4 h. ago MAGA senator slams Trump’s $2,000 check plan: ‘We can’t afford it’

Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson joins other Senate Republicans in arguing that money earned from President Donald Trump’s tariffs would be better spent on easing the $38 trillion national deficit

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26 h. ago Trump warns the Supreme Court off ‘serving hostile foreign interests’ on tariffs in latest Truth Social rant

Trump has repeatedly claimed that tariffs — which are ultimately import taxes paid by Americans — are paid by foreign countries

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27 h. ago TACO Trump hits again: President quietly ignores Canada tariff increase after fury over Reagan ad

Trump has made a habit of threatening tariffs on trading partners, often resulting in a drop in the markets, only for him to walk it back

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28 h. ago TACO Trump hits again: President quietly ignores Canada tariff increase after fury over Regan ad

Trump has made a habit of threatening tariffs on trading partners, often resulting in a drop in the markets, only for him to walk it back

Politics

54 h. ago French winemakers ‘battle for survival’ as minister prepares for crisis talks

Vineyard owners say sales slump, Trump tariffs and worst harvest in 70 years have put producers in danger of closureFrench winemakers are often accused of viewing the glass as half empty. Dire warnings about the state of the sector – one of the three pillars of the country’s economy – are a hardy perennial blamed on everything from geopolitics to a drop in the number of drinkers.Before a crisis meeting with the agriculture minister on Monday, vineyard owners say an unprecedented series of setbacks, including some of the worst harvests in 70 years, has left many of them on their last legs. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Republicans will be left holding the bill for Trump’s policies in the midterms | Sidney Blumenthal

The abject obedience of GOP members for the president has not augured well in the 4 November electionsThe elections of 4 November were the end of a grandiose illusion. After his 2024 victory Donald Trump claimed he had an “unprecedented and powerful mandate”, that his “mandate” was “massive”, and that his “Maga movement” was irresistible, the wave of the future. It lasted 10 months, in which he had betrayed his chief promise to lower inflation, turned the public against him on every issue and Republicans at last faced a battering by voters.Trump’s image of omnipotence has rested upon a pyramid of dread. His ability to maintain the servility of the Republican Congress, whose members are intimidated by the danger that if they defy him he would support primary opponents to run against them, has been the political foundation for all the other forms of fear he incites throughout American institutions. Trump could not have leveraged himself as “dictator on day one” without congressional a...

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3 d. ago Brazil hails US tariff rollback as ‘significant progress' and seeks more exemptions

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to remove additional import tariffs on some Brazilian agribusiness products marks significant progress

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4 d. ago Trump’s tariffs expected to bring in $1 trillion less than expected – and that could drastically change his $2,000 check plan

Congressional Budget Office downgrades forecast on president’s levies on imported goods, casting fresh doubt on his pledge to send U.S. citizens a rebate

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4 d. ago Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump raise questions over personalisation of US presidential power

Italian MEP ‘disgusted’ after US president received $130,000 engraved gold bar weeks before he decided to slash tariffs on Swiss importsA gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump arouse ‘disgust’ in Europe

Billionaires gave desk clock and engraved gold bar weeks before Trump slashed tariffs on imports from SwitzerlandA gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Japan's exports to the world rise, but Trump's tariffs dent its shipments to the US

Japan has reported that its exports to the world rose 3.7% in October from a year earlier, while imports edged up 0.6%

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6 d. ago Bad news for Trump $2,000 checks as Senators balk at price tag and adding to national debt

President has touted massive financial giveaway as the state of economy and affordability issues damage his approval rating

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6 d. ago U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower

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7 d. ago Trump floated $2,000 tariffs rebate checks for Americans. The odds of that happening by 2026 are now just 2 percent

A new study also found that Trump’s proposed tariff dividends would cost $450 billion

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7 d. ago Trump allies urge Congress to back his $2,000 tariff checks as president claims they’ll be sent in ‘mid 2026’

After months of promises — and sweeping election victories for Democrats — we still have few details on how Trump plans to share his tariff revenue with everyday Americans

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9 d. ago Trump trade negotiator hits out at EU delays in cutting tariffs and rules

Jamieson Greer warns bloc that trade remains a ‘flashpoint’ in advance of talks next week

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1 week ago Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’

Bangkok had earlier said it was suspending ceasefire, accusing Cambodia of laying landmines along the borderThe US has put pressure on Thailand to recommit to a ceasefire with Cambodia, warning trade talks could be halted as Washington seeks to keep a Donald Trump-brokered truce agreement from falling apart.Earlier this week, Thailand said that it was suspending the ceasefire deal, accusing Cambodia of laying fresh landmines along the border, including one it said wounded a Thai soldier on patrol, who lost a foot in the explosion. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump defends his tariffs after rollbacks on coffee, beef and fruit while grocery bills for Americans skyrocket

Trump’s decision to lower the tariffs comes as economic concerns helped propel Democrats to a series of recent election wins this month

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1 week ago Trump rolls back tariffs on coffee, beef and tropical fruit after grocery bills for Americans skyrocket

Trump’s decision to lessen the tariffs comes as economic concerns helped propel Democrats to a series of recent election wins this month

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1 week ago Trump removes reciprocal tariffs on common agricultural products

Bananas and coffee among commodities exempted from levies as US administration looks to cut cost of living

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