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Trump says U.S. and India reached trade deal, will lower tariffs immediately
The U.S. and India have reached a trade deal and will immediately move to lower tariffs on each other’s goods, President Donald Trump announced Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also agreed to buy American products “at a much higher level” as part of the agreement, Trump said in a Truth Social post following a call […]
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United Arab Emirates’ ‘Spy Sheikh’ bought secret stake in Trump crypto company: WSJ
UAE National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on March 18, 2025. Courtesy: Donald J. Trump | Via Truth Social A government official and top royal from the United Arab Emirates purchased a $500 million stake in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture last […]
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U.S. special envoy for Iraq Mark Savaya no longer in the post, sources say
Tom Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, waits to enter the General Assembly Hall to attend Trump’s address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Mark Savaya, named by U.S. President Donald Trump as special envoy for Iraq in October, […]
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Epstein files: Ro Khanna says DOJ’s latest release is ‘not good enough’
Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, said the Department of Justice’s latest release of records related to its investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “is not good enough.” […]
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Iran warns of regional conflict if U.S. attacks, designates EU armies ‘terrorists’
Two armed members of Iran’s police special forces stand behind a country flag placed on an armored military vehicle during a pro-Government rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, stoking the […]
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Speaker Johnson: ‘Confident’ government shutdown will end by Tuesday
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during the annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 23, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he believes he has the votes to end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday, with the House set to take up a Senate-approved spending […]
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Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for U.S. House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. […]
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Political risk: How Trump 2.0 is affecting investment in U.S. assets
Heightened political risk might become the backdrop for U.S. stocks for the foreseeable future. January saw the U.S. attack Venezuela and President Donald Trump attempt to annex Greenland , threatening new tariffs on eight European allies. By the end of the month, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group was sailing toward Iran after Trump signaled […]
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French tech company Capgemini to sell U.S. unit linked to ICE
French IT company Capgemini will sell its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions, it said on Sunday, after coming under pressure to explain a contract the latter signed with U.S immigration enforcement agency ICE. French lawmakers, including Finance Minister Roland Lescure, had asked the company to shed light on the contract amid concern over the tactics […]
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Trump says India will buy oil from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, helping to replace some of the Russian oil that the world’s third-biggest oil importer buys. “We’ve already made that deal, the concept of the deal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled to his vacation home in Florida from Washington. […]
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