Politics
U.S. and Australia sign critical minerals agreement with $8.5 billion project pipeline
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday signed an agreement on critical minerals that includes plans for projects worth a total of […]
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White House Economic Advisor Hassett says shutdown could end this week
Top White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Monday predicted that the government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week.” But if that does not happen, the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” to force Democrats to cooperate, Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The comments came deep into the third week of the […]
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X lawsuit vs. Apple and Open AI stays in Fort Worth, Texas; judge suggests they move there
A judge ordered that X and xAI’s lawsuit accusing Apple and OpenAI of trying to maintain monopolies in artificial intelligence markets must remain in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, despite “at best minimal connections” to that geographic area by any of the companies. Judge Mark Pittman, in a sharply ironic four-page order on Thursday, […]
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President […]
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Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production, in what […]
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Israel to keep border crossing closed as it trades accusations of ceasefire violation with Hamas
This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows an Israeli armoured personnel carriers driving along the separation barrier on August 20, 2025. Ahmad Gharabli | AFP | Getty Images The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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U.S. will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not pictured) over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and […]
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‘No Kings’ protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls ‘hate America’ rallies
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and it is expected […]
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Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse US tariff hike
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he expects to meet next week with Chinese […]
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Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-GOP Rep. George Santos
George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing […]
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