Donald J. Trump
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors weigh Fed comments, Israel-Iran ceasefire
Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, as well as fresh commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve. There is growing […]
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California ports see new wave of freight containers as ships try to beat China tariff hike
A truck passes by shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. Mark Ralston | Afp | Getty Images A new wave of ocean freight from China is beginning to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, an increased flow of shipping containers aiming to beat potential tariff increases. President Trump imposed […]
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Trump to Congress: ‘NO ONE GOES ON VACATION’ until spending bill passes
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025, to attend the NATO’s Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday ramped up his […]
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Trump judge nominee told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations: whistleblower
Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New […]
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Back-to-school spending persists despite economic pressure, consumer survey says
A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Families are not holding back on back-to-school spending this year, despite growing economic pressure, according to a new PwC consumer survey. […]
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House Speaker Johnson argues the War Powers Act is unconstitutional
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the US Capitol on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., argued Tuesday that the War Powers Act, a Nixon-era law limiting the president’s power to unilaterally wage war, is unconstitutional, […]
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Israel-Iran ceasefire: Live updates
Oil prices fall sharply after Trump says China can buy oil from Iran FILE PHOTO: An Israeli gas platform, controlled by a U.S.-Israeli energy group, is seen in the Mediterranean sea, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Israel’s port city of Ashdod, in this file picture taken February 25, 2013. Amir Cohen | Reuters […]
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Crypto rules of the road framework unveiled by Republican senators
Two Republican senators are planning to debut a framework on Tuesday for a major bill that would set the rules of the road for digital assets. According to the framework, being introduced by Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina and Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, who heads the panel’s digital assets committee, the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire
Sunset at Shinjuku , Tokyo – Japan. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for […]
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume deportations to ‘third countries’
One of two documented immigrants with prior convictions detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, walks towards a vehicle, at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., January 26, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume quick deportations of […]
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