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President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10.Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images file

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Trump's economy at 100 days: Unprecedented uncertainty reigns

By Rob Wile

Voters returned Donald Trump to the White House in November believing he would be better for the economy than his opponent, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

Yet 100 days into Trump’s second presidential term, voters now face an economic landscape rife with uncertainty.

Among its attributes: recession odds of as high as 60%, inflation rates that have barely budged and a stock market that, until recently, was beset by volatility.

At issue is Trump’s tariffs strategy.

Though he said throughout his campaign that he planned to impose tariffs on goods brought into the United States, consumers and businesses alike have reacted with shock at what Trump has implemented and the speed with which he has done it: a 10%-across-the-board tariff, 25% duties on autos and auto parts and steel and aluminum products, and duties of as high as 145% on goods from China, the third-largest source of imports into the United States behind the European Union and Mexico.

“A lot of economic policy has been made in these first 100 days — more than any other administration I can think of,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. ...

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Former Russian president calls Ukraine 'a disappearing country' and notes 'Trump's ratings have gone down'

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Russian Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president, referred to Ukraine as "a disappearing country" in a post on Telegram.

"But Trump has finally broken the Kiev regime into paying for American aid with minerals. Now they will have to pay for military supplies with the national wealth of a disappearing country," Medvedev said, according to a Google translation of part of his post.

The Russian official also noted President Donald Trump's ratings have declined.

"And the US Senate, led by Republicans, is preparing to...
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Dems say Trump 'firing the wrong guy' after Waltz ousted as national security advisor

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President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other staffers are out at the National Security Council, sources confirmed to Fox News.

Democrats quickly reacted, saying they fired the "wrong guy."

"Mike Waltz has left the chat," the former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn, said on X, in a nod to Waltz accidentally adding The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat where war plans were reportedly discussed.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told Fox News on Thursday that...
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Trump jokes his admin will 'forget about' separation of church and state: 'We're bringing religion back'

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President Donald Trump joked that his administration could end the separation of church and state on Thursday, saying they are "bringing religion back to our country."

Trump made the statement during a speech at the White House celebrating the National Day of Prayer. He touted the White House's faith office and its leader, Paula White.

Trump began by thanking White for serving in her role as senior advisor to the faith office, remarking that his other advisors had questioned the move. "They said separation of church and state, they told me. I said...
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Florida Gov DeSantis tangles with reporter over illegal immigration, tells her 'you seem to have no sympathy'

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Florida Gov. DeSantis argued with a reporter on Thursday over illegal immigration, telling her "you seem to have no sympathy for people that have been victimized by illegal aliens" after she suggested work being done by ICE is "a little sloppy."

The fireworks erupted after the Republican spoke about Operation Tidal Wave, a record-breaking joint Florida-ICE operation resulting in the arrests of more than 1,100 illegal immigrants.

"This is wonderful, this dog and pony show, but there are American citizens who are being deported – they show their...
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'Draconian' and dangerous: Former Trump nat sec advisor sounds alarm on Biden-era DOJ's plans for Google

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FIRST ON FOX – President Donald Trump's former national security advisor is sounding the alarm about the Justice Department's proposal to break up Google's illegal monopoly on online search, saying in a letter to White House leaders that the government's proposal is overly broad and poses "drastic" and far-reaching national security risks.

In a letter to the White House National Security Council, obtained by Fox News Digital, Trump's former national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, argued that the Biden-era DOJ framework is in "direct conflict"...
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Trump executive order stands up presidential religious liberty commission

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President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order establishing a presidential commission on religious liberty.

Trump unveiled plans for the new commission Thursday during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House and said it would be signed that day. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will serve as the chairman of the commission, Trump said.

"The last administration attacked people of faith for four years," Patrick said in the Rose Garden at the White House Thursday. "There's a saying that no one should get between a doctor and a...
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35 Democrats vote with GOP to block Biden rule allowing Newsom's gas car ban

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Thirty-five House Democrats are rebuking the Biden administration's 11th-hour waiver that cleared a path for California to enact a full ban on gas cars by 2035.

A Republican resolution aimed at repealing the Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move passed by a 246 to 164 vote on Thursday morning.

Notably, two California House Democrats were among the 35 who voted to rescind their own state's clean energy waiver – Reps. Lou Correa and George Whitesides.

Other Democrats in the number include Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Pat Ryan...
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Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks postponed

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The delay comes after Washington imposed new sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday.
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National security adviser Michael Waltz is expected to depart his post

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National security adviser Michael Waltz and deputy national security adviser Alex Wong are expected to leave President Donald Trump’s administration, according to three sources with knowledge of their expected departures.

Waltz, a former Florida congressman, has been on shaky ground with Trump since March after he inadvertently added a journalist to a private chat on the messaging app Signal with other top national security officials to discuss military strikes in Yemen.

White House officials have declined to comment when asked about the expected...
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Judge rules Trump admin can't use AEA to remove certain Venezuelan migrants

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Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration cannot rely on the wartime Alien Enemies Act to detain or remove from the U.S. a group of Venezuelan migrants who are being held at a facility in southern Texas.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, appointed by President Trump in his first term, is a significant setback for the president as he seeks to crack down on illegal immigration into the U.S. Mr. Trump issued a proclamation in March invoking the Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport Venezuelan...
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Ex-head of cybersecurity agency has Global Entry membership revoked

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Washington — Chris Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during President Trump's first term, has had his membership in the Global Entry traveler program revoked, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday.

The move comes after Mr. Trump issued a memorandum last month that targeted Krebs for defending the integrity of the 2020 election, which the president has continued to baselessly claim was rigged against him. The directive instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi...
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Hegseth orders sweeping Army overhaul and consolidation aimed at countering China and Golden Dome capabilities

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a top-down transformation of the Army in a sweeping directive aimed at reorienting the service toward great power competition.

With a sharp focus on countering China, developing space and counter-space capabilities, and accelerating the Pentagon’s new Golden Dome strategy, the aggressive modernization effort directs the Army to cut aging legacy systems, restructure headquarters commands and more rapidly field new technologies.

The memo ordered a merging of Army Futures Command, based in Austin...
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User's manual to Waltz's departure and its reverberations on Capitol Hill

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Some context on National Security Advisor Michael Waltz being bounced.He served for a little more than 100 days in that role after giving up a safe House seat in Florida.Keep in mind that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., gave up his safe seat as well when he was nominated to become attorney general. Gaetz then withdrew his name from consideration.

Republicans later sweated two special elections in GOP-leaning districts as their House majority waned.

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Whitmer sounds off on Trump's 'constitutional crisis' day after diplomatic appearance with him

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., said the United States is in a "constitutional crisis" after appearing alongside President Donald Trump in Michigan on his 100th day as president.

Jon Favreau, former President Barack Obama's speechwriter turned "Pod Save America" host, asked Whitmer in a social media clip posted Wednesday if the U.S. is in a "constitutional crisis" – just one day after she greeted Trump on the tarmac in Michigan before his speech to National Guard members.

"We are," Whitmer said. "I think that no one is above the law. The thought...
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White House deputy chief of staff rails against reporters over MS-13, TdA coverage

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President Donald Trump had to "shame" most media into covering stories of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua violence in the U.S., White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Thursday, accusing some outlets of trying to "shill" for one accused MS-13 member.

Miller railed against reporters during a scheduled White House briefing when he was asked about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the suspected MS-13 gang member being held in El Salvador after the Trump administration deported him from the U.S.

Miller said evidence has shown Abrego Garcia has a history of...
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