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Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump to kingdom as US leader begins 4-day Middle East tour

By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and JON GAMBRELL
May 13, 2025 6:55 am - U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, putting the focus on sealing economic agreements with a key Mideast ally while shared concerns about Iran's nuclear program and the war in Gaza bubble in the background.
Trump’s tariff truce with China brings some relief but uncertainty over what's next

By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG
May 12, 2025 5:24 pm - President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done.
US businesses that rely on Chinese imports express relief and anxiety over tariff pause

By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
May 12, 2025 2:32 pm - American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other's products for 90 days.
Trump administration welcomes 49 white South Africans as refugees

By MATTHEW LEE, REBECCA SANTANA and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
May 12, 2025 2:16 pm - The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a small group of white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies.
Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war

By STAN CHOE
May 12, 2025 8:44 am - Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world’s two largest economies agreed to take down temporarily most of its tariffs against the other, which economists had warned could start a recession and create shortages on U.S. store shelves.
Hamas says it released Israeli-American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG
May 12, 2025 7:29 am - An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was released Monday, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

By WILL WEISSERT and AMANDA SEITZ
May 12, 2025 7:13 am - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.
US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs and agree to pause for 90 days for more talks

By JAMEY KEATEN, DAVID McHUGH, ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU
May 12, 2025 7:05 am - U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

By WILL WEISSERT
May 10, 2025 4:00 pm - WASHINGTON — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the ...
Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, CLAUDIA LAUER and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
May 10, 2025 3:52 pm - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was ...

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