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Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he authorized a 90-day pause as part of his tariff plan but was also raising the tariff rate for China to 125%, effective immediately.(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Ryan ...
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DHS to screen social media of visa applicants for antisemitic activity

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security will begin screening visa applicants' social media content for "antisemitic activity," it announced on Wednesday."There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world's terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to ...
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DOJ, Coast Guard bust 45,000 pounds of cocaine tied to cartels

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice and the U.S. Coast Guard busted 45,000 pounds of cocaine with a value of over $500 million, according to top DOJ officials on Wednesday.Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel were at Port Everglades in Florida ...
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Top IRS officials join chief in quitting following immigration data deal

By Nathan Layne and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service and other top officials are quitting the tax-collecting agency after it struck a deal this week to share data with federal agents on migrants living illegally in the United States. A ...
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Fallout from arrest of Istanbul mayor forces cancellation of city event for Olympic sports leaders

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders due to take place in the city. The SportAccord event was scheduled June 9-12 in Istanbul ...
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Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced on Wednesday his candidacy to try to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026, saying a “fighter for what’s right for our state” is needed and criticizing the Republican incumbent for ...
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Republicans in US Congress sweat Trump tariffs’ hit to retirees, a critical constituency

By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in Congress are worried that the market rout sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs is taking a heavy toll on retirees and people approaching retirement age – a critical constituency for their party. Stocks have plummeted ...
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Trump sued by Democrat he removed from US civil rights agency

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A Democratic former member of the federal agency that enforces U.S. laws banning workplace discrimination filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming her firing by President Donald Trump was illegal and which seeks to allow her to be reinstated to her post. Jocelyn ...
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House Republicans tee up vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint despite hard-liner opposition

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are plowing ahead with a vote on the Senate-approved GOP budget blueprint on Wednesday despite opposition from rank-and-file lawmakers.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with the help of President Donald Trump, will need to work to persuade nearly a dozen GOP holdouts to advance ...
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US House looks to move forward on Trump tax cuts in face of Republican disagreements

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives aims to move forward on Wednesday on a measure that would extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, but first the majority Republicans must overcome internal divisions about whether they are cutting spending sufficiently. Members of ...
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China, EU retaliate as Trump trade tariffs kick in

By Joe Cash, Philip Blenkinsop and Doina Chiacu BEIJING/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China and the European Union announced new trade barriers on U.S. goods on Wednesday in response to steep duties imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, escalating a global trade war ...
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Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

(WASHIGTON) -- The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency's data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC ...
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