Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian metals, causing Ontario to back down on electricity price hikesMar 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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Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic oppositionMar 11, 2025 6:27 am - Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.
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‘A shock’: Fired federal worker, Army veteran fears for future of VAMar 10, 2025 6:39 pm - Bronze Star Medal veteran Adam Mulvey of Spring Grove said he was fired from his job at the VA’s Capt. James Lovell Federal Health Care Center despite outstanding performance evaluations. “They fired employees who didn’t have a way to fight back,” he said.
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Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump’s trade warMar 10, 2025 3:52 pm - Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
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Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economyMar 10, 2025 3:29 pm - The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.
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China strikes back at Trump tariffs with 15% levies targeting US farmersMar 10, 2025 12:24 pm - China retaliated against President Donald Trump's tariffs with an additional 15% tax on key American farm products, including chicken, pork, soybeans and beef.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet prince ahead of summit with USMar 10, 2025 11:19 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia for a visit with its powerful crown prince ahead of his team's meeting with America's top diplomat.
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Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by Trump ending the federal fellows programMar 10, 2025 9:38 am - A young economist who had uprooted her life for civil service. A fierce housing advocate terminated just before buying her first home. A semifinalist whose dreams were dashed before they materialized.
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DOGE hunts for ‘wins’ amid tensions with Trump administration, backlashMar 10, 2025 9:35 am - Facing weeks of negative headlines and growing pressure from within the Trump administration, the U.S. DOGE Service is racing to finish the first phase of its assignment - slashing the federal bureaucracy - and move on to what the team hopes will be seen as more constructive work: creating sleek tools for navigating government services.
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What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?Mar 10, 2025 8:21 am - When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019, people thought it was just a joke. No one is laughing now.