Politics
Trump imposes universal 50% tariff on copper imports, White House says
Copper pipes are displayed in a home rebuilding store on July 9, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed on order imposing a universal 50% tariff on copper imports, the latest metal he has targeted with a steep import tax. The new, higher copper tariffs go […]
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U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge targeted by Trump over Bolsonaro case
The Minister of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexandre de Moraes, participates in the plenary session of the Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil on Feb. 20, 2025, after the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) indicts the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a coup d’etat in 2023. Ton Molina | Nurphoto | Getty Images […]
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Bessent says ‘not to panic’ over tariff rate surges on Aug. 1
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall | TT | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday urged corporate America, investors and U.S. trade partners “not to panic” if tariff […]
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Senate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ) holds a press conference following the weekly caucus lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A group of Senate Democrats on Wednesday cited an obscure law to ask the Justice Department to hand over criminal investigative files related to […]
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Trump announces 25% tariff on India plus ‘penalty’ for trade with Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that India will pay a tariff of 25% beginning […]
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Trump says Friday tariff deadline ‘will not be extended’
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures before boarding Air Force One as he returns to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump said that he will not extend Friday’s deadline for his “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries to restart. “THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE IS THE AUGUST […]
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DOJ urges release of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury info in new filings
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell listens to her sentencing from Judge Alison Nathan in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters The Department of Justice in late-night court filings on Tuesday gave federal judges additional information as part of its efforts to get grand jury proceedings related […]
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Bessent to American businesses: ‘Not the end of the world’ if April 2 tariffs kick in
Top Trump administration officials insist that the Aug. 1 deadline is not changing, even as dozens of countries’ trade negotiations are unresolved. Source
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Trump says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago spa
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, walks after the hearing in the criminal case against Epstein, at Federal Court in New York, August 27, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from the spa of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Trump said that […]
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Trump EPA seeks to repeal finding that carbon dioxide emissions threaten public health
Smoke stacks from the Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station are seen on June 12, 2025 in Maysville, Kentucky. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. “This has been […]
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