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Trump’s tariff revenue could help keep the government open. Why isn’t that happening?

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of federal government employees are being furloughed or working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown. Core functions, including many food and drug inspections, are suspended because Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on funding the government. Meanwhile, the government continues to rake in record levels of

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Trump calls on Google to bring back Univision to YouTube TV, calls it ‘very bad’ for GOP ahead of midterms

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Portraying Univision as a crucial political tool for Republicans, President Donald Trump is publicly pressing Google to restore access to Univision on the YouTube TV streaming platform. YouTube TV dropped Univision’s channels almost a week ago when the two companies could not reach an agreement about a new carriage

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Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody. Guevara was deported to his native El Salvador early Friday morning, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed to CNN, more than three months after the Spanish-language live-streamer

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The Root returns to Black ownership

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Root, a groundbreaking website for and about Black America, is returning to Black ownership for the first time in years. Ashley Allison, a Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator, said Thursday that she is acquiring The Root from G/O Media, a digital media holding company controlled by a

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A new rule means some 401(k) contributions will no longer be tax-deferred. Here’s who will be affected

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — A new rule is going into effect next year that will affect high earners who make “catch-up contributions” in their 401(k)s or other tax-deferred workplace retirement plans. The rule, which was created under the Secure 2.0 retirement law, will essentially eliminate the immediate tax break for catch-up contributions that

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Candid photo of Scott Bessent’s phone reveals administration’s concern about two key Trump policies

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A member of the Trump administration has seemingly raised a red flag after China bought millions of tons of Argentinian soybeans, taking advantage of a financial lifeline the US Treasury Department said it plans to provide to Buenos Aires – all while American soybean farmers are struggling with

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A customer shops in the lumber section of a Home Depot store in Los Angeles

Trump places a 10% tariff on lumber and a 25% tariff on furniture and cabinets

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered significant new tariffs on wood and various wooden products, including imported lumber, timber, kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture – potentially adding costs to homebuilding and furnishing, which have surged in price in recent months. In a proclamation, Trump said the United States would

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Electronic Arts is going private

Jared Kushner’s firm and the Saudis are taking video game maker EA private in a massive deal

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Video game maker Electronic Arts is going private in a $55 billion deal that’s funded by Saudi Arabia and a Jared Kushner-backed investment firm. The company, which makes hits like “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and “Battlefield,” announced Monday that the consortium is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public

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Who is George Soros, the famed philanthropist under attack?

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire investor George Soros, whose left-leaning donations have triggered criticism from right-wingers for years, has long been painted as “the puppet master and the extreme left-wing manipulator,” as he once sarcastically described himself. Most of the conspiracy theories involving Soros, 95, have also targeted his nonprofit, Open Society Foundations,

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Boeing is once again allowed to certify 737 Max and 787 Dreamliners as safe to fly on behalf of the FAA

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — For years, following significant and continuous quality and safety errors, Boeing has been barred from certifying the safety of some of its own aircraft on behalf of the US government. Following 18 months of intense oversight and scrutiny from US regulators, the Federal Aviation Administration is restoring Boeing’s safety

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Shoppers look at school supplies at a Walmart in Dallas on August 12.

Trump’s tariffs are driving a wedge through the US economy, further separating the haves from the have-nots

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans ramped up their spending in August; however, their costs of living were on the rise as food and other goods became even more expensive last month and services prices remained stubbornly high. New economic data released Friday showed that consumer spending rose 0.6% in the key back-to-school shopping

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Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

By Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians. In a statement posted the company’s blog, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company had “ceased and disabled a

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Amazon to pay historic $2.5 billion settlement for allegedly tricking customers into signing up for Prime

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is paying a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced Thursday, ending a two-year dispute over allegations the company tricked consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription service and then made it hard to cancel. As part of the agreement,

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US consumers kept on spending in the second quarter

The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter, significantly stronger than previously reported

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy’s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world’s largest economy. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, rose at an annualized rate of 3.8%

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A demonstrator waves a "Protect Free Speech" sign following a protest against the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show

Disney is a cultural touchstone – and that’s why it’s a magnet for controversy

By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles, CA (CNN) — The nearly 102-year-old Walt Disney Company is no stranger to being catapulted into America’s culture wars. But the wrangling over “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this month marked a new milestone in the entertainment behemoth’s frequent foray into culture-war flashpoints. Just since 2020, Disney has dealt with political

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World’s biggest bike manufacturer warns of import delays after surprise US customs ban

By Wayne Chang, John Liu, CNN Taipei, Taiwan/Hong Kong (CNN) — Giant, the world’s largest bike manufacturer, on Thursday warned of delays to shipments to the United States after American customs officials announced a surprise ban on imports over unspecified forced labor accusations. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order on Wednesday to

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Kimmel nods to big ratings, heckles Trump as an ‘80s-movie-style bully’ in second post-suspension show

By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel opened his second night back on the late-night stage by taking on President Donald Trump’s latest attacks against him and his network ABC, describing the president as a “80s-movie-style bully.” In his opening monologue, Kimmel performed a sentence-by-sentence roast of Trump’s social media post from Tuesday, in

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ABC says ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ racked up 6.3 million viewers on broadcast in his late-night return

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The first new episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” since his suspension averaged 6.3 million viewers via traditional television, more than three times the show’s typical TV viewership, even though the show was blacked out in dozens of markets. In the key advertiser-friendly demographic of viewers ages 18 to 49,

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YouTube and other platforms have loosened their content moderation efforts in recent years.

YouTube to reinstate accounts banned for posting false claims about Covid-19, 2020 election

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — YouTube said Tuesday it plans to reinstate some accounts that it previously banned for violating rules against repeatedly posting misinformation about Covid-19 and the 2020 election. That announcement came in a letter sent by a lawyer for the platform’s parent company, Alphabet, to House Judiciary Committee Chairman

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Joe Rogan attends the UFC 300 event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13

Joe Rogan defends Kimmel and tells conservatives supporting censorship: ‘Oh my God, you’re crazy’

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN LONDON (CNN) — Right-leaning podcaster Joe Rogan has chimed in on the suspension of late night host Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration, saying the government should not determine what comedians say and that conservatives were “crazy” to support any such interference. Disney’s ABC last week took

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Audience members wait in line to enter the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio in Los Angeles

An emotional Kimmel returns to ABC and assails Trump’s ‘un-American’ attacks on free speech

CNN By Brian Stelter, Dan Heching, Andrew Kirell, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night stage Tuesday night and urged viewers to stand up to President Donald Trump’s threats, even as Trump sent out a new social media attack against Kimmel’s network, ABC. In an eloquent and emotional monologue, Kimmel assailed “anti-American” efforts

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Audience members wait in line to enter the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio in Los Angeles

An emotional Kimmel returns to ABC and assails Trump’s ‘un-American’ attacks on free speech

By Brian Stelter, Dan Heching, Andrew Kirell, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night stage Tuesday night and urged viewers to stand up to President Donald Trump’s threats, even as Trump sent out a new social media attack against Kimmel’s network, ABC. In an eloquent and emotional monologue, Kimmel assailed “anti-American” efforts to

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