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Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade escalation
Canadian, Mexican and Chinese flags.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties, in…
Trump’s acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief halts all supervision of
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 |…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ‘Let’s do a deal’, offering Trump mineral…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Feb. 7, 2025.Valentyn Ogirenko | ReutersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pored over a…
Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself
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…
Hamas frees three hostages as Israel begins releasing Palestinians
A released hostage Or Levy, who was seized during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, is seen with his brother through a window of a helicopter that lands at Sheba Medical Center, for treatment following his release from Gaza, in…
Staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE amplified white supremacists online
One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.Gavin Kliger lists his job on…
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 ImagesA federal judge on Friday said he would temporarily pause the Trump…
Judge pauses Trump federal employee buyout offer pending court hearing
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday paused nationwide the Trump administration's offer of buyouts to federal employees, less than 11 hours before the deadline for workers to accept the deal.Judge George O'Toole Jr., said his injunction…
Tariffs: How they work, who pays for them and why Trump loves them
Shipping containers from China at the China Shipping (North America) Holding Company Ltd. facility at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California, Feb. 4, 2025.Mike Blake | ReutersPresident Donald Trump has long been a fan of…
Trump administration demands lists of low-performing federal workers
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the day of the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe Trump administration on Thursday ordered all federal departments…