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Trump to announce $12 billion aid package for farmers caught up in trade war
Corn and soybean farmer Don Swanson prepares to harvest his corn crop as he and other Iowa farmers struggle with the effects of weather and ongoing tariffs resulting from the trade war between the U.S. and China that continue to affect agricultural business, in Eldon, Iowa, on Oct. 4, 2019. Kia Johnson | Reuters President […]
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Supreme Court conservatives poised to back Trump in FTC firing case
People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they will uphold the legality of Donald Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commission member and give a historic boost to presidential power while also imperiling a 90-year-old legal precedent. […]
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Trump says Netflix, Warner Bros. deal ‘could be a problem’; he’ll be involved in approving
U.S. President Donald Trump poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday night about Netflix‘s proposed acquisition of parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying […]
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Trump says Zelenskyy ‘hasn’t read U.S. peace proposal’ as tensions mount
(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump stand for a family photo with other European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Tensions are mounting once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]
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Hong Kong election turnout near record low amid anger over deadly fire
Election Committee Constituency candidates celebrate on stage after winning the Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 8, 2025. Leung Man Hei | Afp | Getty Images Hong Kong’s election on Sunday saw a near-record-low turnout after the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years prompted anger against its China-backed authorities, but voter participation […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media outside the White House on Nov. 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump’s economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a soybean […]
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Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the […]
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Ukraine peace deal is really close, U.S. envoy Kellogg says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, in Washington D.C. on August 18, 2025. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was “really close” and now depended on resolving two […]
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Trump administration waives $11 million fine for Southwest Airlines’ 2022 holiday meltdown
A Southwest plane and baggage carts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration said it will forgive the last $11 million of a civil fine against Southwest Airlines that stems from the carrier’s 2022 holiday meltdown that […]
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‘Terrifying’: Why U.S. senator in top intel post wants more spying on Chinese companies
Go back a decade and most Americans had never heard of Huawei. Today, the Chinese telecom giant is a symbol of how quickly China can dominate a strategic technology sector and in the process create new national security and market threats for U.S. government and industry. Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat […]
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