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Mar 2025
30m 18s

Why Trump Stalled on Auto Tariffs

Abc News
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After a meeting with automakers, the White House announces a 30-day delay on car tariffs with Mexico and Canada. The Supreme Court rules that the Trump administration must disburse $2 billion to USAID. And the man accused of facilitating the deadly Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan arrives in a Washington, D.C. courtroom. 

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