Mark Niquette

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U.S. trade deficit widens to a record on pre-tariff drug imports

By Mark Niquette and Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. After shunning the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in the White House, Trump fired the center’s president, removed the bipartisan board of Biden appointees and named himself Chairman of the storied music, theater and dance institution. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump loves AI but his tariffs ramp up costs for data centers

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Trump appears with a straight face after the debate Tuesday night. He is wearing a dark blazer and a bright red tie.

GOP strategist says Trump’s false pet-eating claims at debate only hurt him

By Mark Niquette, Jeff Stone, and others

Christopher Waller listens while seated

Fed governor doesn’t see a recession but is open to jumbo rate cuts

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Trump calls on Musk to lead federal audit, promising regulatory bloodbath

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Trump defends Fed policy talk, hints at rate-cut push

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Jacob Frey

Minneapolis has a YIMBY message for America: Build more houses and get rid of suburban-style zoning and inflation will disappear

By Mark Niquette, Augusta Saraiva, and others

Former US President Donald Trump speaks during an “America First Education Policy” event in Davenport, Iowa, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Most polls show Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whos widely expected to enter the race some time after the Florida legislative session ends in May, as the strongest challenger to Trump in a potential 2024 primary field. Photographer: Miriam Alarcon Avila/Bloomberg via Getty Images

‘Our enemies are desperate to stop us’: Donald Trump’s supporters see his indictment as yet another ‘witch hunt’

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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to run for a second term as the President of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram ban for inciting the Jan. 6 riot is lifted: ‘We don’t want to get in the way of open debate on our platforms’

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Elon Musk just told his 114 million Twitter followers which party to vote for one day before the midterms

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Representative Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Sunday, July 11, 2021. The three-day conference is titled “America UnCanceled.”

Devin Nunes to leave Congress to lead Trump’s media startup

By Mark Niquette, Mario Parker, and others

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – AUGUST 10: Former CIA agent Evan McMullin announces his presidential campaign as an Independent candidate on August 10, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Supporters gathered in downtown Salt Lake City for the launch of his Utah petition drive to collect the 1000 signatures McMullin needs to qualify for the presidential ballot. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

Dissatisfied with the GOP’s devotion to Trump, a growing number of Republicans look for an alternative

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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: (L-R) Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) looks on as Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a press conference following a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House Republican members spoke about their recent trip to the southern border and the surge of migrant children entering the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GOP House impeachers are seeing a flood of donations as Trump swears to kick them out of office

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$PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 12: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up as he leaves Pennsylvania Hospital after a follow up appointment at the radiology department December 12, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to his transition office, Biden underwent a CT scan which obtained a ‘weight-bearing’ image of his foot after he suffered hairline fractures while playing with his dog on November 28. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)$

Electoral College to meet Monday to officially elect Joe Biden, as Trump’s attempts to overturn vote meets the “end of the road”

By Mark Niquette and Bloomberg

Flowers and signs are displayed as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump rally outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Confusion grows over Trump’s condition after weekend in hospital with COVID-19

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