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White House says Canada ‘caved’ to Trump over digital services tax
The White House claimed Monday that Canada “caved” to President Donald Trump by hastily rescinding its digital services tax after the president threatened to shut down trade negotiations between the two major trading partners. “It’s very simple: Prime Minister [Mark] Carney and Canada caved to President Trump and the United States of America,” press secretary […]
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Senate begins voting on dozens of amendment’s to Trump’s domestic spending bill
Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Senators on Monday began offering amendments to President Donald Trump’s megabill, following a weekend of tense negotiations to try to get the president’s second term domestic priorities through the upper chamber. The […]
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UK autos spared under U.S. tariff cut but steel still in question
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover car factory on April 7, 2025 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON – The U.K.-U.S. trade deal comes into play on Monday, giving a preferential tariff rate to British cars imported to America, while […]
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Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, as he arrives at the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada June 16, 2025. Stefan Rousseau | Via Reuters Canada has walked back on its digital services tax “in anticipation” of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States, […]
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Sen. Thom Tillis says he won’t seek re-election after opposing Trump megabill
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, N.C., will not run for re-election when his term is up, he announced Sunday, hours after he voted against advancing […]
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Trump says Mamdani must ‘do the right thing’ if elected mayor of New York City — or risk losing funding
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (not pictured) and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump said that Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani […]
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Op-ed: It’s time for U.S. to treat rare earth metals as instruments of geopolitical power. China already does
A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China. China Stringer Network | Reuters In April 2025, China imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and the permanent magnets derived from them — materials that form the foundation of modern life and modern warfare. […]
Read MoreTesla’s IPO was 15 years ago. The stock is up almost 300-fold since then
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company’s initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010. Brendan McDermid | Reuters At the time of Tesla’s IPO 15 years ago, the company had generated roughly $150 million in revenue in its lifetime. […]
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Trump calls for a deal on the Gaza war as signs of progress emerge
A general view of destruction in North Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, on May 17, 2025. Amir Cohen | Reuters TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting […]
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Trump slams Israel’s prosecutors over Netanyahu corruption trial
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at prosecutors in Israel over the corruption trial that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced, saying Washington, having […]
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