Politics
U.S. Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump’s tax cuts
The U.S. Capitol building viewed through the bars of standard barricades in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early on Saturday that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and sharply reduce government spending. The vote, following […]
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China says ‘market has spoken’ after Trump tariffs spark global stocks rout
A man checks his phone next to an electronic board showing stocks on the Heng Seng Index in Hong Kong on April 3, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | Getty Images China’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said “the market has spoken” following the U.S. imposition of sweeping new tariffs and called for the White House […]
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Judge jails Trump clemency recipient Jonathan Braun after child assault arrest
The seal of the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC on March 21, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Friday ordered the jailing of convicted drug dealer and predatory lender Jonathan Braun, whose 10-year prison sentence was commuted in 2021 by President Donald Trump, after a […]
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Congress has power over tariffs, but stopping Trump isn’t likely as of now
President Donald J Trump addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen in the Capitol building’s House chamber on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump is on a tariff spree […]
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Trump tariff live updates: China punches back, sending U.S. markets tumbling
China tariffs slap back at Trump’s plan China’s President Xi Jinping attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 17, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters China’s finance ministry on Friday said it will impose a 34% tariff on all goods imported from the U.S. The China tariffs take effect on April 10. The […]
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What Trump says he’s trying to accomplish with tariffs
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden on April 2, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has cited a host of reasons to impose steep new tariffs on U.S. trading partners. Some of the justifications are […]
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Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
Russian billionaire , businessman Boris Rotenberg (L) listens to his wife Karina Rotenberg (R) during the awarding ceremony at the 2017 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi , Russia, April, 30, 2017. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration lifted economic sanctions on the wife of a close ally […]
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Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal app
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Pentagon’s internal watchdog opened an investigation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using the Signal messaging app to discuss pending […]
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Trump tariffs live updates: Markets shaken as global trade tensions escalate
Tariffs will raise the price of footwear, major trade group says Illuminated trademark of the American athletic footwear and apparel corporation Nike Inc. seen on its store window in Antwerp, Belgium. Karol Serewis | Lightrocket | Getty Images New tariffs will raise the price of shoes that Americans buy and lead to cheaper quality merchandise, […]
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Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing after former Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the mayoral race on March 03, 2025 in New York United States. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams will run for reelection as an independent, opting out of the Democratic primary just […]
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