Government and politics
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade rep on tariffs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump talking to the media, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Two companies led by billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk — SpaceX and Tesla — have submitted letters lobbying the U.S. trade representative on Trump […]
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‘America is not Canada,’ new Prime Minister Mark Carney says in rebuke to Trump
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney, with members of his government standing behind him, speaks during a press conference following a swearing-in ceremony of the new Canada’s government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2025. Blair Gable | Reuters Canada’s new prime minister quickly rebuked President Donald Trump on Friday of the idea that his […]
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Trump CMS nominee Dr. Oz won’t commit to opposing Medicaid cuts
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency in charge of massive government-run health insurance programs, on Friday declined to commit to opposing future cuts to Medicaid when directly asked if he would do so. Instead, the nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said that the way […]
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The U.S.-Canada trade war could signal a shift in economic ties, experts say
President Donald Trump signed several executive orders at the start of his second term that lay out a blanket 25% tariff on Canadian goods imported into the United States, with some exceptions such as energy. Canadian energy will carry a lower tariff of 10%. The bulk of these tariffs went into effect at midnight on […]
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear […]
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Greenland PM blasts Trump talk of U.S. annexation: ‘Enough is enough’
Lars Joergen Kleist, wearing a Make America Great Again hat, queues to vote at the polling station in Nuuk on March 11, 2025, as Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, holds legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images The outgoing prime minister of Greenland blasted talk Thursday by President Donald Trump that the potential […]
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Retail investors can’t quit their love for Tesla
Retail traders snapped up Tesla shares in recent days as the stock went through the ringer, according to JPMorgan. Everyday investors cumulatively bought $4.1 billion in stock of the electric vehicle maker since March 4, JPMorgan’s Kamal Tamboli told clients in a note published Wednesday. That insinuates ongoing support from mom-and-pop traders, even as the […]
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‘I’m not going to bend at all’: Trump doubles down on tariff plans as stocks sink
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his escalating tariff plans, even as his economic […]
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Trump sued by 20 states to halt the ‘dismantling’ of Education Department
A security guard walks past the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency’s staff. […]
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White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing
Former Congressman Dave Weldon addresses a small crowd in The Villages, Fla. Brendan Farrington | AP The White House has pulled President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, former Rep. Dave Weldon, the Senate’s Health committee confirmed Thursday. The move came just hours before the former Florida lawmaker, a […]
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