Businesses in Hong Kong remain confident of weathering uncertainties after US President Donald Trump raised global tariffs in response to a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his sweeping levies on imports. The local business sector was convinced that the impact of the new 15 per cent global tariff would be “limited”, echoing the opinion…
Electricity costs are climbing nearly everywhere in the United States. But, in recent months, the Trump administration has framed the problem as one impacting only blue states. While several blue states like California, Massachusetts and Hawaii do indeed have some of the highest electricity rates in the country, federal data shows that electricity prices are…
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump‘s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere. Canada broke with the United States Friday, slashing its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, particularly canola seeds.“It’s a huge declaration of realignment…
Great news! Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Believe it or not, Donald Trump has figured out another way to Cheesecake-Factory-ify the White House! Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Related: “Put This On A T-Shirt” — People Are Praising This Anti-ICE Protestor’s 3-Word Response To Getting Tear-Gassed At The LA Protests He’s added a…
This week, Donald Trump held a White House meeting with oil company executives. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The meeting had many awkward moments, like when he read a seemingly private note that Marco Rubio handed him aloud. @atrupar / Via Twitter: @atrupar Related: “I Still Carry The Shame 15 Years Later”: People Are Sharing…
The ongoing tensions between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro took a surprising turn on Thursday. Days after both leaders traded barbs about alleged drug trafficking in Colombia, Trump has now said that he has invited Petro to the White House. Calling the Colombian leader “a sick man,” Trump earlier warned…
Trump’s got a very Trumpian plan to fight off bad poll numbers The federal government still retains some credibility in the eyes of the public, despite the concerted efforts of President Donald Trump and his allies in the executive branch. And as things go badly in his second term — the economy is faltering, prices…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. PLA division overseeing Taiwan sees newcomers in charge The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command, the division that oversees Taiwan and that has been hit hard in Beijing’s anti-graft campaign,…
Donald Trump‘s first year back in office is drawing to a close, but not without several musicians voicing disapproval for his use of their music along the way. More from Billboard Though the twice-impeached POTUS has a long history of angering artists by featuring their songs in campaign materials without permission, 2025 was particularly marked…
Donald Trump, 79, set aside talk of the holiday season on Sunday during a White House Christmas reception to ramble about snakes—and his daughter, Ivanka. In a not-so-shocking twist, the president veered off script while addressing the crowd, ricocheting through a laundry list of topics before landing on an unusual fixation: snakes. “[Peru] is known…