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Trump tries to reinvigorate America's military and commercial shipbuilding
President Trump on Wednesday set in motion a plan to revitalize the nation's military and civilian "maritime dominance." Source link
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Ukraine steps up claims of Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia
Following the capture of two Chinese nationals fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine, Kiev has intensified its accusations against the…
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Senate budget rewrite stalls on House floor after surviving test vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson's push to pass the Senate's budget rewrite stalled on the House floor Wednesday evening after a failed attempt…
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Contributor: Right-wing commentators scrambled to spin Trump's disastrous tariffs
In the wake of reciprocal tariffs landing with all the finesse of a cannonball dive into a hot tub, President Trump has decided to pause…
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Republicans react to Donald Trump's 90-Day pause on reciprocal tariffs
Republicans are responding to President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pause most reciprocal tariffs just hours after they took effect…
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Whistleblower claims Meta helped China develop advanced AI to ‘outcompete American companies’: bombshell testimony
Meta actively helped China in the race to develop artificial intelligence as part of its failed effort to cozy up to Beijing, a former…
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Republicans mull higher taxes on wealthiest Americans to pay for other cuts
Republicans are discussing whether to raise the top individual tax rate or create a new bracket for millionaires and billionaires to help…
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House panel advances legislation to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Taliban
A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from…
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Former Russian minister convicted in UK for violating British sanctions
LONDON (AP) — A former Russian government minister became the first person Wednesday to be convicted in the U.K. of circumventing…
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Judge orders new block on Trump using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt Wednesday to the administration's attempt to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying he needs…
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The Libs Do Not Seem Particularly Owned
Democrats struggled to make the most of Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war. Source link
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Top Democrats previously backed reciprocal tariffs and demanded punishing tariffs on China
Democrats haven't always been the anti-tariff party, with some of the party's leaders previously calling for reciprocal tariffs --…
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Trump Defends Tariff Strategy Amid Global Trade War and Market Chaos
As new U.S. tariffs upended financial markets and sent foreign governments scrambling to respond, President Trump on Wednesday morning…
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The Key to Political Dominance Is Glaringly Obvious — and Being Ignored Again
With Trump’s trade war, the siren’s call of revolution proved too seductive, once more. Source link
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TikTok and the Retreat from Technological Globalization
On January 18th, at around 10:30 P.M, the social platform TikTok went dark in the United States. It remained unavailable to American users…
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Trump pauses most global tariffs for 90 days, but escalates trade war with China
WASHINGTON — President Trump partially backed down Wednesday on his plan to hike tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception…
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IRS data reveals that 6% of federal workers are delinquent on their taxes
Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of…
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Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs
Even as President Trump heaped additional tariffs on China, his barrage of trade levies on countries across Asia and unpredictability…
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Germany's FDP criticizes lack of 'real reforms' in coalition deal
A leading politician from Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) said on Wednesday that the incoming government will not bring the…
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Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs on many nations for 90 days, increases tariff on China
President Trump on Wednesday said he's pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn't retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a…
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Northern lights could be visible in these 10 states tonight
Millions of Americans may have a chance to see the northern lights this week, depending on how clear the skies are and geomagnetic…
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Nigerian governor warns of Boko Haram comeback
The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of…
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European firms eye alternatives to US amid Trump tariff pain
European companies are looking beyond the United States for trade opportunities as President Donald Trump's aggressive new tariff regime…
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Russia expels 2 Romanian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced the expulsion of two military diplomats from the Romanian Embassy in a…