The state of the economy will affect voting next November, and the Federal Reserve may find itself in a delicate position, our columnist says.