The United States and China Are Locked In a Faceoff Over Tariffs. No One Wants To Blink First
President Donald Trump tried to narrow his global trade war into a direct — and risky — faceoff with China, escalating the tariff fight.
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IRS Acting Commissioner Is Resigning Over Deal To Send Immigrants’ Tax Data to Ice, AP Sources Say
The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE to deport people illegally in the U.S.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump To Deport Venezuelans Under Wartime Law, but Only After Judges’ Review
The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration can use a wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but they must get a court hearing first.
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As Markets Implode, US Trading Partners Puzzle Over Whether There’s Room for Negotiations
The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes was reverberating across world markets Monday as America’s trading partners puzzled over whether there is room for negotiating better deals.
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Here’s Where Jobs and Programs Are Being Cut at the Nation’s Top Health Agencies
Thousands of people were laid off Tuesday at the United States’ top health agencies. Here are what positions and efforts were cut.
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Sweeping Trump Tariffs Draw Dismay and Calls for Talks From Countries Around the Globe
Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls around the globe.
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Wisconsin and Florida Elections Provide Early Warning Signs to Trump and Republicans
A trio of elections on Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term.
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Germany Sees Ukraine Truce Efforts as Deadlocked, While China Says the Talks Are Encouraging
Germany’s chief diplomat on Tuesday described efforts to secure a truce in the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine as deadlocked.
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French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Barred From Seeking Office for 5 Years, a Political Earthquake
A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years.
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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand, Killing at Least 3 in Bangkok High-Rise Collapse
A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed.
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