Jim Puzzanghera
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@bostonglobe DC Bureau. Sox, Pats, B's and C's fan. Worked full-time in all 4 US time zones. Alum of @latimes, @mercnews, and others, starting @thedailynu.
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Joined August 2008
Trump falsely claims other countries pay his tariffs. US businesses and consumers will likely bear most of the costs.via @BostonGlobe.
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Tariffs are collected when foreign goods arrive at the border and amount to a back-door tax increase that one analysis estimates will cost the average US household $2,400 this year.
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Housing affordability is a major problem. Elizabeth Warren is helping lead a sweeping bipartisan effort to address it. via @BostonGlobe.
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The bill to increase the supply of houses and apartments unanimously passed a Senate committee Tuesday.
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In Roswell, it’s not Epstein — it’s the UFO files Trump promised via @BostonGlobe.
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The southeast city in New Mexico has had a mystique since an incident involving a "flying disc" 78 years ago. Many residents were expecting Trump to release more information on extraterrestrial life.
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At least 3 times, Trump boasted of a survey of him and 70 economists in which he was one of only two to correctly predict an economic boom with no inflation right now. That's not the state of the economy. And the WH has been unable to produce the survey.
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Despite his assertions, inflation has begun rising as the impact of high tariffs starts kicking in.
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Trump says he’s ‘solved the inflation problem.’ The economic data tell a different story.
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Despite his assertions, inflation has begun rising as the impact of high tariffs starts kicking in.
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New: .Senator Bernie Sanders calls for Red Sox and Aramark to ‘immediately bargain in good faith’ with unionized Fenway Park workers via @BostonGlobe.
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Concession employees overwhelmingly voted last month to authorize a strike after months of stalled negotiations over wages and the use of automation, such as self-checkout machines.
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Trump has publicly derided Powell — but hasn’t had a reason to fire him. A $2.5 billion Fed renovation could change that.
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“The White House is looking for any possible way to discredit Jerome Powell right now," a Trump economic adviser said.
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‘We can’t eat 30% of the cost.’ Price hikes from Trump’s tariffs are coming for back-to-school and holiday shopping. via @BostonGlobe.
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Consumers are starting to face the impact of President Trump's tariffs as business owners wrestle with how much to raise prices or hold off on inventory.
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RT @joegarofoli: "This isn’t the first time Cruz has been a douche during a natural disaster.".Ted Cruz, first in line to politicize traged….
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Ted Cruz had no problem playing “partisan games” when he and other Republican legislators threatened to withhold federal disaster relief aid in the wake of the California wildfires.
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From Christopher Columbus to Alex Trebek, Trump is spending millions on statues of ‘American heroes’ while slashing arts funding via @BostonGlobe.
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The National Garden of American Heroes, an idea Trump first proposed in 2020, is supposed to open at an unnamed location in time for the nation's 250th birthday next year but might not make that...
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Warren backs 'progressive champion' Markey for reelection via @BostonGlobe.
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Warren called Markey "my partner, my friend, and a real force in Washington" in endorsing him for reelection on Wednesday. Markey faces voters next year.
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Stephen Lynch loses House Oversight race to younger lawmaker via @BostonGlobe.
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The veteran South Boston Democrat pitched his experience, but lost to a two-term lawmaker as the party looks for its footing in the Trump era.
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Are the debt limit’s days numbered? Trump and Warren hope so. via @BostonGlobe.
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An unusual political alliance is trying to take averting an economically devastating government default off Congress’s plate for good.
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‘Let’s celebrate his birthday, too’: Trump marches military into uncharted territory with Washington parade via @BostonGlobe.
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In the span of one week, Trump has taken a trio of highly controversial steps that pose an unprecedented test for the longstanding boundary between the US military and partisan politics.
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“He does not like our politics. But you know what? That’s OK. Because clearly based on the election, California does not like . the narcissistic personality of Donald Trump, and we clearly do not like his policies,” said CA Rep. Jimmy Panetta,
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With its progressive policies, highly diverse population, and total Democratic control, California is the polar opposite of Trump’s Make America Great Again vision.
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How the big, complicated bill could create headaches next tax season
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Experts said the addition of numerous tax breaks provides new ways for people to try to game the system while making it more difficult for everyday Americans to file their returns.
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From new Globe poll: Even in New Hampshire, where Trump has been more competitive across three elections, his ratings were far underwater: Just 35 percent said they approve of what he’s done, compared to 64 percent who said they disapprove.
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The survey painted a bleak, if unsurprising, portrait from a slice of New England that largely rejected President Trump at the ballot box last November.
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From the weekend, a look at the Vermont women's cycling gear company that was one of the plaintiffs in the Trump tariff case. “To have the best chance of survival was to join up here,” the company's president said. via @BostonGlobe.
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Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington joined four other US businesses in a lawsuit challenging the tariffs that won a unanimous victory in its first round in court on Wednesday.
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RT @TalKopan: As the Trump administration goes all in against Harvard, meet its lobbyist: A former lobbyist for the Trump Organization, pro….
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With its unparalleled resources, Harvard is likely positioned better than any other university to fund a multi-pronged defense against President Trump.
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Facing an ‘existential threat,’ this Vermont company decided to fight back against Trump’s tariffs via @BostonGlobe.
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Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington joined four other US businesses in a lawsuit challenging the tariffs that won a unanimous victory in its first round in court on Wednesday.
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