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Trump's economic policies have driven down factory orders, housing starts and consumer confidence in recent months. Now the job market is starting to catch up. This week's jobs report, ADP and JOLTS show job growth is starting to stall. Here's the latest www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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Every day, the White House sends out press releases. While it's common for any administration to selectively highlight facts that support its narrative, this White House goes further—regularly including misleading information and, at times, outright lies.

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Buried in the tax bill is a provision that has been dubbed the revenge tax. If passed, it would allow the United States to impose additional taxes on entities from countries that it says impose unfair taxes on US firms. Here's my explainer for Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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Republicans have spent decades working to stack the judicial branch with ideologically aligned judges. These judges were carefully vetted, often through the Federalist Society.

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Avelo Airlines is now the first U.S. commercial airline flying deportation flights for ICE—the federal agency deporting migrants, often without due process.

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Reactionism has no policy goals, its only real desire is power. What they do with power is entirely up to them. With no actual guiding populist ideals, the self-proclaimed "working-class Republican party" under Trump just keeps vomiting up more anti-poor Christianist policies.

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The FTC is investigating Media Matters, questioning whether it colluded with advertisers for a boycott against X www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/t...

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Trump’s escalating attacks on higher education are deeply concerning, though unfortunately not surprising. Instead of reflecting on policy failures or seeking to engage with the voters they struggle to reach...

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The FAA reduced the number of flights that can go into Newark's airport. United Airlines suspended 35 flights. This comes amid a slew of radar and radio glitches, air traffic controllers that went on trauma leave in response all underscored by runway construction. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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The House GOP tax bill includes deductions across the board, no tax on tips/overtime but as rips apart the social safety net, cuts the EV tax credit, increases taxes on universities and allows the treasury to revoke tax except status to some non-profits. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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Small business owners are staring down millions in new tariffs with no clear path forward. These aren’t multinational corporations with deep reserves. These lean, founder-led companies now face impossible choices; raise prices, halt growth, or shut down. My latest: www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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“We'll see the impact of those [cuts] in future jobs reports.” The cuts to programs by DOGE and the Trump administration could soon threaten employment in essential sectors, especially in healthcare and research, warns ESB's Jessica Fulton. @andyreports.bsky.social www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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Mark Carney faces trade challenges in crucial meeting with Donald Trump https://www.ft.com/content/7c278387-1986-4b0b-8dd2-90b78127de59

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A reminder that debating Stephen Miller — who is not a lawyer and is not making legal arguments, he is spouting propaganda — is a win for him.

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The US econ added 177k jobs showing job growth is holding steady for now. Data the ADP report, consumer confidence, GDP and company financial forecasts suggest that the worst impact of the tariffs haven't hit employment data yet but will soon. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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For Al Jazeera, I explore how looming sectoral tariffs could push up drug prices, deepen shortages, and widen existing healthcare inequities—particularly for low-income communities relying on affordable generics. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

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The IMF just cut growth forecasts across the globe because of Trump tariffs. Here's my latest for Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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US hairdressers and aestheticians report clients are opting for less expensive services and canceling appointments—worrying signs that US consumers are retrenching

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I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be taking on a more substantive role at Al Jazeera covering economics. For years, on a freelance basis I’ve brought the news org hard-hitting original reporting.

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Earlier today, Elon Musk deleted a tweet in which he wrote that it is “improper for lawmakers to target a single person or company.” I wonder why!!

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Celebrating hurting people because that’s the brand

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Yes, that is the goal. As for the Nazi thing, you literally did a sieg heil twice on national television.

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I finally went ahead and deactivated my Twitter account. It’s very liberating.

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Miller is a lunatic.

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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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AARP's Nancy Leamond: “Requiring rural Americans to go into an office can mean having to take a day off of work and drive for hours merely to fill out paperwork. The (SSA) needs to be able to figure out a solution for Americans everywhere to get help..." www.aarp.org/social-secur...

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The Trump admin released over 2k files related to the assassination of JFK offering new insights into Cold War intelligence operations and details about Oswald. I dove into the documents for Al Jazeera and spoke to some key experts about their takeaways. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...

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In Trump's first full month, the economy added just 151K jobs, with 7.1M on unemployment benefits. Public & private sector layoffs are rising, and experts warn of an economic downturn. Is the worst yet to come? Here’s my latest for Al Jazeera: www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

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