Top Story
Last updated 2025-04-03 02:45:23
Current Status: Trump slaps at least 10% tariffs on almost all imports in ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’: ‘Half of what they are charging us’

Trump slaps at least 10% tariffs on almost all imports in ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’: ‘Half of what they are charging us’

President Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday to impose his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs on all imports — with a new 10% baseline rate and harsher levies on dozens of oth…

   nypost.com  2025-04-02 20:57:35

👋 Whoa! WTF is this?

Current Status is the consensus view of the current top U.S. political stories from a cross-section of the news media ecosystem.

There are three components that determine the Current Status: First, there is an editorially-responsible algorithm that considers the signals news editors send about a story's news value. Second, there's a human-in-the-loop curating the list and providing oversight to ensure that the Current Status is a fair and accurate representation of the day's essential political stories. And third, Current Status is biased toward recent, highly-cited stories, with an emphasis on depth and accuracy. The stars are a reflection of a story's current relative news value.

This is what the political web is talking about right now.

–Matt

Let me email you this
I'll never share your email with anyone.

Current Status: Prosecutors drop charge against man who Rep. Nancy Mace accused of assaulting her at the Capitol Prosecutors drop charge against man who Rep. Nancy Mace accused of assaulting her at the Capitol – The South Carolina congresswoman had claimed on social media that she was “physically accosted” by “a pro-tr*ns man.”

   nbcnews.com 2025-04-03 02:29:47

Current Status: Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins – The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.

   wired.com 2025-04-02 23:39:25

Current Status: Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit – The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic display ahead of a visit to the school by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…

   military.com 2025-04-02 22:41:52

Current Status: Dow futures tumble 1,000 points on fear Trump's tariffs will spark trade war: Live updates Dow futures tumble 1,000 points on fear Trump's tariffs will spark trade war: Live updates – Wednesday saw further volatility roil markets as tensions ran high ahead of Trump's announcement, but stocks ultimately ended the session in the green.

   cnbc.com 2025-04-02 20:42:52

Current Status: Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs on All Imports: Live Updates Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs on All Imports: Live Updates – A 10 percent tariff will apply to all countries, but trading partners like China, Japan and Europe will face rates two and three times as high.

   nytimes.com 2025-04-02 18:05:16

Current Status: Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback – Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump.

   huffpost.com 2025-04-02 13:21:30

Current Status: Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support – A measure to cancel some Canadian tariffs is all but certain to stall in the House. But with a handful of Republicans in favor, the vote sent a signal of opposition to the levies.

   nytimes.com 2025-04-02 12:00:42

Current Status: Interactive Election Map Interactive Election Map – A 2020 presidential election map based on the consensus of the most respected forecasts and polling. Click on the states to make your own forecast.

   electoralvotemap.com 2018-11-28 06:37:14

Current Status: Investors flee U.S. stocks as markets react sharply to Trump's tariff plan Investors flee U.S. stocks as markets react sharply to Trump's tariff plan – Initial market indications early Wednesday evening were that many investors had expected Trump’s tariffs to be far less expansive.

  nbcnews.com 2025-04-03 00:14:16

Current Status: Answering your questions about President Trump's vast new tariffs Answering your questions about President Trump's vast new tariffs – After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and…

  apnews.com 2025-04-02 22:42:00

Current Status: GOP senator tells HHS employee ‘you probably deserved it’ after being laid off | CNN Politics GOP senator tells HHS employee ‘you probably deserved it’ after being laid off | CNN Politics – Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) told Mack Schroeder, a fired Department of Health and Human Services worker, that he “probably deserved it.” Mack Schroder joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar to…

  cnn.com 2025-04-02 20:50:33

Current Status: Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote | CNN Politics Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote | CNN Politics – Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy.

  cnn.com 2025-04-02 18:59:25

Current Status: Drug Dealer Granted Clemency By Trump Arrested A Fourth Time For Allegedly Injuring A Child Drug Dealer Granted Clemency By Trump Arrested A Fourth Time For Allegedly Injuring A Child – Jonathan Braun, who reportedly had a connection to Jared Kushner, has now been arrested four times since the president commuted his sentence.

  huffpost.com 2025-04-02 18:37:05

Current Status: Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars – President Donald Trump has announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — including a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others.

  apnews.com 2025-04-02 04:01:52

Current Status: Here’s The Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday Here’s The Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday – Reciprocal tariffs the U.S. is imposing on other countries will range from a flat 10% rate to 50%, President Donald Trump announced.

  forbes.com 2025-04-02 00:00:00