Politics
Trump pulls surgeon general nominee Janette Nesheiwat after questions about medical education
US Vice President JD Vance, from left, Pam Bondi, US attorney general, Chris Wright, US energy secretary, Janette Nesheiwat, US surgeon general nominee for US President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, […]
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Trump’s ambassador to China sworn in ahead of high-stakes talks in Switzerland
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with former U.S. Senator David Perdue during Perdue’s swearing-in ceremony to be the new U.S. ambassador to China, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to China was sworn in on Wednesday, days before […]
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Trump offers to ‘help’ relieve conflict between India and Pakistan
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to help dial back tension between India and Pakistan, which has escalated as […]
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Nvidia shares climb on report Trump will end chip export restrictions
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (R) speaks alongside US President Donald Trump speaks about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia shares rose on Wednesday on a report that the Trump administration plans to revise a set of chip trade restrictions […]
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Republican candidate in North Carolina Supreme Court race after judge rejects challenge
Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Griffin trails North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes following two recounts of the November 2024 election results. Robert Willett | Raleigh News & […]
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Trump digs in on high China tariffs ahead of trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would not consider lowering the United States’ 145% tariffs on China in order […]
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Cardinals begin conclave to elect new pope in majesty of Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu attends the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. Murad Sezer | Reuters Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope were locked behind the heavy […]
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China says U.S. asked for trade meeting in Switzerland
The upcoming meeting in Switzerland between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart was requested by the Trump administration, Chinese officials said Wednesday. China will be entering the talks “firmly” opposed to U.S. tariff hikes, and willing to participate only in a dialogue “based on equality, respect and mutual benefit,” Foreign Ministry spokesman […]
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Democrats push back against Trump’s growing crypto empire
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Democrats turned up the pressure on President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures this week and the fortune that he and his family are making off the efforts as a vote rolls forward on a key crypto bill. Thursday’s vote on the GENIUS ACT, a bill to establish federal rules […]
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Why U.S. air traffic control is stretched so thin — and the fight to fix it
An airport control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport, on May 6, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Andres Kudacki | Getty Images Air traffic controllers have been under strain for years, but a 90-second equipment failure last week exposed how decades of staffing shortages, underinvestment and patchwork solutions for those who guide planes […]
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