Politics
Trump downplays tariff deals as U.S. trade talks falter
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters “The Art of the Deal” author President Donald Trump said in a surprising comment Tuesday that the United States does not need to “sign […]
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Trump nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor opposed by key Republican
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A key Republican senator on Tuesday said he would not support the controversial nomination of Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the […]
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Trump belittles Canada before Carney meeting: ‘We don’t need ANYTHING they have’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply questioned the United States’ trade relationship with Canada just minutes before he was scheduled to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. Trump said on Truth Social that he was looking forward to meeting and working with Carney, but that he “cannot understand” why the U.S. […]
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UK and India strike a trade deal amid U.S.-led tariff tensions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as he attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is attending his first G20 Summit since […]
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Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding
A man walks through Killian Court at MIT in Cambridge. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Major U.S. universities have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to academic institutions by the National Science Foundation. The lawsuit was filed late on Monday in federal court in […]
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Germany’s Merz elected chancellor in second parliamentary vote after unexpected setback
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and designated chancellor Friedrich Merz looks on during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on May 6, 2025 before a vote to elect the country’s next chancellor. Tobias Schwarz | Afp | Getty Images Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany’s chancellor in […]
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Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified
Demonstrators gather to protest on Presidents’ Day for the NC Supreme Court race in which Judge Griffin attempted to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Charlotte NC, United States on February 17, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, […]
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U.S. commodities regulator seeks to drop appeal of Kalshi election bets offers
The Kalshi app arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday moved to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that had allowed commodities exchange KalshiEx to take bets on the outcome of U.S. political […]
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Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas
Two men sit under a sign of Credit Suisse displayed on a building in Lugano, on June 9, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Credit Suisse Services AG will pay about $511 million to settle a criminal case for having conspired with American taxpayers to hide more than $4 billion in at least […]
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Messaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The messaging app that President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor was seen using during a Cabinet meeting last week is temporarily suspending […]
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