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'Pathetic': Jeff Bezos trashed as Amazon backtracks from tariff report

The White House lashed out at Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos, on Tuesday morning after reports that the site would outline the portion of price that comes from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

But after a blistering attack from the White House that called the plan "hostile," Amazon responded swiftly that the reports are false.

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Trump already prepping for impeachment just 100 days in: report

President Donald Trump has reached the 100-day mark of his second term, and already administration officials are preparing for an impeachment defense—despite the fact that the House and the Senate are under Republican control, and the midterm elections are more than 18 months away.

Trump's advisors "are seriously considering the likelihood that he would be impeached again if Democrats take the House next year," Axios reports.

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Steve Bannon panics about Trump's 'approval ratings' over tariff costs displayed on Amazon

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon sounded the alarm over President Donald Trump's approval rating after reports said Amazon would display the cost of tariffs on product pages.

Although Amazon has denied the reports, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the potential move "hostile and political" on Tuesday.

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'Roller coaster': Speaker Mike Johnson admits market 'tumult' caused by Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) conceded to CNN's Manu Raju Tuesday that President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have destabilized markets, the Daily Beast reported.

“I’m not worried at all" about Trump Johnson initially said when Raju asked him about his recent meeting with the president. “He’s in good spirits. We talked about the upcoming races, the midterm elections, and we’re very bullish on it.”

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Amazon decline trickles down to huge UPS layoff

UPS has announced that an anticipated drop in Amazon deliveries will impact the shipping company's workforce. The company announced Tuesday it was shedding 20,000 workers, CBS News reported.

As tariffs take effect, Americans are showing a lack of interest in paying the 145% tax on goods imported from China — resulting in an expected decline in Amazon purchases. President Donald Trump introduced the tariffs as part of his hardball approach to persuade China to comply with his demand for lower tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from China.

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'We're citizens!' Oklahoma family 'traumatized for life' after ICE wrongly raids home

A family in Oklahoma City said they would be traumatized for the rest of their lives after federal immigration agents raided their home, even though they are citizens.

The family wished to remain anonymous, but the woman who lives in the home told KFOR that they had moved from Maryland in the last two weeks. A search warrant for the home listed individuals who no longer lived there.

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Trump's DC prosecutor accuses Wikipedia of 'information manipulation'

US President Donald Trump's top federal prosecutor in Washington has accused Wikipedia of allowing "information manipulation" and disseminating propaganda, according to a letter seen by AFP on Monday.

The allegations by Edward Martin, which echoed years of conservative criticism directed at the online encyclopedia, threaten to jeopardize Wikipedia's tax-exempt status.

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Congress passes 'revenge porn' ban, sending it to Trump

The US House of Representatives voted almost unanimously Monday to make it a federal crime to post "revenge porn" -- whether it is real or AI-generated -- sending the bill to President Donald Trump's desk for approval.

The Take it Down Act passed in a 409-2 vote, and would criminalize the non-consensual publication of intimate images, while also mandating their removal from online platforms, Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said.

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Pricier sneakers? Adidas warns on US tariff impact

German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday warned that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will increase prices for its products in the United States, and the hardline trade policies could dent its ongoing recovery.

The firm makes a large chunk of its goods in Asian countries that Trump has singled out for running hefty trade surpluses with the United States, including China, which is facing the highest US levies.

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US consumer confidence hits lowest level since onset of pandemic

US consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to survey data published Tuesday, reflecting concerns about President Donald Trump's tariff plans.

The Conference Board's US consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points to 86.0 in April, the research organization announced in a statement, noting that mentions of tariffs in write-in responses had reached an "all-time high."

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'Catastrophic': Ex-DOJ officials rip Trump's 'reckless dismantling' to mark first 100 days

A group of former Justice Department staffers marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency by warning that the impact would be "catastrophic."

"Since coming into power, this administration has purged, threatened, and sidelined career civil servants at the Department of Justice, while shattering longstanding institutional norms," Justice Connection stated in a press release on Tuesday. "This administration's efforts to carry out these changes are resulting in an increasingly partisan Department that is fast losing the expertise, institutional knowledge, and credibility needed to carry out its vital work."

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Amazon rushes to kill tariff story: 'Never under consideration'

After White House furor over reports that Amazon would be displaying price increases due to President Trump's tariffs, new reporting by The Washington Post claims the information isn't entirely true.

In a morning press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Amazon's move "a hostile and political act by Amazon."

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'All roads lead to same place': CNN expert sees about turn in ways Trump turns off voters

Comparing President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in his first term to his second, CNN's expert analyst Harry Enten believes “all roads lead to the same place," — disapproval.

“[Our biggest concern in 2017 was] what is he tweeting last night in the wee hours of the morning that I might have missed?” Enten said.

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