economic policy correspondent at the new york times. tips? signal: tonyromm.62
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tony romm retweeted
Jun 3
Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning:
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Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose.’ New, with @grynbaum
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NEW: Tariff refunds are kinda a mess. TLDR: The Trump admin wants some importers to file individual lawsuits to get back money (totaling billions). And the feds are trying to shield the top customs official from having to testify. More to come today. nytimes.com/2026/06/03/busin…
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New: The Trump admin said it intends to appeal an April court order that requires it to refund all of the tariffs collected under the slate of duties declared illegal by the Supreme Court. In short, the gov has said it can't/won't do this for all of the tariffs automatically.
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NEW: The White House seeks to subject billions in govt grants to a new political test. In newly proposed rules, it would restrict federal money -- beyond research -- to causes that advance Trump's agenda and to programs/groups/etc that share his values nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/po…
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New: A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. customs chief to appear in court and answer questions over the Trump admin's handling of tariff refunds, as concerns mount that it is not complying w/ an order requiring the refund of $166 billion nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/po…
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super important story from @ReisThebault in Marana, Ariz., the site of two of the most contentious and consequential issues of our time — new data centers and immigration detention facilities nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/po…
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Today, VP Vance hosted state AGs to talk about the WH fraud crackdown, during which he called for both parties to collaborate. Except, some Dem AGs are now telling us they were a) invited late to the WH meeting and b) officials that did try to attend were ultimately turned away
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tony romm retweeted
May 21
Sulzberger also spoke in detail about the new ownership and management at CBS News, which has "already altered programming, personnel and policies in ways that more closely align with the administration's preferences."
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tony romm retweeted
May 21
Several of his peers, said Sulzberger, said that this fight was "worth letting go" and that "they feared sticking their necks out would invite retaliation." Here is a fuller breakdown:
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tony romm retweeted
May 22
NEW: As Warsh gets sworn in as Fed chair today, the case for cuts has evaporated. Fed officials have embraced the possibility of hikes, sending Treasury yields higher.
Pushing for cuts against this backdrop would not only isolate Warsh from his new colleagues but also risk higher, not lower, long rates.
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Trump says he will not sign an order on AI today. Asked about it, he said it was "because I didn't like certain aspects of it," adding: "I postponed it... we're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead."
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Young people are facing terrible financial obstacles right now. Here's another great piece capturing their plight. And this is happening before AI has had a chance to take the biggest bite out of the job market. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/nyreg…
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tony romm retweeted
Scoop: More than 1 in 5 who enrolled in health insurance through HealthCare.gov during open enrollment and in the weeks immediately following were dropped from coverage for failing to pay premiums, a much higher attrition rate than last yr. notus.org/healthcare/aca-hea…
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tony romm retweeted
May 12
Trump's disapproval rating on the economy has hit a whopping 70% in the new @cnn poll.
It never even reached 50% in his first term.
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tony romm retweeted
May 12
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in April and were up 3.8 percent from a year earlier -- the fastest year-over-year price growth since May 2023. "Core" prices, excluding food and energy, were up 0.4 percent month/month and 2.8 percent year/year.
Data: bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0…
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