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September 4, 2025
Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to preserve his sweeping tariffs
Sept. 3, 2025, 10:10 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly decide whether he has the power to impose broad tariffs under a law designed for use during times of emergency. The Justice Department is appealing a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority, the filings said. The filings, shared by the Justice Department and the challengers, have not yet been off ...
Go to discussionPharma and Finance Lead As August 2025 Job Cuts Rise 39% To 85,979
Published September 4, 2025 U.S.-based employers announced 85,979 job cuts in August, up 39% from the 62,075 announced in July. It is up 13% from the 75,891 announced in the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. August's total was the highest for the month since 2020 when 115,762 job cuts were recorded. After 2020, it is the highest August total since the thick of the Great Re ...
Go to discussionHouse Republicans approve new panel to 'uncover all the facts' of January 6 attack
Wed 3 Sep 2025 18.06 EDT First published on Wed 3 Sep 2025 18.02 EDT House Republicans have voted to establish a new subcommittee to reinvestigate the January 6 attack, a move that comes as Donald Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the most violent incident in US Capitol history. Language to set up the Republican-led subcommittee was folded into a larger rule that passed along party lines. The new subcommittee follows Republican claims that the previous Democratic-led committee was bia ...
Go to discussionPowerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner
Updated 1:28 AM CDT, September 4, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday. The numbers selected were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22. Since May 31, there have been 41 straight drawings without a big winner. The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history. ...
Go to discussionTrump plans to ask Supreme Court to toss E. Jean Carroll's $5 million abuse and defamation verdict
Updated 3:41 PM EDT, September 3, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will soon ask the Supreme Court to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her, his lawyers said in a recent court filing. Trump’s lawyers previewed the move as they asked the high court to extend its deadline for challenging the $5 million verdict from Sept. 10 to Nov. 11. The president “intends t ...
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