10 h. ago Does Trump have authority to sack US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell?

The two men are at loggerheads over interest rate cuts and Trump’s power to fire Powell is unclear as no US president has done this before.

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19 h. ago Harvard University sues Trump over US federal funding cut threats

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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19 h. ago Harvard University sues Trump over threats to cut US$2.2 billion in federal funding

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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38 h. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as Trump tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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38 h. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as China tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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49 h. ago Trump aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO

Since taking office, President Trump has frozen foreign aid funding, moved to dismantle USAID, and announced plans to leave the WHO.

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2 d. ago Trump officials say Harvard letter that sparked legal battle was sent by mistake: report

The Ivy League university declined to ‘surrender’ to the letter’s demands, prompting an escalating series of attacks by the US president.

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3 d. ago Trump goes to war with the US Federal Reserve: a ‘recipe for disaster’?

The president’s conflict with the Fed could threaten the central bank’s independence and destabilise US financial markets, analysts warn.

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3 d. ago Trump turns White House Covid information site into page pushing Chinese lab leak theory

The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’ that the deadly disease originated in nature.

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4 d. ago Trump studying whether to fire Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, adviser says

A bid to remove Powell would threaten the Fed’s independence and could further roil markets already battered by Trump’s tariff war.

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4 d. ago Trump expects Russia’s response on Ukraine peace deal soon, takes swipe at Zelensky

US, European and Ukrainian representatives also met in Paris to push for a swift end to the war.

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5 d. ago Trump slams US Fed chair Powell, urges ‘termination’ for slowness

It was not immediately clear if Trump was referring to the scheduled end of Powell’s term, or if Trump was seeking to remove Powell as chair.

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5 d. ago Trump ups pressure on Harvard, threatens to ban university from accepting foreign students

The US president said the school ‘can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning’ after it refused to bow to his demands.

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5 d. ago Trump blocked planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites to secure deal with Tehran

A report said the goal was to set back the Islamic republic’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by a year or more.

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6 d. ago US judge finds cause to hold Trump admin in contempt over El Salvador deportations

The administration did not turn around planes carrying deportees to a notorious prison despite an order from the court.

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6 d. ago Trump inserts himself into Japan tariff talks, as China’s Xi seeks Asia deals

The US president’s decision to get directly involved in negotiations will be an open test of his reputation as a deal maker.

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6 d. ago Trump administration reduces Ukraine aid estimate in minerals deal: report

The US softened its aid payback demands from Kyiv in talks over a deal for Ukrainian investment projects, including minerals and infrastructure, according to Bloomberg.

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6 d. ago Trump White House restricts Reuters, Bloomberg access to president in latest media crackdown

The move raises concerns about press freedom and follows the Trump administration’s legal loss to another wire service, Associated Press, over its exclusion.

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6 d. ago ‘Ball is in China’s court’: Trump presses Beijing to make tariff offer

The White House also stated that “China needs to make a deal with us. We don’t have to make a deal with them”, amid escalating tariff tensions.

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6 d. ago Judge orders Trump officials testify over efforts to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador

A judge demanded US officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation to El Salvador.

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