5 d. ago Appeals court finds Trump's sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now

The decision complicates Trump´s ambitions to upend decades of American trade policy completely on his own.

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5 d. ago US appeals court rules most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal – live

Ruling upholds decision from trade court while president attacks ‘Highly Partisan Appeals Court’ and says he will win tariff fightFull story: Most of Trump tariffs illegal, court findsA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Trump to go on 'secret' night patrol alongside law enforcement and the military to watch his DC crime sweep in action

Donald Trump will go out to survey the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Trump’s cold brew: New York coffee shops warn of higher prices amid steep tariffs

As US cafes come under pressure, major coffee-producing countries like Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia are also bracing for disruptionThe Trump administration has targeted Brazil with steep US tariffs of 50%. Coffee shops in the heart of New York are bracing for impact.When the Trump administration announced another wave of sweeping tariffs, particularly on Brazil, Stone Street Cafe’s managing partner was first confused. Then came fear. A cafe already runs on slim margins and extra costs passed on from tariffs could risk everything. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DC's homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump's plan to clear encampments

Some of the District of Columbia’s homeless residents are packing their belongings before an expected sweep to clear out remaining encampments around the nation’s capital

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2 w. ago U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month as President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs higher

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s sweeping bill looms large over Democrats and Republican as they head for recess

Republicans see it as the epitome of Trump keeping his promises, while for Democrats it’s an opportunity to return from the political wildernessEarlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk outside the White House and put his signature on what he calls his “one, big, beautiful bill”.But there were few claps for Mike Flood this week when the Republican congressman appeared before an auditorium of his Nebraska constituents to extol the tax and spending legislation’s benefits – just boos and jeers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s sweeping bill looms large over Democrats and Republicans as they head for recess

Republicans see it as the epitome of Trump keeping his promises, while for Democrats it’s an opportunity to return from the political wildernessEarlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk outside the White House and put his signature on what he calls his “one, big, beautiful bill”.But there were few claps for Mike Flood this week when the Republican congressman appeared before an auditorium of his Nebraska constituents to extol the tax and spending legislation’s benefits – just boos and jeers. Continue reading...

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