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Some of the stiffest new tariffs are on hold, but experts say shoppers’ bills for White House trade policies are coming due soon.

White House claims university’s work exposed students to ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘exaggerated climate threats’ Follow US politics live Almost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Ivy League university’s prestigious climate research department because the Trump administration has determined it exposed students and other young people to “climate anxiety”. The government research grants … Read more

Sell-off comes amid anger from Democrats over retreat that rattled markets, while Republicans praise Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ in action US politics live – latest updates US stocks fell again on Thursday morning after a historic rally following Donald Trump’s shock retreat Wednesday on the hefty tariffs he had just imposed on dozens of … Read more

Follow updates as 2025’s first major gets under way Get in touch with Scott here | Live leaderboard here Noah Kent qualified for this year’s Tournament by finishing runner-up at the US Amateur. One of five amateurs in this year’s field – along with US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester, NCAA individual title winner Hiroshi … Read more

Retaliatory tariffs enforced hours after Trump announces a pause on dozens of levies except China. Plus, France could recognize Palestinian statehood Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Beijing’s 84% retaliatory tariffs came into force on Thursday morning, hours after Donald Trump said he was freezing steep levies on … Read more

After President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on many of his sweeping tariffs on countries around the world, stock markets surged with the Dow rocketing nearly 3,000 points higher Wednesday. NBC’s Christine Romans reports for TODAY.

With rattled markets and fears of a recession, President Donald Trump was facing intensifying pressure from Republican senators, CEOs, investors and Elon Musk over his global tariffs. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY on his decision to hit pause on some of them.

President Donald Trump hit pause on some of his global tariffs, sending stocks surging on Wednesday but what happens after the 90-day reprieve? CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin joins TODAY to weigh in on the future of the stock market and what the bond market signaled to top advisers. “The likelihood is that there is still … Read more

Jared Isaacman, the self-made billionaire who became the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk last year, faced a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday after he was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead NASA. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY on the questions he faced, including if he would be beholden to SpaceX CEO Elon … Read more

Ksenia Karelina, an American ballerina imprisoned by Russia for more than a year for treason, is on her way back home after she was suddenly freed overnight. According to her boyfriend, she was accused of making a donation of about $50 to a Ukrainian charity after Russia invaded the country in 2022. NBC’s Molly Hunter … Read more