Articles filed under Donald Trump
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A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitableMay 15, 2025 8:58 am - Walmart, which became the nation's largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it's rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats. Executives at the $750 billion company told industry analysts Thursday that they are doing everything in their power to absorb the higher costs from tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump. Given the magnitude of the duties, however, the highest since the 1930s, higher prices are unavoidable, and they will hurt Walmart customers already buffeted by inflation over the past three years. Walmart reported strong sales for the first quarter on Thursday, though profits slipped.
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May 15, 2025 7:39 am - The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump's second term.
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Trump tells Apple to stop moving iPhone production to IndiaMay 15, 2025 6:54 am - President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.
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‘The claims against me are unfounded’: Huntley Trump store’s eviction trial delayedMay 14, 2025 12:26 pm - The owner of the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley is set to go to trial in June over whether she should be evicted over sign ordinance citations she’s received.
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Trump meets with Syria’s insurgent-turned-leader in Saudi ArabiaMay 14, 2025 7:11 am - U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.
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Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must cease support of proxy groups as part of any nuclear dealMay 14, 2025 7:08 am - President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of any potential agreement.
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Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyondMay 13, 2025 3:37 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East, using the first major foreign trip of his term to ...
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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal fundsMay 13, 2025 3:29 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general, including Illinois’ Kwame Raoul, filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump a...
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Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore relations with new leaderMay 13, 2025 3:19 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the countr...
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Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from QatarMay 13, 2025 3:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers...