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What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy?

Even more than the stock market, finance experts say, the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump into pausing his country-by-country tariffs. But why? Here are four questions and answers to explain what the bond market is and why it’s so important.
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Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation

At the White House on April 14, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and several Trump administration officials misleadingly spoke about the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador. We fact-checked their statements.
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X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment

Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
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TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
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X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors

Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
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What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine

A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.
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