Politics
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump’s tariffs
Canadian, Mexican and Chinese flags. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed long-threatened tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — and it didn’t take long for the countries to respond. Trump signed an order slapping 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty […]
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China denounces Trump tariff: ‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’
The U.S. and China flags stand behind a microphone at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 9, 2009. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that […]
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Canada’s Justin Trudeau announces retaliatory tariffs following Trump’s executive order
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday night that his country would respond to President Donald Trump’s decision to enact a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a 25% tariff against $155 billion in U.S. goods. Trudeau did not specify whether the $155 billion in American goods was the products’ worth in Canadian […]
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‘Tariffs are not the answer’: Industry and corporate leaders react to Trump duties on Mexico, Canada and China
Aerial view of trucks queueing next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images Industry and corporate leaders are weighing in after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through with his threat to […]
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20. Chopra’s tenure saw the removal […]
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Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners in 4th exchange of ceasefire
Released French-Israeli hostage, Ofer Kalderon, who was seized during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, gestures as he travels by helicopter to hospital, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on Feb. 1, 2025. Israel Defense Forces | Via Reuters Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than […]
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Inside the planning for Trump’s new tariffs war, from the biggest company to the smallest family business
President Trump is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on China, making a signature campaign promise and core economic philosophy of his administration reality, with implications for everything from oil to autos to the U.S consumer. But for many companies across the economy, the preparations for a […]
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Arab foreign ministers reject Trump call for transfer of Palestinians
Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel’s order during the war, make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 27, 2025. Ramadan Abed | Reuters Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any […]
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DeepSeek shocked the AI world this week. Here’s how tech CEOs responded
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commented on its “real innovations.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman described it as “clearly a great model.” Apple CEO Tim Cook said “innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing.” And Palantir’s Alex Karp said it shows the importance of “an all-country effort.” The tech CEOs were all talking about China’s DeepSeek, which […]
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Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kenny Holston | Getty Images Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data […]
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