Nation and World Politics
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Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days
Jul 31, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, as the 25% tariff rates stay in place.
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work
Jul 31, 2025 8:29 am - The government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, according to two administration officials.
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Trump’s newborn savings accounts a ‘back door for privatizing Social Security,’ Bessent says
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 pm - The newborn savings accounts created as part of President Donald Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.
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Trump administration halts, then releases, NIH research funding
Jul 30, 2025 7:36 pm - The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily halted all funding for science research issued by the National Institutes of Health before releasing the funds later in the day, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post and more than a half-dozen federal officials familiar with the matter.
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US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro
Jul 30, 2025 6:59 pm - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged suppression of freedom of expression and the ongoing trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Also, President Trump levied a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil because of the prosecution of Bolsonaro.
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts
Jul 30, 2025 1:24 pm - The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.
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Trump's latest tariff deadline is approaching. Here are the trade deals the US has announced so far
Jul 30, 2025 8:08 am - The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reached since his last tariff deadline of July 9 came and went, trade talks with many countries are still in flux.
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Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 am - President Donald Trump says he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.
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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims
Jul 29, 2025 9:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistle...
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Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia Giuffre
Jul 29, 2025 6:46 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked for the spa at Mar-a-Lago, the latest evolution in his description of...