Breaking News: Politics
Trump says he cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein because ‘he stole people who worked for me’
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he threw his longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club and cut ties with […]
Read More
Trump: Global baseline tariff will likely be 15% to 20%
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will likely implement a blanket tariff between 15 and 20% on imports to the United States from countries that have not negotiated separate trade agreements. “For the world, I would say it’ll be somewhere in the 15 to 20% range … I just want to be nice,” Trump […]
Read More
Trump trade rep sets low bar for China trade talks, no ‘enormous breakthrough’ expected
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Monday that China’s willingness to hold trade talks with the United States this week is a “good sign,” but he is not expecting any “enormous breakthrough.” “I don’t expect some kind of enormous breakthrough today, what I expect is continued monitoring and checking in on the implementation of our […]
Read More
Trump says he will reduce Russia’s 50-day deadline for peace deal with Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain. Christopher Furlong | Via Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday he is reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to either reach a […]
Read More
European stocks that are likely to be winners and losers of the U.S.-EU trade agreement
European automakers and pharmaceutical companies are emerging as the immediate winners in the aftermath of the U.S.-EU trade deal agreed on Sunday. The new accord removes the overhang of more punitive tariffs, providing a relief rally to stocks in the sector. Under the agreement, details of which have not yet been revealed, exports from the […]
Read More
Massie warns blocking Epstein vote in the House could be political liability for GOP in midterms
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday criticized the push to force a vote in the U.S. House on releasing more federal files pertaining to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “reckless,” while […]
Read More
U.S. and China to resume tariff talks on Monday in effort to extend truce
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via […]
Read More
Lutnick: U.S. to release result of probe into chip imports in two weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration will announce the results of a national security probe into imports […]
Read More
Lutnick: Trump wants ‘good enough’ EU trade offer — but what that means is unclear
Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce speaks during the Pennsylvania Energy And Innovation Summit 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the European Union should agree to open its markets for U.S. exports to convince President Donald Trump to […]
Read More
‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms
Fast Money ‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms Published Sun, Jul 27 202511:00 AM EDT Alexa LoMonaco Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
Read More