Articles filed under Political Figures
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Cars, coffee and clothing are poised to get pricier with new tariffsAug 08, 2025 9:33 am - Americans are paying more for appliances, home furnishings, toys and shoes than they were a few months ago, and they could soon face higher prices on more goods as the Trump administration’s latest round of sharper tariffs kicks in.
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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacredAug 07, 2025 6:45 am - When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a spiritual and cultural one.
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Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as a White House deadline looms on UkraineAug 07, 2025 6:41 am - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
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Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacingAug 07, 2025 6:37 am - President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy.
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Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%Aug 06, 2025 12:14 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%.
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Trump will highlight Apple's plans to invest $100 billion more in US, raising total to $600 billionAug 06, 2025 12:12 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by an additional $100 billion over the next four years.
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Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffsAug 06, 2025 7:14 am - U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing duties.
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DOJ escalates probe into claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 electionAug 05, 2025 6:45 pm - The Justice Department moved forward with its investigation into whether the Obama administration broke federal laws while investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, demanding archived intelligence assessments from the nearly decade-old race, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
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Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists doAug 05, 2025 2:10 pm - The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.
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Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four, excluding Treasury Secretary BessentAug 05, 2025 2:06 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy.