will Trump blink when time is up on tariff pause? – The Irish Times

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Donald Trump at a White House cabinet yesterday reports say the US economy contracted 0.3% in Q1 of this year. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Our politics team's behind-the-scenes take on events of the day. Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday when the Dáil sits The 100 day mark has been and gone in US president Donald Trump’s second term (Taoiseach Michael Martin is not far behind in his second stint in the top job here) and what a tumultuous time it has been. However, it is another count of days that is exercising minds around the world – Trump’s 90-day pause...