Global markets on Thursday were severely rattled by President Donald Trump's historic tariff announcement, which threatens to throw the US and the rest of the world into a recession.
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New bipartisan bill would give Congress authority to control tariffs
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... The bill would require the president to provide Congress with "an assessment of the potential impact of imposing or increasing the duty on United States businesses and consumers." ...
Trump's tariffs won't give US workers any pain': Karoline Leavitt
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... President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs will bring about an era of "price stability" and higher wages, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday on NewsNation's "Morning in America."
"There's not going to be any pain for American-owned companies and American workers, because their jobs are going to come back home," Leavitt said. ...
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Florida child labor rollback bill amended to allow some 13-year-olds to work
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... Proposals going through the Florida legislature removing several child labor protections were just amended to allow some 13-year-olds to work.
The legislature last year passed policy allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work 30-hour weeks. This year, new proposals in the Florida House and Senate would allow them to work full-time and ease rules for 14- and 15-year-olds who are enrolled in homeschool, virtual education, or those who have already graduated. The house version would allow 13-year-olds to work during the summer of the year they turn 14. ...
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