News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Even though President Donald Trump often argues the US economy is booming under his watch, he warned Friday of a 1929-style crash if courts strike down his use of emergency powers to justify sweeping tariffs. cnn.it/3H1BuNK
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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President Trump's tariffs are expected to cost households an average of $2,400 per year, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University. They estimate food prices could rise more than 3 percent and car prices could rise 12 percent.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) August 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid. A jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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LATEST: Israeli PM Netanyahu’s plans to take control of Gaza City draws intense international pushback, with at least one staunch European ally announcing it would halt military exports to Israel over the move.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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House Democrats are probing the FBI's efforts to locate the Democratic state legislators from Texas who fled the state in a bid to stop Republicans from redrawing Texas' congressional maps.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The DOJ subpoenas New York AG Letitia James over her office’s handling of the civil probe into President Trump.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A divided federal appeals court on Friday granted the Trump administration's request to set aside a district judge's decision finding probable cause that some federal officials violated an order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants bound for El Salvador.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The Trump administration notified shelter providers who care for unaccompanied migrant children this week that federal law enforcement agents will begin conducting in-person interviews of kids at shelters around the country, according to an internal notification obtained by CNN
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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The White House said there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, following President Donald Trump’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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BREAKING: Trump administration proposes a $1 billion settlement with UCLA amid a larger battle over federal funding. The sum would have disastrous effects on the university, school officials say.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Trump administration brings Confederate statues back to D.C.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Astronomers discover the oldest and most distant black hole — a behemoth that likely formed at the dawn of the universe more than 13 billion years ago.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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