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Today — 5 April 2025Main stream

Trump Calls India a Friend, but Is Trying to Block Its Imports

5 April 2025 at 01:20
Stunned to see their own exports punished harshly, Indians are picking through the wreckage for signs of hope. There’s some but not a lot.

© Elke Scholiers for The New York Times

New tariffs will make it harder for some Indian companies to sell to U.S. buyers, but it’s unclear who will feel the most impact.

The New Democratic Party That Pushed Canada to the Left Is Imperiled

4 April 2025 at 17:00
As Canada faces an election defined by President Trump’s threats, its progressive party, the New Democrats, finds itself losing support and confronting an existential crisis.

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Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, speaking in Ontario. Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits.

The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer

4 April 2025 at 15:00
After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.

© Hannah Yoon for The New York Times

Yesterday — 4 April 2025Main stream

Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power

4 April 2025 at 19:42
As President Trump claims expansive and disputed powers, his administration has curbed the influential Office of Legal Counsel.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

President Trump’s administration has undercut the power of the Office of Legal Counsel, speeding up Mr. Trump’s ability to act but creating mounting difficulties for Justice Department lawyers.

How Trump Has Tuned Out a Key Justice Dept. Legal Office

4 April 2025 at 19:40
The Office of Legal Counsel issues opinions that are supposed to bind the executive branch. The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims in tension with several of them.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Several of President Trump’s executive orders have come into conflict with precedents set by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X

4 April 2025 at 20:50
European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.

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European authorities have been weighing how big a fine to issue X as they consider the risks of further antagonizing President Trump amid wider trans-Atlantic disputes over trade, tariffs and the war in Ukraine.

Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.

4 April 2025 at 17:01
The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

© Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

A garment factory workshop in Guangzhou, China. President Trump has recently added tariffs totaling 54 percent on goods shipped directly from China.

Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

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A container ship from China’s largest shipping line at the Port Of Long Beach in California on Tuesday.

The Worst Stock Market Drop in Years, and Dr. Oz’s New Government Job

Plus, what’s so hard about building trains?

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President Trump’s escalation of a global trade war on Thursday fueled the worst stock market sell-off since the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump Officials Warn of Tariff Pain as Price Increases Loom and Stocks Tumble

The president’s aides insist the fallout will be short and ultimately result in a better economy, as economists warn of higher inflation and slower growth.

© Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times

Clothing and apparel makers have expressed alarm that “obviously the prices are going to go up,” since apparel sold in America is manufactured in countries facing high tariffs, like China.

F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined

In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.

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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, during a hearing at the Capitol last month. Before ascending to his post, Mr. Patel repeatedly distorted the facts about the bureau’s investigation of Russian meddling into President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Inside the Trump Administration’s Deportation of a Migrant to El Salvador

4 April 2025 at 17:03
Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.

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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has denied he was a member of a gang, and told an immigration judge about his family’s struggles with gangs in El Salvador.

Australia’s Relationship with United States Gets a Second Look

4 April 2025 at 14:39
The country has doubled down on its defense relationship with the United States in recent years. President Trump’s treatment of allies is prompting some to question the wisdom of that path.

© Pool photo by Colin Murty

A U.S. submarine sailing off the coast of Western Australia in March.
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