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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Donald Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

September 13, 2025 at 7:47 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100%...

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump’s job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

September 6, 2025 at 9:58 a.m.

Friday's jobs report showed employers added a mere 22,000 jobs in August, as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%.

FILE – The U.S. Capitol building gives backdrop to a homeless man resting on a steam vent on the National Mall, Dec. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

President Donald Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

August 11, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police department.

President Donald Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Trump defends the US economy with charts after jobs report showed warning signs

August 7, 2025 at 6:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.

A customer shops a grain isle at New India Bazar, where most merchandise is imported from India and Canada, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Fremont, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

President Donald Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing

August 7, 2025 at 6:12 a.m.

President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday.

President Donald Trump makes an announcement about Apple in the Oval Office, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in U.S.

August 6, 2025 at 7:23 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods.

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs.

August 2, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge.

President Donald Trump speaks as Cody Campbell, left, and professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau listen during an event for the signing of an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

August 1, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in...

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7

August 1, 2025 at 6:23 a.m.

When Trump signed the order Thursday night imposing new tariffs, the start date of the punishing import taxes was pushed back.

President Donald Trump arrives to sign the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Donald Trump signs order imposing new tariffs

August 1, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the...

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