55 m. ago Trump abruptly fires general who headed National Security Agency

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move. Senior military leaders were informed Thursday of the firing of Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, who also oversaw […]

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17 h. ago Witkoff, Putin Envoy Meet in Washington as Trump Grows Impatient

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Russian negotiator met on Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, days after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Vladimir Putin over the lack of momentum on negotiations toward a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.

Politics

20 h. ago Trump says things are ’going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it’s going very well.” “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said when asked about the market as he left […]

Economics

21 h. ago Judge says U.S. government may have ’acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could block their deportations to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington pressed a Justice Department lawyer to explain the government’s actions […]

Politics

23 h. ago What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia. Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going to be taxed at sharply higher rates, and that is expected to drive up the costs of […]

Economics

28 h. ago Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of U.S. commitment to NATO

BRUSSELS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance. Rubio on Thursday decried “hysteria and hyperbole” in the media about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, despite persistent signals from Washington that NATO as it has […]

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49 h. ago Musk could be headed for Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGE

WASHINGTON — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies. As far as the Department of Government Efficiency, Trump said […]

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50 h. ago Russian Negotiator Dmitriev to Meet Envoy Witkoff in Washington

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet in Washington with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, according to a person familiar with the plans, an effort to smooth over tensions after President Donald Trump vented frustration with counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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54 h. ago State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump’s global trade war escalates

WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called “liberation day” plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it’s still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada will be lifted. In early March, Trump imposed — then partially paused — 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a […]

Economics

3 d. ago Japan’s Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto tariffs due to take effect from Wednesday. Ishiba told reporters he is willing to fly to Washington to negotiate directly with Trump. The […]

Economics

3 d. ago Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades. The “reciprocal” tariffs that he is expected to announce Wednesday are likely to create chaos for global businesses and conflict with America’s allies and adversaries alike. Since the 1960s, tariffs — or import taxes — have […]

Economics

7 d. ago Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues. The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration’s plea to the federal appeals court in Washington. […]

Society

7 d. ago Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming second firm to do so

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent law firm targeted by President Donald Trump sued on Friday to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees. Jenner & Block says the executive order, one in a series of White House decrees over the last month meant to punish the […]

Economics

7 d. ago 51e État américain: une délégation d’Albertains indépendantistes compte se rendre à Washington pour obtenir l’appui de Trump

51e État américain: une délégation indépendantiste de l’Alberta compte se rendre à Washington pour évaluer l’appui de l’administration Trump

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8 d. ago The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration struggled Wednesday to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain. The White House said the information shared through the publicly available Signal app with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, […]

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8 d. ago Qui est Jeffrey Goldberg, le journaliste attaqué par Trump au cœur de la faille de sécurité qui secoue Washington?

Qui est Jeffrey Goldberg, le journaliste au coeur de la faille de sécurité ?

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8 d. ago Trump announces 25 per cent tariff on all auto imports to the U.S.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the United States next week in a move that further escalated his global trade war and rocked stock markets. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the move a “direct attack” on Canadian auto […]

Economics

9 d. ago Trump will announce auto tariffs at a White House news conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but that could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the tariffs would be detailed at a […]

Economics

1 week ago Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor ’glitch’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information […]

Events

1 week ago Senate will question U.S. intelligence officials after war plans accidentally leaked to journalist

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials face Congress this week to offer their first testimony in office about the threats facing the United States and tackle urgent questions about the security breach that unfolded when war plans were mistakenly leaked to a journalist. FBI Director Kash Patel, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director […]

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