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Foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation to shut down as part of DOGE efforts

By Kaanita Iyer and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A federal agency that focuses on fostering economic growth in developing countries is being effectively shut down as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce federal spending, sources told CNN. On Tuesday, the agency’s employees were notified via email that “there

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Doce estados demandan al Gobierno de Trump por “aumentos de impuestos ilegales” a través de aranceles

Por Ramishah Maruf, CNN Doce estados demandaron al Gobierno de Trump este miércoles por “imponer ilegalmente” aumentos de impuestos a los estadounidenses a través de aranceles. Trump impuso los aranceles a través de la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emergencia Internacional (IEEPA, por sus siglas en inglés), que otorga al presidente la autoridad para ejercer

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Yale University on April 22.

Palestinian supporters confront far-right Israeli security minister as he leaves an event near Yale

By Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz and Holly Yan, CNN New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was confronted by some pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday night in New Haven, Connecticut, according to a statement and videos shared by Ben Gvir’s office. “Water bottles were thrown” at Ben Gvir, his office

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NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on February 14 in New York City.

Twelve states sue the Trump administration over ‘tax hikes’ through tariffs

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Twelve states sued the Trump administration Wednesday for “illegally imposing” tax hikes on Americans through tariffs. Trump imposed the tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which gives the president the authority to enact those powers in response to unusual and extraordinary threats. The lawsuit

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Trump was warned of empty shelves and financial turmoil from tariffs and firing Powell. His U-turn pushed stocks higher

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariffs, particularly on China, and recent attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell caused alarm among some of his top advisers and America’s biggest CEOs, who warned of financial chaos and store shelves that could go bare, people familiar

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The CEOs of Oracle

Investors got hosed when Trump’s tariffs tanked markets. Some of America’s billionaires managed to sell before the plunge

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Many of America’s wealthiest business leaders have lost millions, if not billions, of dollars in net worth since the start of the year, as President Donald Trump’s policies hit markets. But some might have lost even more if they hadn’t offloaded millions of dollars’ worth of stock

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