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Democrats aren’t whinnying. They’re fighting for Trump’s ‘Bond’ villains in court

Democrats are fight Trump and his ‘Bond’ villain Re letter “Democrats are like my whiny second-grader,” Feb. 8: Dennis Coyne’s letter regarding DOGE is condescending and clueless. It betrays a complete lack of understanding of the basic framework of constitutional government in the United States. Article 1 of the United States Constitution grants Congress, not the […]

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Trump’s cataclysmic damage is going way beyond tariffs

This article is an on-site version of our Trade Secrets newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters “A republic, if you can keep it,” Benjamin Franklin said of the newly minted constitution of the United States […]

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Bitcoin drops, ether slammed after Trump’s tariffs cause global risk-off move

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Bitcoin. Cheney Orr | Dado Ruvic | Reuters Cryptocurrencies tumbled in a risk-off move after President Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and China with long-threatened import tariffs. The price of bitcoin fell 2% Monday to $95,722.77, down from a price above $102,000 before the weekend, according to Coin Metrics. The […]

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Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump’s tariffs

Canadian, Mexican and Chinese flags. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed long-threatened tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — and it didn’t take long for the countries to respond. Trump signed an order slapping 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty […]