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Which countries impose the highest tariffs on the US?
President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners throughout the world Wednesday, saying the U.S. would add a 10% minimum baseline tax on all products coming in. The Trump administration has identified what it has called the ‘Dirty 15’ as the 15 nations with the largest trade deficit…
Read More »Trump touts return of the ‘American Dream’ in historic tariff announcement
President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs during a highly anticipated ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event which he said will restore the American dream and bolster jobs for U.S. workers. ‘American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen,’ Trump said from the White House Rose Garden Wednesday afternoon. ‘We have…
Read More »These are the ‘Dirty 15’ countries Trump might target with Liberation Day tariffs
President Donald Trump is poised to unveil a massive series of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, when he will likely impose duties on multiple countries as part of what his administration has labeled ‘Liberation Day.’ Trump and his administration have long decried that other countries are engaging in unfair trade practices…
Read More »Senate Dems foreshadow more forced votes to block Trump’s emergency orders
Senate Democrats signaled more challenges to President Donald Trump’s emergency declarations at a press conference ahead of a forced floor vote to undo his tariffs against Canada. ‘One at a time,’ Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told reporters on Wednesday when asked if we would also be introducing a privileged resolution…
Read More »Vance’s active VP role is a historical rarity, ‘huge asset’ to US, says top GOP ally
Historically, the vice presidency has played a subdued political role, except for those who later became president. But since taking office, Vice President JD Vance has broken the mold, becoming a constant presence in international discourse from South America to Germany to Australia. ‘I think at a different time in…
Read More »Musk not leaving yet, wrapping up work on schedule once ‘incredible work at DOGE is complete’: White House
Elon Musk will exit his role with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on schedule later this spring, once ‘his incredible work at DOGE is complete,’ the White House confirmed Wednesday. ‘This ‘scoop’ is garbage,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X Wednesday. ‘Elon Musk and President Trump…
Read More »Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny
House Republicans are still divided after proceedings ground to a halt on Tuesday over a push by a small group of GOP lawmakers to block Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from changing chamber procedures. Nine House Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a normally sleepy procedural vote, known as a ‘rule vote,’…
Read More »SCOOP: Lindsey Graham amendment signals GOP budget breakthrough, sets stage for Trump agenda
: Senate Committee on the Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is unveiling on Wednesday the upper chamber’s changes to a House-passed budget resolution in a breakthrough for getting President Donald Trump’s key agenda items through Congress. With the Senate’s latest action, Republicans’ much-anticipated budget reconciliation resolution is one step closer…
Read More »Does President Trump really need to cut down Andrew Jackson’s magnolia tree? Expert weighs in
A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that’s not necessarily a bad thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican…
Read More »California man to plead guilty to attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh
The man accused of planning to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh plans to plead guilty, according to court documents. Attorneys for Nicholas Roske confirmed his plea on Wednesday in a letter to Judge Deborah Bordman. ‘We write to inform the Court that Mr. Roske wishes to plead guilty to…
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Experts warn Iran’s nuclear double-talk designed to buy time, undermine US pressure
Senior Iranian officials are threatening to ramp up the country’s nuclear program as the …
