Author name: Laci Williams

U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April, better than expected, as economy defies doomsayers

Employers in the United States added 177,000 workers to their payrolls in April, the Department of Labor said Friday, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, defying predictions of labor market sluggishness following President Trumpโ€™s announcement of tariffs.

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House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble

House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senateโ€™s framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Trumpโ€™s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish lineย after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure.

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Maineโ€™s lawsuit against The USDA defends boys in girlsโ€™ sports, peddles anti-Trump lies about school lunches

Maine sued the Trump administration on Monday for freezing federal funds to the state after it refused to ban men in womenโ€™s sports. Maine also lied in its lawsuit about threats to school lunches for school children.

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EU offers Trump โ€˜zero-for-zero tariffsโ€™ on industrial goods with United States

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the bloc has offered a โ€œzero-for-zero tariffโ€ trade arrangement on industrial goods with the United States in a bid to avoid a full-on trade war.

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AG Bondi calls attacks on Tesla facilities โ€˜domestic terrorismโ€™ after two more dealerships targeted

Attorney General Pam Bondi called a spate of recent attacks targeting Tesla facilities and vehicles โ€œdomestic terrorismโ€ Tuesday evening, after two dealerships were the victims of arson overnight.

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Trump’s victory lap at DOJ

On March 14, 2024, I was in the media room at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon at the time was presiding over a hearing on two motions filed by defense lawyers representing Donald Trump and his co-defendants seeking to dismiss the classified documents indictment handed down by then Special Counsel Jack Smith in June 2023.

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