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Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue

By Jacob Bogage
Mar 13, 2025 8:50 am - Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one...
Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed

By The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2025 6:20 am - An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks on an American-proposed 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has accepted but which a senior Russian official said would help Kyiv by giving its weary and shorthanded military a break, three years after Russia's full-scale invasion.
Columbia grad student’s detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump’s plan to deport him

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Mar 12, 2025 2:14 pm - Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his role in campus protests against Israel.
Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

By JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES
Mar 12, 2025 2:09 pm - President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vowed to take back wealth “stolen” by other countries, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada.
US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 12, 2025 8:07 am - U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum that kicked in Wednesday threaten to send prices higher.
EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs

By LORNE COOK and DAVID McHUGH
Mar 12, 2025 8:04 am - The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal

By SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 12, 2025 7:59 am - U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion, and Ukrainian officials signaled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington.
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died

By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
Mar 11, 2025 1:53 pm - Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people recommended a ban on some helicopter flights Tuesday to improve safety.
RFK Jr. gives food companies ultimatum to remove artificial dyes

By Deena Shanker
Mar 11, 2025 10:46 am - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with top executives from Kraft Heinz Co., General Mills Inc. and other food companies Monday and requested they remove artificial dyes before the end of his term.
Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian metals, causing Ontario to back down on electricity price hikes

By JOSH BOAK
Mar 11, 2025 10:18 am - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor.

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