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Happy Friday! In today’s edition, the director of “Meet The Press” Christine Wilker is digging in a week of customs tariffs, and Trump administration officials warning of economic pain-and how voters can respond. In addition, Saahil Kapur explains the reason for the appearance of Medicaid as a major adherent point in Republican budget plans.
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How will the voters react to Trump’s transformations and manage the definitions?
Written by Christine Wilker
It was a volatile week for President Donald Trump’s economic and commercial policies, with shifts and transformation of definitions dominating the main headlines – and asking new questions about how the voters react.
Trump knows very well that the economy and concerns about high prices helped to push him to the Oval Office.
This is what he told me in December: “I won the border, and I won on groceries. …
But there are already some signs that Americans are concerned that Trump does not give priority to this issue. The CBS News/Yougov poll, which was released earlier this week, found that 80 % of Americans believe that inflation should be a high priority for management, but only 29 % say Trump gives priority to this issue “a lot”.
The Trump administration has admitted that there may be some economic pain.
In his speech to Congress this week, Trump indicated that “there will be a little turmoil” when customs duties become valid. Treasury Secretary Scott Payette told CNBC this morning that there will be a “period of detoxification” where the economy adapts to the lowest government spending. “There will be a short period of time as there will be some high prices on some products.”
My colleague, Peter Alexander Trump, asked earlier today about the period when the Americans should expect that things would cost more. “There can be some disturbances, a little disorder,” the president partially said. Trump also admitted that there may be more upcoming introductory transformations, noting that “there will always be changes and modifications.”
So how long will voters give Trump to reduce prices? How can it interact if the prices already rise?
We will delve into the following steps for the Trump’s economic schedule and more in the “Press Interview” this Sunday, with Lootnick and Senator Elisa Sluttin, De Mitch.
The latest in the economy:
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The United States added 151,000 jobs in February, after it outperformed expectations as employers continued in a group of industries in appointment, while the federal government reduced its power operating by 10,000.
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S&P 500 has regained some land on Friday, but the index is still publishing its worst week in several months as SALVO of commercial policy procedures not investors, according to CNBC reports.
What do you know from Trump’s presidency today?
Regardless of the customs tariff, another day was crowded in the White House, as Trump conducted news about issues ranging from foreign policy to education.
Here are breakdowns:
✉ Postpartum: What does the future hold for Medicaid?
Thanks to everyone who sent us via email with questions this week! Many of you wrote to ask about the future of Medicaid, as the Republicans consider a budget proposal to pay the Trump agenda.
Below is the supreme national political correspondence, Sahil Kapoor, to explain the reason for the emergence of the program as a major axis and can be on the cutting block:
Medicaid quickly became one of the largest Flash Points Trump. The simple reason is that the Republicans agreed to a budget plan that requires major discounts for the program in order to achieve their goals. Do not take my words for that. This is according to the non -partisan Congress budget office.
Mathematics simple: The Republican Budget for the House of Representatives to pay the Trump agenda requires the Energy and Trade Committee to reduce spending by $ 880 billion. But when you put Medicare and Medicaid aspect, the total full jurisdiction of the committee was $ 581 billion. The Republican Party is a deep caution to cut medical care, given politics with the elderly voters, but Medicaid has been at the intersection of the party for years. It is less sacred for them. In fact, the Republican lawmakers have publicly told us that they wanted to include discounts in the spending on the budget of the Grand Party.
Now, here it has become more interesting. Republicans, including spokesman Mike Johnson, say they want to eradicate fraud and waste in the program. But there is no reason to believe that they can find hundreds of billions of dollars in the Medicaid fraud. Nobody can cite the evidence for this, including the spokesman’s office when she asked them to show mathematics. If the Republican Party wants to achieve its goals, they will have to take measures that risk a political link.
Another option: they can loosen the white science on the goal of reducing the deficit and rewriting the budget. But in the majority of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, this number was the product of the concessions that were made to conservative calling persons who demanded discounts in severe spending as the price of their vote.
The bottom line: There is no easy way to go out here, and the future of a fog MEDICAID at the present time.
🗞 The best stories today
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👀 Closing Democrats bombed a Stopgap bill, which has not yet been released, that the Republicans were planning to bring it to the next land to avoid the closure of the government. Mike Johnson spokesman believes that he is able to pass it in the House of Representatives with the votes of the Republican Party only. Read more →
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➡ Adams Case Fallout: Two federal prosecutors were placed in the southern province in New York who worked in the case against the mayor of New York City Eric Adams on Friday vacation and accompanied by federal law enforcement officials. Read more →
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⚖ A different type of campaign: Two Trump’s allies fired bids for leadership roles with the DC Bar Association, an effort under the radar that would give them more control over the influential legal group. Read more →
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🌎 The world of Maga also turns: Thom Tillis, RN.C, criticized a conservative political consultant with close relations with Trump’s orbit, who asked whether he could win his re -election next year. Read more →
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California Dream: Former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide whether to run for the California ruler at the end of the summer, according to a source familiar with her planning. Read more →
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🗳 2028 hours: California Governor Gavin New Roosom’s comments are “very unfair” for sexually transformed athletes competing in women’s sport reopened within the Democratic Party, Politico said. Read more →
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