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Shipping containers sit stacked as cranes unload cargo container ships at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California on April 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump ordered a probe April 15, 2025 that may result in tariffs on critical minerals, rare-earth metals and associated products such as smartphones, in an escalation of his dispute with global trade partners. China said April 16, 2025 its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods ahead of swingeing US tariffs, but warned it faced "certain pressures" from Donald Trump's trade blitz. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
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Trump Agrees To Small Reduction In Philippine Tariffs

July 23, 2025
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US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful [more…]

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony for the “GENIUS Act” in the East Room of the White House July 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. The act, formally known as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, was passed this week by the U.S. Congress.. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Trump Administration Releases Martin Luther King Jr Assassination Files

July 22, 2025
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The Trump administration released hundreds of thousands of pages of records on Monday about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. despite concerns from the [more…]

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The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. - The US House of Representatives voted on December 20 to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with Democrats joining Republicans to advance a funding bill keeping the lights on through mid-March. Lawmakers sent a package to the Senate that would keep federal agencies running through mid-March -- but the upper chamber only has until midnight (0500 GMT) to follow suit or federal agencies will begin shutting. (Photo by Richard PIERRIN / AFP)
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US Congress Approves $9bn In Trump Cuts To Foreign Aid

July 18, 2025
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US Republicans early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just [more…]

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Supporters of fired US State Department workers hold signs outside the building in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2025. The US State Department began laying off more than 1,300 employees as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to massively downsize the federal government workforce. A State Department official said 1,107 members of the civil service and 246 Foreign Service employees were being informed that they were being fired. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
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US State Department Begins Mass Layoffs

July 14, 2025
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More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government — but [more…]

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