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US embassies to contractors worldwide: Cancel any diversity programs or risk going unpaid

By James Frater and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — US embassies have sent letters to contractors in their host countries demanding they certify that they do not run any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that violate President Donald Trump’s executive order against race- and sex-based preferences. All contractors of the US Department of

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President Donald Trump’s fast-moving policy actions are expected to ripple through the private sector

Job opportunities are shrinking and layoffs in the federal government just hit their highest level in four years

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US employers pulled back on their hiring plans last month, while layoffs in the federal government spiked to their highest level in more than four years, new labor market data showed Tuesday. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data provided some glimpses of how President Donald Trump’s

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Consumer spending powers more than two-thirds of US economic activity.

The American consumer is on the ropes. Tariffs — and anxiety — could deliver the knockout blow

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — America’s economic engine is running a little rough these days. Consumer confidence is cratering, debt burdens are growing, people are worrying more about their jobs and they’re pulling back on some spending out of caution. Still, while the overall fundamentals that prop up the consumer remain solid, the risks

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Hooters files for bankruptcy

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said it isn’t going anywhere. In the bankruptcy process, the company plans to sell all of its

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President Donald Trump seen here on the South Lawn of the White House promoted April 2 as “Liberation Day” in America

Trump is now planning a splashy ‘Liberation Day’ announcement. What he’ll say is still up in the air

CNN By David Goldman and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has promoted April 2 as “Liberation Day” in America, when a number of massive tariffs will be announced to fulfill the administration’s ambitious economic agenda. The plan has largely remained a mystery, however, as Trump and his administration have floated

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Trump is now planning a splashy ‘Liberation Day’ announcement. What he’ll say is still up in the air

By David Goldman and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has promoted April 2 as “Liberation Day” in America, when a number of massive tariffs will be announced to fulfill the administration’s ambitious economic agenda. The plan has largely remained a mystery, however, as Trump and his administration have floated a

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White House Correspondents Association says Trump administration is trying to pressure reporters

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association says the Trump administration should abandon its “wrong-headed effort” to take control of the press briefing room seating chart. In a memo to its nearly 900 members on Monday, the association charged the White House with trying to “exert pressure on journalists over coverage

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‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Federal funding cuts have thrown local food systems in Wisconsin — and across the US — into chaos. This month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is terminating 2025 funding for two pandemic-era initiatives: the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools (LFS) programs.

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