When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as analysis and reaction.

On the Senate floor today, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) got into a debate with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) over the impacts of tariffs on small businesses. Markey delivered scathing remarks lambasting Donald Trump for firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner all because the recent jobs report data made him look bad.

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The US President Donald Trump shares why he's reconsidering granting Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs a pardon for the sex crimes he was found guilty of.

Let’s rewind. Once upon a time, Diddy and Trump were legit friends. Like, vacation-together, dine-with-Melania, invite-to-the-suite type of friends. Diddy and his late partner Kim Porter were even known to be part of the Trump social circle. Yes, girl — that tight.

The president also announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, as he continued his drive to remake how global trade operates.