Donald J. Trump
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology. It’s the latest in a series of global dialogues around AI governance, but […]
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Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump’s Gaza plan infuriates key allies
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to discuss “new and dangerous developments” after U.S. […]
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Trump’s acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief halts all supervision of companies
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in Hart building on Monday, December 16, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s newly installed head of the […]
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Defense stocks could be caught between Trump’s trade war and big military spending plans
The second Donald Trump administration began with some aggressive moves by the U.S. president toward other world powers, but the impact of those actions on American defense companies is still up in the air. Trump’s unorthodox approach to diplomacy and a looming budget fight on Capitol Hill means defense contractors have a high degree of […]
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Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions, specifically declaring that he would end events featuring performers in drag. […]
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Anduril in talks to raise money at $28 billion valuation as defense-tech booms
Anduril, the defense-tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey, has signed a term sheet to raise capital at a $28 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is planning to raise up to $2.5 billion in the round, said the people who asked not to be named because the details are confidential. […]
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Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on Feb. 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday said he would temporarily pause the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave. About 2,200 USAID employees […]
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Trump says Nippon will invest heavily in U.S. Steel rather than purchase the company
US President Donald Trump (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said Japan’s Nippon Steel will invest heavily in U.S. Steel rather than […]
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Many workers would take a pay cut to work from home — some would forgo at least 20% of their salary
Key Points Many workers say they’d take a pay cut to be able to work from home at least a few days a week, according to academic studies. They see work-life balance as the biggest advantage of remote work. Others say they feel less connected to co-workers and see fewer opportunities for mentoring. Employers also […]
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Watch live: Trump and Japanese prime minister hold press conference
[The stream is slated to start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are set to hold a joint press conference at the White House on Friday. The presser in the East Room […]
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