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The sharp reaction in global markets reflects the high sensitivity of investors to changes in trade policy. Markets are likely to continue to face volatility as countries may take retaliatory measures.

Stock Market Today: Dow closes 1,700 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq log worst day since 2020 as Trump tariffs roil markets; Apple, Nvidia and Nike slump; dollar and gold dive. U.S. stocks cement worst day since 2020 after U.S. President Trump outlined new tariffs aimed at reordering global trade.

Stock Market Today: Dow closes 1,700 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq log worst day since 2020 as Trump tariffs roil markets; Apple, Nvidia and Nike slump; dollar and gold dive.

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Because of this, all investments are now a drop in the bucket.

lol yep

‘My Vote Doesn't Matter’ - The fact is that many elections are won or lost by a handful of votes, and every vote can change the outcome!
‘Politicians are all the same’ - but policies are not, and choosing to support the candidate whose values are closest to yours is what will drive real change.

Not everyone thinks that way.

Civic participation is indeed important, but the reality is that there are many factors affecting voter turnout, such as voter education, the electoral system and the social environment. Satire alone is better than exploring ways to increase turnout

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

It has now been 30 days with NO humanitarian aid getting into Gaza.

No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel.

That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.

Chris Coons is absolutely demolishing Martha MacCallum right now on Fox News

It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.

go anti-woke go broke

Ask yourself:

Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?

Why would any decent human being do this?

Arlington Cemetery had to remove all African American, Hispanic, and women veterans from its website to comply with the draft-dodger’s executive order to remove all mentions of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We stand with our service men and women, and we demand that they
#RestoreAllWhoServed

I stand 100% with Jack Schlossberg and his Grandfather.

Canada’s Carney Wants 51st State Talk to Stop Before Talks With U.S. on Economy, Security Ties Canada is ready to talk with the U.S. about the two countries’ economic and security ties but not until the Trump administration ceases referring to its northern neighbor as the 51st state, Prime…

Canada is ready to talk with the U.S. about the two countries’ economic and security ties but not until the Trump administration ceases referring to its northern neighbor as the 51st state, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

“They’re disrespectful, they’re not helpful, and they will have to stop.”

Trump Lays Groundwork for Investigating People Pardoned by Biden He questioned the validity of pardons granted by his predecessor before he left office, signaling that the administration could move to investigate those given legal immunity.

President Trump questioned the validity of pardons granted by President Joe Biden before he left office, signaling that the new administration could move to investigate those given legal immunity

Trump Wants to Build Homes on Federal Land. Here’s What That Would Look Like. Developing federal land could produce a surge in new housing, but it faces some of the same obstacles that builders encounter.

The Trump administration is creating a task force to identify federal land suitable for building affordable housing, but few housing analysts see a clear path for such a program

D.C. Families, Facing Lost Jobs and a Gutted City Budget, Beseech Republican Lawmakers With signs made from crayons and colored markers, children rallied on Capitol Hill with their parents on Thursday, protesting layoffs and spending limits.

The @nytimes.com reported on kids going to Congress to beseech Senators not to cut funding from our schools in DC, but left out why it’s necessary: taxation without representation. 700,000 Americans remai disenfranchised because the GOP has blocked statehood. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

Republican culture wars don’t help the people!

“I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues. I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower costs for American families.” — @mcbride.house.gov

Trump to host White House crypto summit after 'making billions' from meme coins

President Donald Trump is set to host the White House's first-ever cryptocurrency summit next Friday, signaling his backing for the new industry.

The Democrats can’t save a government that Trump is already shutting down All they can do is choose whether to be a party to evil.

1. A few hours after posting yesterday’s edition of the Editorial Board, in which I said the Senate Democrats should not cave to the demands of blackmail, Chuck Schumer took to the floor and said that he, as one of his party’s leading figures, would cave to the demands of blackmail.

The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires.

This is a bill I cannot support.

Judge Orders Thousands of Fired Government Workers Be Reinstated A group of attorneys generals from mainly Democratic-led states said the cuts would decimate the agency.

Breaking: Thousands of fired government workers must be reinstated, a judge ruled, in a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce

Trump Deportation Plans Hit New Obstacle in Venezuela The Maduro regime warns it could stop accepting returning migrants after the White House canceled Chevron’s oil-pumping license there.

The Venezuelan government has privately warned the Trump administration that it won’t accept migrants after the White House rescinded Chevron’s license to pump oil there

FEMA’s top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role It may be tied to a lawsuit about funding for migrant shelters.

SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters.

Full story:

Trump’s Golden Age Begins With a Brutal Trade War If tariffs evolve from a negotiating tactic to a new normal, economic and diplomatic costs to all of North America will grow.

If tariffs evolve from a negotiating tactic to a new normal, economic and diplomatic costs to all of North America will grow, columnist Greg Ip writes

Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.

Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."

WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

Speaking at an event with educators at the Philadelphia Fed, Harker said: "Unemployment is still low, it's still growing, but there are threats to that. "We are starting to see consumer and business confidence weaken."