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  • Trump speaks into a microphone and points into the crowd in front of an American flagPolitics

    Trump plans to start notifying countries of U.S. tariffs up to 70%

    By Akayla Gardner, Stephanie Lai, and others
  • US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Trump said he will be implementing a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the US and setting the stage for an even broader push on levies next week. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Trump says he could cut China tariffs to secure TikTok deal

    By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Stephanie Lai, and others
  • David Sacks speaks at a press conference from the White House.Regulators

    Trump endorses stablecoins after creating U.S. Bitcoin reserve

    By Stephanie Lai, Olga Kharif, and others
  • Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang speaks at CES 2025Tech

    Nvidia CEO Huang meets Trump at White House on Friday

    By Bloomberg, Stephanie Lai, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Tech

    Musk exploring blockchain use in US government efficiency effort

    By Olga Kharif, Stephanie Lai, and others
  • David Sacks, a venture capitalist, and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, vice presidential nominee, are seen in Fiserv Forum on the first day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, July 15, 2024.Tech

    Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and crypto czar

    By Stephanie Lai, Hadriana Lowenkron, and others
  • Trump is seen at a rally wearing a Make America Great Again red cap.Politics

    Trump asks Apple to help FBI unlock phones of attempted assassins

    By Stephanie Lai and Bloomberg
  • Trump stands at microphonePolitics

    Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that turn away from the dollar

    By Stephanie Lai and Bloomberg
  • The image shows two social media profiles side by side. On the left is Donald Trump's Twitter profile, displaying his official account. On the right is Elon Musk's Twitter profile, which includes his profile picture featuring him in a futuristic or sci-fi styled outfit.Politics

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

    By Stephanie Lai, Mark Niquette, and others
  • SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA – AUGUST 22: U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate and former President Donald Trump listens at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Trump will hold a rally in Glendale, Arizona tomorrow. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)Politics

    Harris campaign says Trump’s team is afraid to let him debate without mute button

    By Stephanie Lai and Bloomberg
  • Donald Trump pointsPolitics

    Donald Trump joins TikTok after he tried to ban it while president as campaign woos youth vote and looks to turn attention away from his felony convictions

    By Stephanie Lai, Michael Sin, and others
  • Ken GriffinPolitics

    Ken Griffin, the Koch brothers and other billionaire GOP megadonors consider where to spend their money after DeSantis, Haley flameouts

    By Amanda Gordon, Christian Hall, and others
  • NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – OCTOBER 13: Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the 2023 First in the Nation Leadership Summit on October 13, 2023 in Nashua, New Hampshire. The two day event, hosted by the New Hampshire Republican Party, will feature Republican Presidential candidates, elected officials, and Republican leaders from across the nation to discuss conservative solutions to today’s issues. Former President Donald Trump, who is leading the other GOP contenders by a wide margin in polls in New Hampshire, has elected not to attend the event. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Politics

    A group of Ron DeSantis’s Yale frat brothers known as ‘Fight Club’ have raised $5.5 million for the struggling presidential candidate

    By Hadriana Lowenkron, Stephanie Lai, and others