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Analysis by Stephen Collinson

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Education|Political|US

Garcia-Navarro: Trump ‘trying to weaponize the federal purse strings’

GOP strategist Scott Jennings and New York Times journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro engage in a debate over President Donald Trump threatening to remove Harvard's tax-exempt status hours after freezing $2.2 billion in federal funds to the university.

Garcia-Navarro: Trump ‘trying to weaponize the federal purse strings’
Education|Political|US

Why Trump is relishing his duel with Harvard and other elite schools

Why Trump is relishing his duel with Harvard and other elite schools

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Trump suggests 'homegrown criminals' in US be sent to El Salvador prison

President Trump said he'd like to send American criminals to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison when he met with Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office. Former US Attorney Harry Litman says that would violate the Constitution.

Political|US

As he lionizes a strongman, Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media

As he lionizes a strongman, Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media

Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Warren explains why she called on the SEC to investigate Trump

Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to do a “sweeping review of all securities trades” by Fed officials to determine if they violated insider trading laws. The senator told CNN's Jake Tapper why she feels it's "entirely appropriate" to also investigate the Trump administration in any reviews.

Business|Economy|Political|US

Fareed’s take: Trump’s tariffs will lead to a cascade of corruption

President Trump’s massive tariffs will provide ample opportunity for special deals, carve-outs and corruption, Fareed says. Companies and other countries will surely take advantage.

Economy|Political|US

'Americans are not buying what Trump is selling them': Harry Enten breaks down new poll

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten breaks down the latest polls on how Americans feel about the economy and President Donald Trump’s net approval ratings.

'Americans are not buying what Trump is selling them': Harry Enten breaks down new poll
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump’s showdown with China deepens, with huge stakes for the economy

Trump’s showdown with China deepens, with huge stakes for the economy

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

‘Big Short’ investor says US is better equipped to handle trade war with China

CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with investor Steve Eisman, the trader famously profiled in “The Big Short,” who says that the US is well equipped to handle a trade war with China.

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|US

Why Trump is scrambling for allies in his trade war with China

Why Trump is scrambling for allies in his trade war with China

Business|Economy|Political|US|World

A US-China trade war could be catastrophic. What is Trump’s endgame strategy?

A US-China trade war could be catastrophic. What is Trump’s endgame strategy?

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Trump’s day of tariff mayhem contains a scary lesson for his second term

Trump’s day of tariff mayhem contains a scary lesson for his second term

Business|Economy|Election|Political|US

Trump brags other countries are 'kissing my a**' to negotiate tariffs

During a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee President's Dinner, President Donald Trump claimed that other countries were calling and "kissing my a**" to negotiate tariff rates just before they went into effect.

Business|Economy|Political|US|World

Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win

Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

See Richard Quest's reaction to Trump advisers' tariff remarks

CNN's Richard Quest reacts to top economic officials in the Trump administration defending the widespread tariffs Trump announced that has caused US stock prices to plunge.

See Richard Quest's reaction to Trump advisers' tariff remarks
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Trump’s refusal to blink on tariffs raises the risks of an ugly endgame

Trump’s refusal to blink on tariffs raises the risks of an ugly endgame

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Hear what Trump has to say amid sharp decline in market futures

President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question about any "pain in the market" amid plunging stocks.

Hear what Trump has to say amid sharp decline in market futures
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump says he’s ready to talk as new stock market losses fuel tariff chaos

Trump says he’s ready to talk as new stock market losses fuel tariff chaos

Business|Economy|Political|US|World

What a Kremlin envoy’s trip to Washington says about Trump’s Russia-Ukraine policy

What a Kremlin envoy’s trip to Washington says about Trump’s Russia-Ukraine policy

Economy|Political|US

The math Trump's admin. used to calculate tariff rates stuns economists

President Trump's administration says they used a formula to calculate tariff rates for foreign countries. CNN anchors Dana Bash and Phil Mattingly break down the numbers and how economists are reacting.

The math Trump's admin. used to calculate tariff rates stuns economists
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump’s self-inflicted tariff crisis sparks confusion, chaos and questions of competence

Trump’s self-inflicted tariff crisis sparks confusion, chaos and questions of competence

Business|Economy|Election|Political|US

Trump is right: Everyone will remember the day he launched a total trade war

Trump is right: Everyone will remember the day he launched a total trade war

Business|Economy|Political|US

GOP mayor explains what effects Trump's tariffs could have on his city

In the coming days, President Trump is expected to announce new sweeping tariffs on imported goods into the United States. Republican mayor Bryan Barnett discusses the possible consequences tariffs could have on Rochester Hills, Michigan, which is just outside of Detroit.

Economy|Political|US

GOP senator: 'Absolutely going to be short-term pain' with tariffs

Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) joins CNN's Kaitlan Collins to discuss the "short-term pain" Americans will "absolutely" feel with President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump has the world on edge as he mulls fateful tariffs decades in the making

Trump has the world on edge as he mulls fateful tariffs decades in the making

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