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Stories to Amplify — May 7, 2025

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🧨 Trump’s Struggling Economy

  • US trade deficit hits record high as companies front-load pharmaceuticals (Wall Street Journal).

  • US stocks sink again as more companies detail damage they’re taking because of Trump’s trade war (Associated Press).

  • Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore (Washington Post).

✈️ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: Aviation Safety

  • 2 United Airlines jets clip wings at San Francisco Airport (New York Times).

  • FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control (Washington Post).

  • Trump administration abruptly removes vice chair of the NTSB (Washington Post).

🌎 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: National Security

  • US orders intelligence agencies to step up spying on Greenland (Wall Street Journal).

  • Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier (CNN).

🏛️ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump Administration plans to send migrants to Libya on a military flight (New York Times).

  • Trump team urged Ukraine to take US deportees amid war, documents show (Washington Post).

📊 Public Opinion And Public Backlash

  • Trump approval rating lags in new Michigan poll: What Michiganders had to say (Detroit Free Press).

  • A majority of voters now say it’s Trump’s economy, blame shifting from Biden (Morning Consult).