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Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets

By BILL BARROW
Updated 3:56 PM CDT, April 13, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course on some of its steepest tariffs.

Trump, meanwhile, said on his social media platform that there ultimately will be no exemptions for his sweeping tariff agenda, disputing characterizations that he has granted tariff exceptions for certain electronics, including smart phones, whose production is concentrated in China. Rather, Trump said, “those products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff ‘bucket.’”

White House advisers and Cabinet members tried to project confidence and calm amid Trump’s on-again, off-again approach to tariffs on imported goods from around the world. But their explanations about the overall agenda, coupled with Trump’s latest statements, also reflected shifting narratives from a president who, as a candidate in 2024, promised an immediate economic boost and lower prices but now asks American businesses and consumers for patience.

A week ago, Trump’s team stood by his promise to leave the impending tariffs in place without exceptions. They used their latest news show appearances to defend his move to ratchet back to a 10% universal tariff for most nations except China (145%), while seeming to grant exemptions for certain electronics like smartphones, laptops, hard drives, flat-panel monitors and semiconductor chips.

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Rep Ro Khanna tees up 2028 rivalry during pointed speech in JD Vance's home state

  • News source: FOX News
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During remarks in Vice President JD Vance's home state, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., contrasted his vision for America's "new economic patriotism" with the future of the Republican Party with Vance at the helm.

Considered a 2028 presidential contender in an already crowded field, Khanna's remarks at the City Club of Cleveland seemed to frame an early rivalry between the rising political leaders from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.

While Democratic leaders, who are likely mulling their own presidential runs, have seized opportunities to...
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Trump says he's looking at certain tariff exemptions for automakers: 'They need a little bit of time'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump told reporters Monday afternoon that he was "looking" into potential part-specific tariff exemptions for carmakers, underscoring Trump's stance that it is important to be "flexible" amid the current trade negotiations.

Trump's signal about a potential reprieve for auto manufacturers comes after the administration moved to exempt electronic devices — such as smartphones, iPhones and laptops — from the president's reciprocal tariffs on Friday. Trump's decision to provide certain exemptions falls in line with his stance that it...
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Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ+ people

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The amendments will enable the government to ban public LGBTQ+ gatherings like Pride parades.
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Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission
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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa wins re-election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The sitting president's challenger in the closely fought race, Luisa González, has claimed fraud without producing evidence.
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Gaza medic missing since deadly attack being detained by Israel, Red Cross says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Asaad al-Nassasra has been missing since Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in south Gaza three weeks ago.
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Harvard won't accept ‘unprecedented' demands amid federal funding threat

  • News source: Asher Klein
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Harvard University won't accept "unprecedented" demands for continued federal funding from the Trump administration that violate the storied school's First Amendment rights, President Alan Garber said in a statement Monday.

"We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights," Garber said in a letter to the community.

The Trump administration had issued demands of Harvard earlier this month, saying they...
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Cuomo lands key endorsement as comeback bid for NYC mayor heats up

  • News source: FOX News
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is showcasing the backing of two powerful labor unions as he runs for mayor of the nation's most populous city.

The former three-term Democratic governor, who resigned amid multiple scandals in 2021, was endorsed on Monday by the labor groups 32BJ SEIU and Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, which represent building service workers and hotel and casino employees.

The endorsements, which are highly coveted in heavily unionized New York City, will likely further cement Cuomo's frontrunner status in June's Democratic...
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Man arrested in Georgia for threats against Tulsi Gabbard, her husband

  • News source: FOX News
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Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly sending threatening messages to director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband.

The DOJ announced the arrest of Aliakbar Mohammed Amin on Monday, saying he had sent threatening text messages to Gabbard between March 29 and April 1.

The threats included Amin allegedly writing, "You and your family are going to die soon" and "I will personally do the job if necessary."

"Death to America means death to America literally, Tulsi is living on borrowed time," another text read.

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Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department

  • News source: FOX News
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Pete Marocco, the official who oversaw the dismantling of USAID, has now parted ways with the agency.

Marocco, who served in the Defense, State and Commerce departments, was known as a conservative firebrand with a deep skepticism of foreign aid. His tenure sparked fierce protests on Capitol Hill and drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who celebrated his exit but said questions remain about the future of U.S. foreign aid.

"Pete was brought to State with a big mission to conduct an exhaustive review of every dollar spent on foreign assistance," a...
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Watch from launch to landing: All-female crew travels into space

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The flight, carrying celebrities like Katy Perry and Gayle King, reached a height of about 60 miles (96.6km) above Earth.
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Katy Perry kisses the ground as Blue Origin crew return to land

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The all-female crew are back on Earth after reaching space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.
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President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to US

  • News source: Dareh Gregorian, Katherine Doyle and Lawrence
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday that he would not return a man the Justice Department said it had mistakenly deported to his country.

"How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into the United States?" Bukele said, sitting beside Trump in the Oval Office, when asked if he’d return Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous."

Asked if he’d be released in his own country, he said, “We’re not very fond of releasing...
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Judge weighs Tufts student's bid for release during challenge to detention

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A federal judge in Vermont considered Monday whether to release a Tufts University Ph.D. student as she challenges her detention as a violation of her free speech rights.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at the Massachusetts university, was detained by immigration authorities last month outside of her apartment because her student visa had been revoked. The Trump administration has said hundreds of students studying at American universities have had their visas taken away or were stopped from reentering the United States...
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Trump, Bukele find common cause on trans sports ban and border crackdown

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele share common ground on banning biological men from women’s sports – underscoring the growing alignment between their administrations as they coordinate efforts to curb illegal immigration to the U.S.

"Do you allow men to play in women's sports? Do you allow men to box your women?" Trump asked Bukele from the Oval Office on Monday. Trump's comments came after discussing immigration and implementing "common sense" policies.

"That’s violence," Bukele said in response.

"That's abusive…but...
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