Trump withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing

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From Veterans Affairs to the CDC: Trump, Musk fire federal workers President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk cut thousands of probationary positions after only 3.3% of federal workers took Trump’s buyout offer. WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump abruptly yanked his nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday morning … Read more

Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff

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Doina Chiacu and Phil Blekinsop  |  Reuters WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of Europe if the European Union does not scrap its planned tax on American whiskey. Ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, the European Commission said on Wednesday that it will impose counter tariffs … Read more

Americans see Trump’s actions on economy as too erratic, poll finds

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Jason Lange, James Oliphant and David Morgan  |  Reuters Recession fears persist amid inflation and trade wars President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a recession in a recent Fox News interview, amid his administration’s continuing trade war. WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is being too “erratic” in his moves … Read more

Education Department, Trump, inflation, economy, lunar eclipse, tariff, Russia, Ukraine, NFL, SXSW: Daily Briefing

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Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Follow the path of the “blood moon.” Quick look at Thursday’s news: Trump slashed the Education Department. What about your loans? After the Trump administration moved this week to lay off about half of the U.S. Department of Education’s staff, millions of students, families and educators across America may be … Read more