New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office is scrutinizing whether insider trading took place in connection with President Trump’s 90-day pause on customized “reciprocal” tariffs announced last week. The examination is in its preliminary stages and is not yet a full-fledged probe, James’ office confirmed to The Post Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether…
[Ray Bogan] It’s a practice normally reserved for diplomats in Russia and China. The European Commission is giving burner phones and laptops to its staff members coming to the United States. According to a report in the Financial Times, commissioners and senior officials coming to Washington DC next week for the the International Monetary Fund…
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s moves to take China to task on trade are likely to backfire as his sweeping global tariffs hit allies as well as rivals, according to former national security advisor John Bolton. “This is certainly not the way you treat your friends. You don’t slap them in the face publicly and say,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office….
Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas will be led by Hong Kong activists operating from different countries. Amnesty International has relaunched its Hong Kong office “in exile”, more than three years after the rights group shut its operation in the Chinese financial hub citing risks from sweeping national security legislation. The Chinese government has tightened its…
The United States and China are in a trade war face-off. The US exported $143bn worth of goods to China in 2024 and has a trade deficit of $295bn. To curb that, President Donald Trump has ratcheted tariffs up to a never-before heard of 145 percent on China, which has retaliated with 125 percent taxes…
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets former President Barack Obama at the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images Apple shares rose more than 2% on Monday, pushing the company’s market cap back above $3 trillion, as Wall Street…
A new measure introduced by U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, would help ensure that the goals and perspectives of the world’s 476 million indigenous peoples are properly understood, considered and integrated into U.S. foreign policy. What You Need To Know The bill would establish an Office for Indigenous Affairs within the U.S. Department of State…
Confusion over Trump’s China tariff exemptions – CBS News Watch CBS News Wall Street and the rest of America still seem to be trying to make sense of President Trump’s tariffs against China and what kind of exemptions are being offered. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady has more. Be the first to know Get…
4/14: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” as the world waits for what Israel’s response will be after the Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles, President Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. John Kirby, White House National Security…