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Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump today rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly triggering a broader economic confrontation…

John McCarthy February 13, 2025

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US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control…

John McCarthy February 6, 2025

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US military plane deporting over 100 illegal Indian migrants lands in India

NEW DELHI — A U.S. military plane carrying illegal Indian immigrants landed in India’s northern city of Amritsar on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, deporting an unspecified number of people as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Some local…

John McCarthy February 5, 2025

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Donald Trump Jr. accused of illegal duck hunting near Venice

ROME (Reuters) — Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, broke Italian and European Union environmental protection laws when he hunted ducks near Venice in December,…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting attack on Maryland power grid

BALTIMORE — Brandon Russell, the leader of a neo-Nazi group, was found guilty of conspiring to attack Maryland's power grid in a terrorist plot, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Russell,…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico after financial stocks nosedive

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced today he is delaying the implementation of 25% tariffs on Mexico, one of the country’s biggest trading partners, for one month after he discussed…

John McCarthy February 3, 2025

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‘Powerless and angry’: Venezuelans react to roll-back of deportation protections

MIAMI — The Trump administration’s decision to rescind a Biden-era extension of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has ignited fear in Florida, the heart of the Venezuelan community in the…

John McCarthy February 3, 2025

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Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials are moving to fire at least some of the FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Donald Trump, two people familiar with the plans said…

John McCarthy January 31, 2025

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Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze memo after chaos

WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Management and Budget today walked back a memo that ordered a freeze on federal assistance, less than two days after the directive led to chaos…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025

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At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the signing of the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025