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Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FATIMA HUSSEIN
Updated 7:07 PM CDT, April 6, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”

His comments came as global financial markets appeared on track to continue sharp declines once trading resumes Monday, and after Trump’s aides sought to soothe market concerns by saying more than 50 nations had reached out about launching negotiations to lift the tariffs.

“I spoke to a lot of leaders, European, Asian, from all over the world,” Trump said. “They’re dying to make a deal. And I said, we’re not going to have deficits with your country. We’re not going to do that, because to me a deficit is a loss. We’re going to have surpluses or at worst, going to be breaking even.” ...

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Trump admin fires Navy admiral at NATO targeted by conservative group

  • News source: FOX News
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The Trump administration has sacked a senior NATO official who was recommended by a conservative research group to be fired as part of a broader effort to purge wokeness from the Pentagon.

Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was dismissed from the alliance over the weekend without explanation, according to multiple reports. She is one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers and was the first woman to lead the Naval War College, a job she held until 2023.

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Noem offers Homeland Security employee buyouts in move to shrink department

  • News source: FOX News
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Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly sent an email Monday night offering employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) three options to voluntarily exit and shrink the size of the federal government's second-largest department.

A copy of her email, titled "Reshaping the DHS Workforce," was obtained by Politico and Axios. In it, Noem reportedly said employees had until April 14 to apply for deferred resignation involving a "brief period of paid administrative leave to complete key tasks, submit retirement documentation and prepare for...
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New 6-figure ad touts Trump policies that have key industry 'booming': 'You voted for it'

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A conservative energy group has debuted its latest ad as part of a seven-figure campaign supporting President Donald Trump’s "all-of-the-above energy" agenda.

"You voted for it, you got it, America is booming," the 30-second ad from The Restoring Energy Dominance Coalition, a conservative nonprofit organization headed up by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says.

"Meeting a quickly growing energy demand with an all-of-the-above approach will make good on...
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Boasberg contempt showdown looms after Supreme Court hands Trump immigration win

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge is weighing whether to hold Trump administration officials in civil contempt after they defied a court order blocking deportation flights last month – even as the Supreme Court on Monday handed the administration a temporary legal victory, allowing it to resume use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal immigrants.

President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is colliding with the federal judiciary as his administration races to fulfill a central campaign promise: mass deportations. The aggressive pace – which has included...
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'Enough is enough': House Republican touts GOP effort to pass bill cracking down on 'rogue' judges

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As House Republicans move forward with legislation this week that they say would wrangle "rogue" judges across the country who have been blocking President Trump’s agenda, Fox News Digital spoke to GOP Rep. Abe Hamadeh about the importance of that quest.

"If you look at what President Trump has been going through compared to previous presidents, it's unheard of," Hamadeh told Fox News Digital about the dozens of injunctions already issued against Trump since taking office.

"It's unprecedented the amount of injunctions trying to stop President...
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World must act urgently to help Gazans, top UN officials urge

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies and fuel from entering for five weeks - the longest period since the war began.
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Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills more than a dozen

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rescue workers are searching for survivors beneath the rubble of the nightclub in Santo Domingo.
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NYC to sue Trump administration over effort to pull $188M owed for migrants

  • News source: NBC New York - Politics
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New York City will sue the administration of President Donald Trump on Tuesday over another recent effort to pull $188 million in migrant shelter funding allocated to the city.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent a letter to the city on April 1 informing them that they plan to terminate three grants under the Shelter and Services Program, which is for migrants.

It was not immediately clear whether the city’s lawsuit would be separate from or added to the previous suit the administration of NYC Mayor Eric Adams filed over the...
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For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Christopher Julian's opioid journey is familiar to many Americans.

He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be addictive. Julian didn't learn that fact until years later, when he was cut off and began suffering withdrawal symptoms. At that point, he started siphoning pills from family members and buying them from others in his southern Maine community.

After his brother died of brain cancer in 2011, Julian used opioids to cope with more than physical pain.

He stole...
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House Democrat stable after 'emergency medical event'

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., "suffered an emergency medical event likely related to his gallbladder" over the weekend while traveling, his office said in a statement on Monday.

Norcross "was admitted to UNC Rex Hospital in North Carolina on Sunday and is in stable condition, where he is receiving exceptional medical treatment" while traveling over the weekend.

His office says he "is currently in good spirits and wants to thank the doctors, nurses, and support staff at UNC Rex Hospital for all their work on his behalf during his stay."

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Protecting the playing field: GOP urges governors to take action on women’s sports

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sens. Jim Risch and Tommy Tuberville are urging governors across the country to adhere to President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep men out of women’s sports while also demanding state-level action to ensure female athletes "receive the same assurance of fairness nationwide."

In February, Trump issued an executive order titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports and affirmed the position that the U.S. "must preserve fairness, safety, and equal opportunity for female athletes."

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Beijing calls Vance 'ignorant' over 'Chinese peasants' remark

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump's tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.
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Dem governors revolt against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs imposed a 10% baseline on all imports — with steeper rates for countries with trade deficits — sparking pushback from Democratic governors trying to shield their states from any fallout.

While the Trump administration has maintained that the aggressive new tariffs will ultimately strengthen the U.S. economy and protect American workers, Trump's new tariff orders have impacted global markets as Democratic governors unite in opposition.

Govs. Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Jared Polis, Tim...
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China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
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Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.
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