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On Major Economic Decisions, Trump Blinks, and Then Blinks Again

admin25 April 2025

After weeks of bluster and escalation, President Trump blinked. Then he blinked again. And again. He backed off his threat to fire the Federal Reserve chairman. His Treasury secretary, acutely aware that the S&P 500 was down 10 percent since Mr ...

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Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky

admin25 April 2025

Plus, the perfect pour-over coffee.

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The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change

admin25 April 2025

The scope of President Trump’s assault on the country’s climate ambitions, over just three months, is not just enraging but also perversely awe inspiring. In the run-up to the November election, conventional analysis suggested that a Trump victory ...

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How I Describe Myself Politically These Days

admin25 April 2025

I struggle these days whenever someone asks me for my political affiliation. But if you really force me, I’d describe myself as a “Waymo Democrat.” Waymos are the self-driving electric taxis started by Google. My party’s bumper sticker would read, “A ...

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Trump Takes On Improbable Task in Seeking Trade Deals Across the Globe

admin25 April 2025

The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.

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U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank

admin25 April 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank but said that the United States remained committed to maintaining its leadership role at the global ...

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The Very American Roots of Trumpism

admin25 April 2025

The Very American Roots of Trumpism The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.Listen · 1 hr 13 minThis is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the ...

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Big Law Firms Fighting Trump’s Blacklist Seek Quick and Permanent Relief

admin25 April 2025

Two major law firms fighting President Trump’s assault on their business will appear in court on Wednesday with the aim of putting a decisive end to his retribution campaign against them. The two firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, have asked the ...

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Investors Prefer the ‘Nice’ Trump, but Want Results

admin25 April 2025

Global markets are rebounding as the president softened his protectionist rhetoric and his criticism of the central bank. But investors want to see results on trade.

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Wednesday Briefing: A Downgrade in Global Growth

admin25 April 2025

Plus, the next big thing from Japan.

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