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Trump’s Pardon Only Covers Jan. 6 Defendants’ Related Crimes: Appeals Court

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The president pardoned people charged over the breach of the U.S. Capitol. President Donald Trump’s pardon for people convicted of charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol does not extend to crimes “only connected to January 6 by the happenstance that it was uncovered during investigation of the unrelated January

See the full list of reciprocal tariffs by country from Trump’s chart

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Global markets tumble after tariffs news Global stock markets tumble after Trump’s tariffs news 05:19 President Trump on Wednesday, announced so-called reciprocal tariffs on imports from about 90 nations, in addition to a 10% across-the-board tax applied to all imports to the U.S. Describing the announcement as “Liberation Day,” the president said the new taxes

Senate Republicans Release 70-Page Budget Resolution. Here’s What It Includes

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The resolution is the next step toward the passage of Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans on April 2 released a 70-page budget resolution intended as a compromise between the upper and lower chambers. The resolution comes as the House and Senate continue to work toward the passage of President Donald Trump’s agenda through a

Global Markets Tumble After Trump Unveils Details of Sweeping Tariffs

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Washington’s new measures could derail China’s economic growth, according to Zhiwu Chen, a finance professor at HKU Business School. Markets around the world tumbled on April 3 in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs. The STOXX 600, which covers 600 companies across 17 European countries—where the EU faces 20 percent tariffs—fell 1.5