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Trump to Send ‘Take It or Leave It’ Tariff Letters to 12 Countries
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has signed tariff letters to 12 countries, signaling a renewed escalation in his global trade offensive. The letters, which specify the import duties each nation would face, are set to be dispatched Monday. Trump said the tariffs will take effect August 1 unless bilateral agreements are reached beforehand. 
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has signed tariff letters to 12 countries, signaling a renewed escalation in his global trade offensive. The letters, which specify the import duties each nation would face, are set to be dispatched Monday. Trump said the tariffs will take effect August 1 unless bilateral agreements are reached beforehand. -
House Narrowly Passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, Slashing Medicaid and Expanding ICE
Congress narrowly passed President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill Thursday, marking the first major legislative win of his second term and reshaping federal fiscal policy along sharply partisan lines. The bill passed the House 218-214 after months of intra-GOP negotiations, with Democrats uniformly opposed. Congress narrowly passed President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill Thursday, marking the first major legislative win of his second term and reshaping federal fiscal policy along sharply partisan lines. The bill passed the House 218-214 after months of intra-GOP negotiations, with Democrats uniformly opposed. -
Trump Speaks With Putin After U.S. Halts Missile Shipments to Ukraine
President Donald Trump held a scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning, just two days after the Pentagon confirmed it was suspending shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine due to concerns over depleted U.S. stockpiles. 
President Donald Trump held a scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning, just two days after the Pentagon confirmed it was suspending shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine due to concerns over depleted U.S. stockpiles. -
Elon Musk Declares War on GOP Over Debt Hike as Trump Threatens Subsidy Crackdown
Elon Musk is escalating his feud with President Donald Trump over a sweeping tax-and-spending bill that passed the Senate Tuesday, threatening to form a third political party and target GOP lawmakers who back what he labeled a "disgusting abomination." 
Elon Musk is escalating his feud with President Donald Trump over a sweeping tax-and-spending bill that passed the Senate Tuesday, threatening to form a third political party and target GOP lawmakers who back what he labeled a "disgusting abomination." -
Trump Threatens to Deport Elon Musk and Revoke Billions in Subsidies Amid Explosive Feud
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to revoke federal subsidies and suggested he would consider deporting Elon Musk, reigniting a high-profile feud with the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO over opposition to the administration's $4.5 trillion tax-and-spending bill. 
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to revoke federal subsidies and suggested he would consider deporting Elon Musk, reigniting a high-profile feud with the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO over opposition to the administration's $4.5 trillion tax-and-spending bill. -
Trump Attacks Powell Again in Handwritten Letter, Urges ‘Big’ Rate Cut
President Donald Trump intensified his pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve on Monday, sending a handwritten note to Fed Chair Jerome Powell demanding a substantial interest rate cut and blaming the central bank for high borrowing costs and wasted taxpayer funds. 
President Donald Trump intensified his pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve on Monday, sending a handwritten note to Fed Chair Jerome Powell demanding a substantial interest rate cut and blaming the central bank for high borrowing costs and wasted taxpayer funds. -
Trump Warns of Subsidy Crackdown as Elon Musk Threatens to Launch Political Party
Elon Musk issued his sharpest political threat since the 2024 election on Monday, declaring he would help launch a new political party if President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic spending bill becomes law. The billionaire's warning came just hours before the Senate advanced the legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office says would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade. Elon Musk issued his sharpest political threat since the 2024 election on Monday, declaring he would help launch a new political party if President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic spending bill becomes law. The billionaire's warning came just hours before the Senate advanced the legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office says would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade. -
Canada Drops Digital Tax, Resumes U.S. Trade Talks After Trump Halts Negotiations
Canada rescinded its controversial digital services tax on Sunday, reversing course after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly suspended trade talks in response to the levy. The move paves the way for negotiations to resume between the two nations, whose bilateral trade reached $762 billion last year, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office. 
Canada rescinded its controversial digital services tax on Sunday, reversing course after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly suspended trade talks in response to the levy. The move paves the way for negotiations to resume between the two nations, whose bilateral trade reached $762 billion last year, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office. -
Musk Blasts Trump-Backed Megabill as 'Utterly Insane'
Elon Musk reignited his public feud with President Donald Trump on Saturday, denouncing the administration's massive domestic policy bill as "utterly insane and destructive," just hours before the Senate was set to vote on the nearly 1,000-page legislation. Musk's criticism, delivered on his social platform X, targeted the bill's energy and tax provisions, which he warned would undercut emerging industries such as solar, battery, geothermal, wind, and nuclear power. 
Elon Musk reignited his public feud with President Donald Trump on Saturday, denouncing the administration's massive domestic policy bill as "utterly insane and destructive," just hours before the Senate was set to vote on the nearly 1,000-page legislation. Musk's criticism, delivered on his social platform X, targeted the bill's energy and tax provisions, which he warned would undercut emerging industries such as solar, battery, geothermal, wind, and nuclear power. -
Trump Halts Iran Sanctions Relief After Khamenei Declares Victory in Israel Conflict, Escalates Rhetoric
President Donald Trump said Friday that he has suspended plans to ease sanctions on Iran, following a combative video message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that downplayed the damage caused by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes and declared Tehran victorious in its 12-day conflict with Israel. 
President Donald Trump said Friday that he has suspended plans to ease sanctions on Iran, following a combative video message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that downplayed the damage caused by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes and declared Tehran victorious in its 12-day conflict with Israel.
