Politics
DOJ and ATF repeal and revisit Biden-era gun control regulations
The Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives repealed and revisited several gun control regulations…
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Business
Oil settles down US$1 at four-year low as US-China trade war escalates
Oil prices settled down more than US$1 a barrel on Tuesday at a four-year low as investors priced in an increasing likelihood of a…
Politics
Trump sways some holdouts but House GOP opposition still big enough to block budget
President Trump convinced a few House Republicans to back Senate changes to the budget blueprint for enacting his agenda, but he hasn't…
Politics
Apple exported 1.5 trillion rupees in iPhones from India last year, minister says
The diversification drive has coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to turn the country into a manufacturing hub Apple…
Politics
American board game industry fears devastation from Trump's tariffs
Tabletop gaming companies have enjoyed a massive renaissance over the past decade with even smaller gaming companies enjoying success, but…
Politics
Under Trump, immigration courts are seeing best numbers since 2008
For 17 years, the government had been digging a hole on immigration, steadily building up a massive backlog of 4 million cases in the…
Politics
Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving U.N. food programs by mistake
The State Department said Tuesday that it had rolled back an undisclosed number of sweeping funding cuts to U.N. World Food Program…
Politics
The Tariffs of April
The week of March 31, 2025: Tariffs, tariffs, Mississippi, tariffs, tariffs, tax, tariffs, school choice, and much, much more. Source link
Politics
House adopts vote-pairing for new parents and other lawmakers who need to vote from afar
The House on Tuesday formalized a process to allow lawmakers who just had a baby or otherwise need to take an emergency leave of absence…
Politics
Trump forges ahead with 104% tariff on China, no delay in 'reciprocal tariffs'
President Trump will not pause or postpone hefty tariffs that target dozens of countries, and massive new levies on China will take effect…
Politics
Karoline Leavitt confirms DOGE 'discovery'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the Department of Government Efficiency uncovered something extraordinary but…
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Officials from El Salvador, Italy to visit the White House next week
The president of El Salvador and the prime minister of Italy will make separate visits to the White House next week. Source link
News
Harriet Tubman info on Underground Railroad web page was erased in error, NPS officials say
Information about the abolitionist Harriet Tubman was wrongly removed from a National Park Service web page about the Underground Railroad…
Politics
Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with U.S. government, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to…
Business
US: Wall Street opens sharply higher on hopes of tariff talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) after a bruising selloff that has wiped out trillions of dollars since…
Business
Exxon faces no shareholder proposals for first time in 25 years
It received only one proposal this year and the SEC agreed it should be discarded because “it tried to micromanage the company” ExxonMobil…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Fired federal workers could fill factory jobs created under Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing jobs by filling them with fired…
Politics
China says it 'will not flinch' in trade fight with U.S.
China will fight "to the end" if the U.S. presses forward with its tariff plans and a trade war erupts, a top official said Tuesday.…
Business
UOB to inject fresh capital of 2 trillion dong into Vietnam unit, build new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City
United Overseas Bank (UOB) said on Tuesday (Apr 8) that it will inject additional fresh capital of two trillion dong (S$104 million) into…
Politics
DBS sees more trade flows in Asia, Africa post Trump’s tariffs
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group Holdings expects more trade flows between Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with the lender planning to…
Business
Rich Asian investors opt to unwind holdings amid margin calls
Some wealthy clients at Asia’s top private banks are opting to unwind part of their equity investments instead of topping up collateral…
News
Yes, Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
The company that brought the dire wolf back from extinction wants to do the same for the dodo, Tasmanian tiger, and woolly mammoth. And…
Politics
Congress Should End Trump’s Trade War
It was no accident that the Founders placed the power to tax, tariff, and legislate in the hands of the legislature. Source link
News
The U.K.’s Abortion ‘Buffer Zone’ Tyranny Is Buffeting Free Speech
As censorship mounts, Britain must decide whether it will continue down this authoritarian path or reclaim its role as a defender of basic…