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China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties.

Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule  NPR Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists  AP News New Endangered Species Rule Would No Longer Count Habitat Loss as ‘Harm’  U.S. News & World Report Trump

The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk. (Image credit: Tom Szczerbowski)

Newsom announces lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs as California stands to lose billions  Los Angeles Times California becomes first state to sue over Donald Trump tariffs  BBC California’s lawsuit puts West Coast business leaders to the test  Politico California launches legal challenge against Trump’s

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning.

The Trump administration’s move to send immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador is the subject of multiple on-going fights in court. But in an Oval Office meeting with the Salvadoran president this week, President Trump was already

DES MOINES, Iowa — A 30-year-old community service program that sends young adults to work on projects across the U.S. was the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps

The S&P 500 sank 2.2% after falling as much as 3.3% earlier. Such an amount would have vied for one of its worst losses in years before the historic swings that have upended Wall Street in recent weeks. (Image credit:

Meloni secured the meeting at a critical juncture in the trade war. As the right-wing leader of her party she has, in a sense, been “knighted” to represent the European Union in meetings with Trump. (Image credit: Alessandra Tarantino)

Can Trump revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status? What to know about the law.  The Washington Post Harvard weighs its next moves amid the federal funding standoff  CNN Trump admin demands Harvard provide records of international student ‘illegal activities’  MassLive IRS could take away Harvard’s