Politics

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After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders

Indian and Pakistani authorities said Monday there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in recent days the two nations were not shooting at each other.

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Trump administration live updates: U.S. and China agree to pause tariffs; president to sign executive order on drug pricing

The United States and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on most tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month, taking a big step toward easing the trade war between the two countries.

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Ukraine Parliament Ratifies Trump’s Rare Earths Mineral Deal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.

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Fed holds rates steady despite pressure from Trump

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting committee held rates steady Wednesday at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, despite calls from President Trump to lower borrowing costs amid price pressures from his trade war.

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 05/07/2025
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Trump teases 'very, very big announcement' ahead of Middle East trip, Carney says he's 'on edge of my seat'

President Donald Trump teased a "very, very big announcement" ahead of his upcoming trip to the Middle East. 

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  • Source: NBC News
  • 05/02/2025
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Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS

The president said public funding of the media networks was "outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence."

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Trump defends first 100-days agenda amid sliding polls: 4 takeaways from Michigan rally

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have spooked financial markets, tested legal bounds and turned the federal government upside-down, denting his poll numbers in the process.

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 04/25/2025
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Trump Prepares to Take Revenge With Order Targeting ActBlue

Donald Trump is targeting a massive Democratic fundraising tool in an upcoming presidential memorandum banning foreign donations in U.S. elections, according to reporting from Politico.

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Indian officials say troops exchanged fire with Pakistani soldiers in disputed Kashmir

A federal judge has issued an order blocking the key piece of Trump's voting executive order from being implemented, because Trump lacks the authority.

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Trump: 'Hopefully Russia, Ukraine Will Make Deal This Week'

President Donald Trump said Easter Sunday he hopes Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week to end the conflict in Ukraine.

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Trump puts Italy’s Meloni in high-pressure role as bridge to EU on tariffs

“America first” met “Italy and Italians first” on Thursday at the White House, with tariffs atop the agenda as President Donald Trump huddled with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — suddenly a key European leader who could help close the trans-Atlantic trade chasm.

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Democrat Van Hollen Travels to Deported Migrant in El Salvador

Democrats and their media allies are portraying a deported illegal migrant from El Salvador as a martyr of U.S. migration policy, so helping President Donald Trump’s deputies spotlight the Democrats’ sympathy for criminal illegals.

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Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security

In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wrought

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  • Source: USA TODAY
  • 04/14/2025
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Trump in good health, doc says, citing 'frequent victories' at golf

Donald Trump, the second-oldest president ever to serve, "remains in excellent health," thanks to an "active lifestyle" including "frequent victories in golf events," the White House physician wrote in a memo released Sunday after Trump's annual physical exam.

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  • Source: Reuters
  • 04/11/2025
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Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over water sharing between the two countries, accusing Mexico of breaking an 81-year-old treaty and "stealing the water from Texas Farmers."

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China hits back at JD Vance's 'peasants' comment ahead of 104% tariff deadline

A Chinese official criticized Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday for referring to its people as "peasants," as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.