The Chinese flag flies in Tiananmen square, as seen from the Great Hall of the People where meetings of the National People’s Congress continued in Beijing on March 6, 2025.
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China on Wednesday said it would increase its reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods to 84% from 34% previously, amid a deepening trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Oct. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he might go to the Supreme Court next month to hear oral arguments for the major tariffs case […]
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Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks in front of TV camera at White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 7, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration could slash more than 10,000 federal jobs during the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought said Wednesday. “We […]
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown. The order came five days after the administration issued reduction-in-force notifications to more than 4,000 federal workers. “The activities that are being undertaken here are contrary to the laws,” San Francisco U.S. District Court Judge […]
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