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President Trump has been in office for only 77 days (or thereabouts)
Top stories:
- US Supreme Court temporarily allows President Trump to continue with Venezuelan deportations.
- US military to take control of southern border; Trump to establish new military installation on Roosevelt Reservation, stretching from California to Texas.
- Federal judge strikes down long-standing “practice” in which houses of worship were sanctuaries for criminal, undocumented fugitives.
Inflation: expected to surge later this year, but most recent report --
Latest GDP 1Q25 estimate: - 2.4. GDPNow.
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Top Stories
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The First 100 Days
January 20, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Twelfth Week Of President Trump's Presidency
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The Top Stories
Most important story of the week:
- US equity market continues to be very volatile; in / near bear market status.
Top stories of the week:
- Trump tariffs:
- China - US tariffs probably at highest level -- at / near 130%
- rest of Trump's tariffs, with some exceptions, delayed for 90 days
- Trump puts Mexico on notice -- Mexico has been guilty for years not abiding by water treaty along the southern border.
Top international energy story:
Top national non-energy stories:
- Florida takes the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship — Gator Nation
- Trump administration: all folks in this country illegally must register with the federal government; courts agree;
- US House passes voting rights law: proof of citizenship required; those currently on voter rolls not affected
- US Senate confirms Trump-nominated Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; getting ready to confirm Trump-nominated Secretary, US Air Force
- Trump fires Commander, Space Command, for e-mail suggesting she's not on board with administration regarding Greenland
- Headquarters, Space Command, likely to move from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama
- California in dire financial straits; Medi-Cal way over budget; up to 50% of Medi-Cal funds come from federal government
- state of Maine defying Title IX, protecting women athletes; DOJ actively involved
- administration revokes visas for all Sudanese in US: affects ~ 100,000 non-citizen Sudanese
- administration ends temporary protection for Afghans and Cameroonians; affects ~ 10,000; on track for deportation over next two months;
- all illegal immigrants residing in US must register with US government; again, courts agree;
- Trump administration cancels social security numbers "illegally" given to non-citizens by Biden administration; the multi-stage plan has already wiped out more than 6,300 numbers given to migrants with criminal records, terrorist affiliations, or cancelled visas.
- Trump administration supposedly looking at federal oversight of Columbia University;
- administration continues to withhold millions of federal dollars for elite colleges over issue of mismanagement / failure of anti-Semitic efforts.
Top national energy story:
- Secretary Interior: oil and gas reserves estimate revised upward -- significantly
- massive solar farm in Texas panhandle meets another milestone -- one million solar panels installed; once complete will provide upwards of 600 MW of electricity
Focus on fracking: current link here. Generally updated late Sunday night.
Top North Dakota non-energy story:
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