President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order removing tariffs on Brazilian beef, coffee and other goods that were previously subject to a 40% levy which Mr. Trump announced in July. Mr. Trump cited “various officials” whom he said advised him that “certain agricultural imports from Brazil should no longer be subject” to the 40%…
The majority of the corporations known to have donated to the fund for President Trump’s new ballroom are represented by three lobbying firms, according to a new report from government accountability watchdog Public Citizen. Lobbyists from those three firms — Miller Strategies, Ballard Partners and Michael Best Strategies — mingled last month with the president…
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership. Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned about high costs and…
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to tell Donald Trump that the BBC must “get its house in order” after the US president vowed to forge ahead with a lawsuit of up to $5bn (£3.8bn) against the broadcaster. The Prime Minister is set to use a call with Mr Trump this weekend to say he believes…
President Donald Trump granted a second pardon to Daniel Edwin Wilson, a defendant convicted for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms, the Associated Press reported on Saturday. Wilson remained in jail despite an earlier sweeping clemency order for individuals linked to the…
“The assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false,” an Alibaba representative said. “We question the motivation behind the anonymous leak, which the FT admits that they cannot verify.” The Alibaba representative called the article a “malicious PR operation” that appears to “undermine President Trump’s recent trade deal with China”. Hangzhou-based Alibaba owns the…
A top secret White House memo alleges that Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba is supporting Beijing’s military in cyber operations targeting the US, the Financial Times reported. The document, which the FT said it reviewed, claims that Alibaba has provided the People’s Liberation Army with access to its customer data and shared information on critical software…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.” The replacements came after online commenters seized on striking similarities in the president’s signature across a series of pardons dated Nov. 7, including those…
The inflation fight may be nearing the end, but the political one is just beginning. Former Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard said she would support a rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting, warning that cracks are forming “under the hood” of an economy increasingly defined by an AI-fueled divide. “I would be…
The phrase “kids will be kids” has long been used to excuse bad behavior. It grew out of a centuries-old idea that youth itself should confer some form of immunity — that immaturity, carelessness or even cruelty are simply part of growing up. What began as a forgiving nod to childhood mischief has evolved into…