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Sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China went into effect just after midnight on Tuesday, raising U.S. tariffs to levels not seen in decades and rattling foreign governments and businesses that depend on international trade.
Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Snap Into Effect
President Trump imposed hefty tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners on Tuesday, roiling global relations and sending shock waves through industries that depend on trade.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID workers off the job
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to keep in place his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts, as part of an administration plan…
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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As @mcbride.house.gov said, we will not let our trans and nonbinary communities be used as political pawns.

We will continue to show up for our community and fight back against attacks on our freedoms.
February 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM