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While Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Gen-Z-aged software programmers are firing federal employees (including veterans ), a computer code appears to have been responsible for the laying off of 30 medical-related employees, including more than 10 laboratory leaders, at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). NINDS’ office of Human Resources scrambled to quickly re-hire the wrongly fired staff this week after a coding error mislabeled employees with incorrect position codes. “NIH leadership has informed us that the individuals below should be contacted ASAP and told immediately return to work,” the HR email stated. Among reinstated employees are three senior scientists and staff in the Office of Research Training and Career Development, as well as people in the Office of the Scientific Director and facilities. One of the employees also included Richard Youle , who claimed a 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences after showing how clearing o...

This week, President Donald Trump rolled out double-digit tariffs on every country, with additional tariffs on other trade partners affecting virtually all imported goods. And even though financial markets are currently reeling, Trump said he's not worried. “I think it’s going very well,” the president said of the stock market Thursday before leaving the White House for his Florida golf resort. “We have an operation, like when a patient gets operated on and it’s a big thing. I said this would exactly be the way it is.” But now, one of Trump's biggest supporters in the U.S. Senate is expressing hesitancy about the president's casual attitude toward the dip in financial markets in response to his tariff announcement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) told CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns on Thursday that he was "concerned" about the blowback from the new trade duties, and that the stock market was likewise "very concerned." READ MORE: 'Utter madness...

Shortly after President Donald Trump issued Wednesday’s announcement of new tariffs, four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to extend a lopsided bipartisan rebuke to his trade policy. The Senate adopted a resolution by a 51 to 48 vote to block his proposed tariffs on imports from Canada, a longtime US ally. Now, former Vice President Mike Pence is further infuriating Trump supporters by calling out his new tariffs as “a tax.” Pence cited a statement from his Advancing American Freedom Foundation describing the tariffs as “the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history,” capable of spoiling “America’s golden age before it begins.” “The Trump Tariff Tax will cost American families more than $3,500 per year,” Pence's foundation claimed, adding, “The median American family earns about 101,000 a year. A new $3,500 tax would easily erase three years’ worth of pay raises for most families." READ MORE: 'Cracks are starting to form': 4 GOP senators join Dems to deal hu...

Several Senate Republicans have broken from the rest of their conference on a major vote that could limit some of President Donald Trump's authority over trade. In a Wednesday post to Bluesky , Aaron Fritschner — the deputy chief of staff for Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) — announced that a resolution by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) narrowly passed the Senate on a 51-48 vote. That resolution would end the state of emergency Trump declared to justify his tariffs imposed on imported goods from Canada. In addition to all 47 Democrats, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) also voted yes. "Big news: on a bipartisan basis the Senate just voted to reject Trump's tariffs on Canada," Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote on his Bluesky account . "The House has to vote on it next, where it's less likely to pass, but the cracks are starting to form. Trump is losing support from Republicans on his costly trade war."...

President Donald Trump's newly announced tariffs are already causing a strong reaction among American car dealerships, who warn that their new import duties are about to translate to higher prices for buyers. David Auto Group President David Kelleher told CNN on Wednesday that monthly car payments could easily bounce almost $200 a month for buyers under Trump’s new tariffs on imports. “That car could go from $30,000, ostensibly to 37,500, and it's that quick, and that kind of change in a price moves that payment $175 a month,” Kelleher told CNN reporter Danny Freeman. “Our customers, they're middle-class people. They just can't afford that kind of bump.” READ MORE: 'Freak the world out': Pollster warns Trump tariffs will cause 'explosion on Wall Street' Freeman told anchor Jake Tapper that customers are already making split decisions on car purchases, whether or not they’re fully committed to the purchase. “We met someone named Rosa Scott earlie...

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would be imposing broad new tariffs, referring to April 2 as "Liberation Day" for American companies. But financial markets are so far reacting with shock. Trump declared a state of emergency in order to put in place 10% across-the-board tariffs on all imported products, in addition to targeted tariffs on specific countries in Asia and Europe. CNBC reported that Trump's 46% tariff on goods imported from Vietnam is specifically wreaking havoc on the apparel sector. The furniture and toy sectors are also being impacted by the new trade duties. And while Trump made his Rose Garden announcement at 4 PM — after markets closed — after-hours trading immediately plummeted . Stocks for major importers like Nike and General Motors dropped by 6% and 3% respectively, according to CNBC. Major tech stocks like Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla all saw declines in after-hours trading as well. Investors and financi...