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Elon Musk wants a government shutdown so it's easier to fire federal workers: report

Elon Musk wants the government to shut down so it's easier for his DOGE team to get ax hundreds of thousands of federal workers, according to a new report.

WIRED cited four anonymous government sources for the story that comes as the House is set to vote on a spending bill in order to prevent a shutdown. Democrats have said they're against the stopgap measure, claiming it threatens entitlements like Social Security.

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'Tragically uninformed — or lying': MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace bashes Trump press secretary

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace flattened White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who clashed with an Associated Press reporter for fact-checking her on tariffs.

“He’s actually not implementing tax hikes. Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries that, again, have been ripping us off,” Leavitt claimed in the Tuesday briefing. “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people, and the president is a staunch advocate for tax cuts.”

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'We got confused': Lawmaker pokes Trump for finally 'figuring out' Russia isn't a friend

A Democratic lawmaker praised the Trump administration on CNN Tuesday for backing Ukraine over Russia following news that a 30-day interim ceasefire agreement had been reached.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement from Saudi Arabia following eight hours of negotiations with Ukraine. He said the next step was to get Russian buy-in, "and we hope that they'll say yes."

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Canadian official pauses energy surcharge amid new negotiations with Trump administration

Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X that he and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick discussed the tit-for-tat tariff threats between him and President Donald Trump over the past 24 hours.

According to a joint statement, Lutnick agreed to meet with Ford in Washington, D.C. on Thursday with a U.S. trade representative to discuss a renewed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, before an April 2 tariff on Canada begins.

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'Not much I can do': GOP senator gives up fight against Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON — A senior Republican senator confessed he's powerless to fight President Donald Trump's trade war, so he's moved on to other issues.

Speaking to Raw Story on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said he's concerned.

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'Wasteland of 404 pages': Columnists say Trump and Musk reshaping reality by deleting data

Under the direction of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his DOGE crew have reinvented "truth" and done irreparable damage by deleting reams of digital data, according to a new opinion piece in The Washington Post.

Taxpayer-funded information on subjects like climate change, sexual orientation and gender, crime, and health have all been wiped from government websites, according to writers Amanda Shendruk and Catherine Rampell.

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Trump wants to force fingerprinting for some Canadian visitors to U.S.

A new rule proposed by President Donald Trump's administration would force some Canadian visitors to submit to fingerprinting and other requirements if they want to cross into the U.S.

Bloomberg reported that the draft rule would apply to Canadians visiting the U.S. for over 30 days. The new requirements are set to take effect April 11.

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'I didn't finish': CNN anchor spars with GOP rep about cutting entitlements

CNN's Brianna Keilar pushed Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) Tuesday about Elon Musk's remarks on cutting up to $700 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

"This number, it's very big. And you know the sensitivities around tackling entitlement cuts, but any experts ..." Keliar began before Burchett interrupted.

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Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire with Russia

Ongoing talks between Ukraine and the U.S. garnered results Tuesday when Ukraine said that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, CBS News reported.

Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014 when it annexed Crimea, and began an all-out war in February 2022.

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Jasmine Crockett slams speaker over claims Medicare won't be cut in spending bill

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for claiming the GOP's stopgap funding bill won't cut entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.

Crockett appeared on CNN Tuesday after Johnson's morning press conference during which he blamed Democrats for "lying" about the cuts.

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'Fragile pride will cost all of us': America reacts to Trump's latest moves against Canada

President Donald Trump and Canadian Premier Doug Ford embarked on a war of words Tuesday and they traded threats on social media and TV about tariffs on goods between the two countries.

After Ford announced he would issue an electricity surcharge on three American states using Canadian energy, Trump hit back by increasing taxes on aluminum and steel. Ford then said he would act after meeting with advisors.

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'Wow': CNN panelists try to breakdown Trump's mind boggling tariff 'whiplash'

CNN's Dana Bash opened Inside Politics Tuesday with a chart explaining the "Trump Tariff Whiplash" that led to the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices declining nearly 1 percent on top of the markets' "worst day of the year" Monday.

According to the chart, Trump first announced tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China on Jan. 31, with more actions taken, including month-long delays on imposing the tariffs throughout February and March that allowed the market to recover before dropping precipitously again Monday. That all led to Tuesday, when Trump announced he was doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, causing the stocks to tumble once again.

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'Stay tuned': Canadian leader vows action after Trump's latest attack

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to President Donald Trump's threats of further tariffs — with a promise to react.

Speaking to MSNBC on Tuesday, Ford, a conservative, warned there will be a response to Trump's latest salvo in the ongoing trade war with the USA's northern neigbor.

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