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In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip
Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security…
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If the shutdown continues, administration officials predicted, air traffic controllers going without pay will start to leave the job just…
Read MoreTrump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country…
Read MoreDemocrats Condemn Trump Officials for Boat Strike Secrecy
Senator Mark Warner said the administration’s decision to hold a Republicans-only briefing on the campaign was “corrosive to our democracy.”
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Read MoreTrump Cuts Refugee Admissions and Prioritizes White South Africans
In a major shift from the Biden administration’s policy, the United States will accept up to 7,500 refugees this fiscal…
Read MoreTrump caps refugee admissions at 7,500 – mostly white South Africans
The move, which will apply for the next fiscal year, marks a dramatic cut from the previous limit of 125,000.
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Even if critics who call President Trump’s boat attacks “murder” are right as a matter of law, it would not…
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Read MoreLittle Word of a TikTok Deal Out of Trump-Xi Meeting
Neither President Trump nor Chinese officials indicated any new developments for the popular video app. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously…
Read MoreTrump Administration Tells Court It Has Money It Can’t Spend to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts
States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set…
Read MoreAs ICE Raids Upend L.A., Mexican Immigrants Vent, and a Diplomat Listens
Weekly public meetings at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles have become a place where immigrants ask for help to…
Read MoreRussia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests.
Read MoreFive ways the shutdown is hurting Americans
The fiscal fight means US troops could go without pay, while millions may lose heat and food aid.
Read MoreTrump hails ‘amazing’ meeting with China’s Xi but no formal trade deal agreed
The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.
Read MoreUS will reduce its troops on Nato’s eastern flank, Romania says
Bucharest said between 900 and 1,000 American troops would remain stationed in Romania – down from 1,700.
Read MoreToronto move within one win of World Series title
A first-inning blitz and a dominant outing by starting pitcher Trey Yesavage put the Toronto Blue Jays within one win…
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