Trump Administration Lowers Expectations for Trade Deals as Tariff Deadline Approaches
The Administration has already lowered expectations as dealmaking proves challenging.
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Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley defiant after Trump pardons
Lead of Chrisley Knows Best said he doesn’t ‘have an apology to give’ in interview after release from prisonA reality TV star who was imprisoned for defrauding banks of tens of millions of dollars before being pardoned in May by Donald Trump says there…
Shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World: Studies
Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the foreign-aid agency.
Fed would have cut US interest rates by now if it weren’t for Trump’s tariffs, says Jerome Powell – as it happened
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereThe senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator Joni Ernst – who represents Iowa – to prevent jobless millionaires from claiming unemployment compensation.Law…
Tuesday briefing: How weakened is Iran after Operation Midnight Hammer – and where might it go from here?
In today’s newsletter: With its nuclear capabilities down but not out and domestic support strong, the question is where Iran goes nextGood morning. The term “cakeism” – the false belief that one can simultaneously enjoy the benefits of two mutually ex…
Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who support Trump’s one big beautiful bill
Tesla CEO also threatened forming an ‘America Party’ if the bill, which would increase US deficit to $3.3tn, is passedElon Musk has vowed to unseat lawmakers who support Donald Trump’s sweeping budget bill, which he has criticized because it would incr…
Trump officials create searchable national citizenship database
Homeland security and Doge merge immigration data with social security to create index it claims will stop voter fraudThe US Department of Homeland Security has for the first time built a national citizenship database that combines information from imm…
White House says Canadian PM ‘caved’ to Trump demand to scrap tech tax
Trump officials hail U-turn as Mark Carney says decision to rescind digital services tax means revival of trade talksThe United States has said that Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney “caved” to demands from the White House after his government abrupt…
Trump signs executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria
White House says move will help stabilise country after ousting of Assad and could lead to broader sanctions reliefDonald Trump has signed an executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria in a move that the White House says will help stabil…
US Senate Republicans make final push to pass Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’
Senators extend ‘vote-a-rama’, in which bill faces series of amendments, into second dayUS politics live – latest updatesUS Senate Republicans were on Tuesday morning continuing to make a final push for passage of Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bil…