President Trump stopped in Japan on his Asia trip, meeting with the country’s emperor. Also planned during the trip is a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump said he thinks “we’re going to have a good deal with China” after months of trade tensions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there was a breakthrough over…
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment — with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration. In the election widely seen as a referendum on self-described “anarcho-capitalist” Milei’s past two years…
Trump administration won’t use emergency funds for food stamps amid shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration says it will not use emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits with a fast-approaching deadline. One in eight Americans relies on SNAP benefits. Christina Fan has more details. Source link
President Trump announced Saturday that he is raising U.S. tariffs on Canada by an additional 10% in response to the continued airing of an anti-tariff advertisement created by the local government of the Canadian province of Ontario. In a post to Truth Social Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trump described the airing of the ad during Friday night’s Game 1…
President Donald Trump headed for Asia for the first time this term, a trip on which where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to de-escalate a trade war. “We have a lot to talk about with President Xi, and he has a lot to…
The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal Department of Interior draft documents viewed by CBS News. New leases would include waters off New England, the Carolinas and California. Offshore oil leases are common along the Gulf…
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel’s parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies. US Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two en route to Washington, DC, at…
The European Union (EU) has approved its 19th sanctions package against Russia, including on its lucrative gas sector for the first time and its “shadow fleet”, to heap pressure on Moscow to end its war on Ukraine. The approval comes a day after the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies,…
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan to restrict US software exports to China in response to Beijing’s latest rare earth export restrictions, Reuters reported, citing a US official and sources briefed by authorities. The potential measures could target products ranging from laptops to jet engines. Scope of proposed measures The proposed restrictions are…
President Donald Trump’s approval rating on his handling of the economy has hit a new low, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University on Wednesday. Why It Matters Trump’s sliding grade on the economy comes as Americans have reported increased anxiety over the rising costs of living, a softening job market, and a protracted…