Politics
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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UK plans to recognize Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes action
Britain said on Tuesday it would recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas. The warning came after a hunger monitor said a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding and immediate action is needed to avoid widespread death. Palestinian […]
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Trump approval needed to extend U.S.-China tariff pause, negotiators say
A potential extension of a tariff pause between the United States and China will not be agreed to until President Donald Trump signs off on the plan, U.S. negotiators said Tuesday. Trump “has final say on all the trade deals” and the pending tariff truce, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. The remarks […]
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Trump’s trade deals for ‘the world’ will be ‘done by Friday,’ but China will take longer: Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick insisted Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s upcoming Friday deadline to impose major tariffs on a slew of trading partners won’t be delayed any further. But trade negotiations with China — the latest round of which are currently taking place in Stockholm, Sweden — are progressing on a separate timeline, Lutnick noted […]
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Police officer, civilian shot inside midtown Manhattan office building: Sources
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are seen as they respond to an incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images A police officer and one other person were shot at an office skyscraper in midtown Manhattan Monday evening, according to law […]
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Trade court won’t reinstate tariff exemption on low-value ‘de minimis’ shipments, for now
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) hold a bilateral meeting at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal trade court on Monday declined, for now, to block President Donald Trump’s decision to end a longstanding tariff exemption for low-value […]
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