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A cargo ship is unloaded at Port Liberty in New Jersey. President Donald Trump's tariffs have brought in record levels of revenue.

Trump’s tariffs are bringing in tens of billions of dollars a month. What’s the government doing with all that money?

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Hardly a day goes by without President Donald Trump boasting about the record tariff revenue the US government has been collecting since he ratcheted up taxes on almost every imported good. “We have a lot of money coming in, much more money than the country’s ever seen,” Trump said

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Trump reignites threat to take over DC after former DOGE worker assaulted in attempted carjacking

WUSA, TRUTH SOCIAL, @REALDONALDTRUMP, CSPAN, POOL, CNN, Truth Social/@RealDonaldTrump By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday reignited his threat for the federal government to “run” Washington, DC, after a former Department of Government Efficiency employee was assaulted in an attempted carjacking. “I have to say that somebody from DOGE was very

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Nicole Westmoreland

Attorney for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms they’ve approached Trump administration about pardon

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Westmoreland, a member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ all-star defense team, told CNN in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the music mogul’s team has reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution last

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Nicole Westmoreland

Attorney for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms they’ve approached Trump administration about pardon

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Westmoreland, a member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ all-star defense team, told CNN in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the music mogul’s team has reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution last month.

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Victims object to ‘public legitimization’ of Ghislaine Maxwell as judge weighs fate of Epstein grand jury transcripts

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Numerous victims of Jeffrey Epstein took aim at the “public legitimization” of his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell as they urged a federal judge considering unsealing grand jury transcripts to take their privacy into account when making his decision. Lawyers Brad Edwards and Paul Cassell, who represent numerous victims, including a

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President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters after signing an executive order to create a White House task force to help coordinate logistical issues related to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

Trump says he wants strong testing to keep transgender athletes out of women’s sports at 2028 Olympics

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to establish a White House task force to coordinate the federal government’s preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, using the occasion to rail against transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports. The task force is a

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President Donald Trump suggested on August 5 that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” the heir apparent to the Make America Great Again movement. Trump and Vance are seen here in July 2024.

Trump suggests Vance is likely heir apparent to the MAGA movement, the furthest he’s gone in backing VP’s future

By Kevin Liptak, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” the heir apparent to the Make America Great Again movement, the furthest he’s gone in backing Vance as a future presidential candidate. Trump also proposed that Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join

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PBS North Carolina announced it is offering a series of voluntary separation offers to its employees following a significant loss of federal funding in a press release on August 5.

PBS North Carolina offers voluntary separation to staff amid major federal funding cuts

By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — PBS North Carolina announced it is offering a series of voluntary separation offers to its employees following a significant loss of federal funding. The public media network confirmed via a press release on Tuesday that its “most permanent employees” will

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A photograph of Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky is displayed outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington

Justice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on federal hate crime charges this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. The indictment against Elias Rodriguez is expected to include special findings for capital punishment, where

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