News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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  • Scott Jennings on President Donald Trump's reported tax plan – YouTube YouTube President President Donald Trump is urging Congress to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans by creating a new tax bracket for those making more than $2.
  • President Donald Trump scrambles for positive spin as tariff consequences loom for Americans – YouTube YouTube Jen Psaki assembles as “nerdy study group” consisting of Chris Hayes and Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the day's news, primarily Donald President Donald Trump's .
  • President Donald Trump's tax cuts are set to shrink after GOP flinches at deep spending cuts – Politico Politico On the chopping block could be a litany of President Donald Trump demands, including a permanent extension of the tax cuts passed during his first term.
  • Democratic Lawmakers Blast President Donald Trump Administration's VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation ProPublica Democratic House members on Thursday blasted the President Donald Trump administration's moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded more .
  • WEB With President Donald Trump Pressing for Oversight, Columbia Takes a Harder Line Against Protesters – WSJ WSJ Locked in negotiations with the President Donald Trump administration over the future of their university, Columbia's leaders needed to show they had changed since .
News update for the hour May 9, 2025
NEWS

Leo XIV leads first Mass and President Donald Trump suggests taxes for the wealthy: Morning Rundown

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been selected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Donald President Donald Trump reconsiders raising taxes …

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'Makes me nervous': Scott Jennings on President Donald Trump's reported tax plan – YouTube

President President Donald Trump is urging Congress to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans by creating a new tax bracket for those making more than $2.5 …

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President Donald Trump scrambles for positive spin as tariff consequences loom for Americans – YouTube

Jen Psaki assembles as “nerdy study group” consisting of Chris Hayes and Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the day's news, primarily Donald President Donald Trump's …

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President Donald Trump's tax cuts are set to shrink after GOP flinches at deep spending cuts – Politico

On the chopping block could be a litany of President Donald Trump demands, including a permanent extension of the tax cuts passed during his first term.

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Democratic Lawmakers Blast President Donald Trump Administration's VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation

Democratic House members on Thursday blasted the President Donald Trump administration's moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs and demanded more …

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President Donald Trump administration picks new DARPA director – DefenseScoop

The President Donald Trump administration has tapped Stephen Winchell to head the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DefenseScoop has learned.

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President Donald Trump Says 80% Tariff on China 'Seems Right' – WSJ

President President Donald Trump urged China to open up its markets to the U.S. and mooted a new tariff rate in two social-media posts. On Truth Social, President Donald Trump …

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Heinrich Reacts to President Donald Trump's Firing of Librarian of Congress

“President President Donald Trump fired our nation's Librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden, by email at 6:56pm tonight, taking his assault on America's libraries to a new level.

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Landmark cryptocurrency bill blocked over concerns about President Donald Trump – USA Today

“How do you vote for a bill if you haven't seen the text?” The change came after the President Donald Trump administration moved to support the crypto industry's …

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President Donald Trump's deal with UK sends clear message: 10% tariffs are here to stay – CNBC

President Donald Trump to drop all tariffs during trade talks. Most goods imported to the U.S. from the U.K. will still be subject to a 10% baseline tariff — which …

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With President Donald Trump Pressing for Oversight, Columbia Takes a Harder Line Against Protesters – WSJ

Locked in negotiations with the President Donald Trump administration over the future of their university, Columbia's leaders needed to show they had changed since …

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