Tag: Donald Trump
Trump raises Canada tariff rate to 35% after saying recognition of Palestinian state would ‘make it very hard’ to strike a deal
President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday.
The announcement from the White House late Thursday...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit’s mayoral primary
WASHINGTON – Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will...
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
BRUSSELS – President Donald Trump's administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe that campaigners and two...
‘Both Imbeciles!’: Karoline Leavitt Demands Trump Get Nobel Peace Prize for Rwanda-Congo Deal — Even Though He Admitted He Didn’t Know Where One of Those Countries Was
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a bizarre demand at the White House press briefing Thursday. Speaking from the podium and with a...
US envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
DEIR EL-BALAH – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday during international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly...
Jamie Dimon doubles down on backing Powell despite Trump criticism, saying an independent Fed means lower rates
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has doubled down on his support for Fed chairman Jerome Powell—despite criticism from the Oval Office of the Fed’s...
FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China’s sway, provoking Beijing’s ire
WELLINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by suggesting the opening of a new office in the capital aims...
Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
BANGKOK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief...
North Carolina Senate race sets up as a fight over who would be a champion for the middle class
RALEIGH, N.C. – Democrats still in the dumps over last year's elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy...
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON – For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was...
