U.S. stocks are flying higher after President Donald Trump announced a drop in some of his tariffs, except for China. The S&P 500 was up 5.7% after erasing an earlier loss of 0.7%
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Patty Eidam, Lansing’s first female police officer and mayor, prepares to leave office
Outgoing Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam said she is proud of her work to repair aging infrastructure and increase police resources.
Trump administration freezes $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University
President Donald J. Trump’s administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University, as part of a White House crackdown on anti-semitism on college campuses.
Republicans are going public with their growing worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs
Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.
President Donald Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant
By declaring a trade war on the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has panicked global financial markets, raised the risk of a recession and broken the political and economic alliances that made much of the world stable for business after World War II.
Northwestern University says Trump admininistration to freeze $790 million in funding
Northwestern University said it found out the Trump administration is poised to freeze “a significant portion” of its federal funding from other media outlets Tuesday.
Trump officials freeze $790 million for Northwestern and $1 billion for Cornell
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two administration officials said.
US stocks dive after another stunning reversal as uncertainty reigns about Trump’s tariffs
U.S. stocks dove Tuesday following another stunning reversal, with Wall Street veering from a huge gain at the opening of trading to more losses at the close, because investors still have no idea what to make of President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Chicago-area man up for Vatican ambassador defends recent cuts to US foreign aid
President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican defended many of the administration’s foreign-aid cuts at a Senate hearing Tuesday, even while saying Catholic charitable groups are well-equipped to deliver such aid efficiently.
Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over
The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over.