Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration. What You Need To Know The three Americans are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. Each…
Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday. What You Need To Know Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have been complaining about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it’s been revealed who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel. What You Need To Know The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against members of the Gulf…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. What You Need To Know President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing lately for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America, and officials here are afraid a re-elected Donald Trump or politically struggling Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could try to leave their country out of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement….
In the two weeks since it became unequivocally clear that Donald Trump was headed for another four years in the Oval Office, prominent Republican figures, lawmakers and party officials alike have taken to referring to the Nov. 5 election results as a “mandate” from the American public. Democrats, despite acknowledging a brutal cycle and entering…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot was convicted Wednesday of planning to kill federal investigators. What You Need To Know A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of…
The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a rule blocking U.S. investors from funding the development of certain technologies “core to the next generation of military, cybersecurity, surveillance, and intelligence applications” in China in a bid to keep an advantage over the Chinese military. What You Need To Know The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a…
In a speech on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Joe Biden will provide a comprehensive update on the United States’ efforts to combat change, the White House said. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden will provide a comprehensive update on the United States’ efforts to combat change,…