Government and politics
Trump touts BlackRock’s Panama Canal ports deal, says U.S. is ‘reclaiming’ waterway
US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the U.S. asset management firm BlackRock’s deal to buy two Panama Canal ports as a positive step in his […]
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Trump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland ‘one way or the other’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would take control of Greenland “one way or the other,” escalating months of increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards the self-governing Danish territory. Addressing a joint session of Congress in Washington, Trump said he had “a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” “We strongly support your right to […]
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Trump draws anger for praising police after he pardoned Jan. 6 rioters
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump was blasted online Tuesday night over his pardoning of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot participants after he praised police during his speech to a […]
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Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump speech after heckling president
Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was ejected from the House of Representatives chamber Tuesday night after repeatedly heckling President Donald Trump as he gave a speech to a joint session of Congress. Green was removed from the chamber at the order of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who warned the Texan several times to […]
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Trump to address joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET with DOGE, tariffs and Ukraine looming
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night amid stock market turmoil driven by his stiff new […]
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Trump tariff compromises with Mexico and Canada teased by Commerce Secretary Lutnick
President Donald Trump will “probably” announce tariff compromise deals with Canada and Mexico soon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. The potential agreements would likely involve scaling back at least part of Trump’s brand new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, he added. Lutnick’s comments came minutes after the U.S. stock market limped […]
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Trump’s Mexico tariffs could raise produce prices in the next few days, Target CEO says
Shoppers will likely see produce prices increase in the coming days due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports, Target CEO Brian Cornell said Tuesday. The Trump administration’s 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% duty on Chinese imports, took effect Tuesday. Cornell said Target relies heavily on […]
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Trump ‘bump’ disappears as the S&P 500 is now negative since the election
President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with his wife Melania, after being named TIME’s “Person of the Year” for the second time on December 12, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 has now lost all of its post-election gains as […]
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Trump lawyer Habba on fired veterans: ‘Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment’
(L-R) Attorney Alina Habba speaks as US former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City on September 6, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s top lawyer Alina Habba on Tuesday questioned whether some military veterans fired from […]
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As the U.S. halts military aid to Kyiv, how long can Ukraine continue to fight Russia?
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters U.S. military aid for Ukraine has been halted following the spectacular falling-out between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, leaving the country in an extremely precarious situation, defense strategists say. An anonymous […]
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