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Trump to put import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, furniture and heavy trucks

By JOSH BOAK
Sep 25, 2025 6:50 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Sep 25, 2025 6:16 pm - James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
White House begins plan for mass firings if there’s a government shutdown

By Riley Beggin
Sep 25, 2025 3:59 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration instructed federal agencies Wednesday night to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down Oct. 1, after federal funding runs out.
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

By SCOTT BAUER and GEOFF MULVIHILL
Sep 25, 2025 12:09 pm - Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, the nonprofit said Thursday.
Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents 'real terror,' FBI says

By JAMIE STENGLE and JACK BROOK
Sep 25, 2025 12:06 pm - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, killing a detainee and critically wounding two others, left behind a note saying that he hoped the attack would “give ICE agents real terror,” the FBI director said Thursday.
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals

By Tara Copp, Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Ellen Nakashima, Noah Robertson
Sep 25, 2025 9:43 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm after the Trump administration’s firing of numerous senior leaders this year.
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show

By JON GAMBRELL
Sep 25, 2025 9:41 am - Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday, underlining Tehran's effort to maintain its weapons program despite the 12-day war with Israel in June.
At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire

By WAFAA SHURAFA, DAVID RISING and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Sep 25, 2025 7:53 am - At least 17 people were killed Thursday in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow.
FBI seized documents described as ‘classified’ in search of Bolton’s office

By Jeremy Roebuck
Sep 24, 2025 7:15 pm - FBI agents seized several documents they described as “secret,” “confidential” or “classified” during the search of former national security adviser John Bolton’s downtown Washington office last month, according to newly unsealed court records.
Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fall

By Marni Pyke
Sep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”

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