32 h. ago Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil

Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possibleSenior officials within Donald Trump’s administration officials gave conflicting messages on Sunday about the US president’s global tariffs that have caused a meltdown in stock markets, prompted warnings of a world recession and provoked rare expressions of dissent from within his Republican party.Cabinet members fanned out across Sunday’s political talk shows armed with talking points on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff on almost all US imports, with higher rates targeted at about 60 countries. If the intention was to calm nerves with a clear statement of intent, then it backfired as top officials gave starkly contrasting signals. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago More than 50 countries seeking US trade talks after tariff move, says Trump adviser – live updates

Kevin Hassett claims tariffs will not have a big effect on US consumers and there will be no ‘political coercion’ over interest ratesStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemIndonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy which faces a 32% tariff rate, said it will not retaliate against the levies and would instead pursue diplomacy and negotiations to find mutually beneficial solutions. Jakarta has said it would send a high-level delegation to the US for direct negotiations with the government.Cambodia asked the US government on Friday to postpone the 49% tariff rate on its products, the highest rate in Asia and second-highest globally.Vietnam’s leader To Lam and Donald Trump agreed on Friday to discuss a deal to remove tariffs (Vietnam will be subject to a 46% tariff).Brazil, which faces a 10% levy on its exports to the US, has said its “government is evaluating all possible actions to ensure reciprocity in bilateral trade, including resorting to the World Trade Organiza...

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5 d. ago Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report

National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell PoliticoUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his team have created at least 20 different group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate sensitive national security work, sources tell Politico.The revelation, which cites four people with direct knowledge of the practice, follows heightened scrutiny of the administration’s handling of sensitive information after the Atlantic recently published messages from a chat that included the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, sharing operational details of deadly strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail

Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chatUS politics live – latest updatesMichael Waltz, the embattled national security adviser to Donald Trump, and other members of the national security council have reportedly used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business.The apparent use of Gmail, a relatively insecure method of communication for high-level government officials, places further scrutiny upon Waltz, who is already under pressure after adding a journalist to a group chat on the commercial Signal app, where top US officials then planned and celebrated a US airstrike in Yemen last month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago In the shadow of Trump’s tariff threats and claims of a ‘51st state.’ Here’s what to know about Canada’s snap election

President Donald Trump’s tariff aggressions and talk of incorporating the country as a 51st state has flipped Canadian politics upside down in recent months, allowing the once-unpopular Liberals to mount an extraordinary comeback

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1 week ago White House security leak: who’s who in the Signal group chat

Defense secretary, US vice-president and senior Trump advisers wrote openly about the strikes on YemenUS politics live – latest updatesKey takeaways from the US security leak Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ontario suspends electricity tariff imposed on US after Trump’s commerce secretary agrees to talks – live

End of 25% tariff on electricity exports to three US states announced in joint statement from Ontario premier and US commerce secretaryTrump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%Ukraine ceasefire – live updatesPolls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fox correspondent makes desperate plea to Trump amid stock market free fall

One of the top voices at Fox warned Donald Trump to avoid talking up his tariff plans as the stock market takes a tumble.

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