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President Trump arrives to speak on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center on April 29 in Warren, Mich.

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  • Politics

In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies

From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
During impromptu remarks to reporters outside the White House on April 23, President Trump said the U.S. will "have a fair deal with China." 

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  • Politics

4 takeaways from the week — from a softer approach on trade to Hegseth in hot water

After much volatility because of Trump's trade war, the stock markets responded positively to a softened tone toward both China and the Fed chair. This, plus four more takeaways from this week.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Hungary's parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to.

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  • Europe

How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban

The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.

April 20, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
President Trump arrives for a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the U.S. Naval Academy in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Analysis

5 takeaways from the week: Nearing a constitutional crisis?

The week was dominated by news about the Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. But there was also concern over tariffs and Robert F. Kennedy's work as Health and Human Services secretary.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Protestors chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's use of El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, prison for people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally, outside the Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, Monday, April 14, 2025.

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  • Law

The risk Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case poses for citizens, according to legal scholar

NPR's Michel Martin talks with constitutional scholar Kim Wehle about President Trump's refusal to demand the return of a wrongly deported Salvadoran national, despite a Supreme Court order.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) attend a cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10. Trump on Thursday warned of the "transition cost" from his tariff policies, as Wall Street stocks fell again over the worsening trade war with China.

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  • Politics

4 takeaways from the week: In a world that craves stability, Trump brings the chaos

President Trump's trade war sent global markets reeling this week. How Trump has handled tariffs shows the farthest thing from stability and predictability. A look at this and three other takeaways.

April 11, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7.

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  • Politics

Mixed messages on tariffs raises scrutiny on Trump aides

President Trump is boasting about the wheeling and dealing he's doing to cut deals on steep new tariffs. But for weeks, his aides have insisted that tariffs were not a bargaining chip.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
PlaqueBoyMax attends ComplexCon in Las Vegas in November 2024. Already an online celebrity for his livestreams, he released his debut EP, <em>LONDON</em>, on March 20.

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  • Music Features

The rise of the influencer as rap artist

The YouTube star PlaqueBoyMax built his following the usual way, livestreaming opinions on music and news. What's unusual is his latest move, which tests the modern meaning of the word "creator."

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Sheldon Pearce
President Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a trade announcement event in the White House Rose Garden on April 2.

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  • Politics

A hot seat for Musk, the trade war and third-term talk: Takeaways from the week

A GOP electoral warning points to Elon Musk in the hot seat, and President Trump employed a third-term distraction. Also, a trade war rages, and there were mass firings at key scientific agencies.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Russian and US flags are seen at the US Embassy in central Moscow on November 5, 2024, on the day of US Presidential election.

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  • Analysis

Russia escapes Trump Tariffs, as envoy pushes deals with Washington

A visit by a senior Kremlin envoy to the White House this week may help explain why Russia is not on President Trump's tariffs list - and determine for just how long Russia can stay off the list.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., wears a cheese head hat while arriving for an America PAC town hall ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisc., on March 30.

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  • Politics

5 takeaways from Tuesday's elections, including bad news for Elon Musk

Democrats can take yesterday's elections as one of the first bits of good news they've had in months. But there are lots of issues that are still center-right, including immigration.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13.

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  • Politics

Signal chat fallout, tariff tension — and 3 more takeaways from Trump's week

Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Donald Trump gestures to U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts after his swearing-in ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.

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  • Politics

Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump's moves this week

Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump arrives at the Business Roundtable's quarterly meeting on March 11, to address a group of CEOs amid an ongoing market selloff sparked by his new tariffs.

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  • Analysis

Why CEOs are calm about tariffs in public — but 'very discouraged' in private

Business leaders are trying to engage in a delicate diplomacy with the White House — even as their companies brace for the impact of market volatility and tariffs.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
President Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week

This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
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