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6 Reasons U.S. Tariffs on China Will Remain Unchanged

Key PointsCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick assured Americans that U.S. tariff levels on China would not change from this point onwards.President Donald Trump earlier said that U.S. duties on China will total 55%, though a White House official told CNBC that that figure is not new.The announcements from Trump and Lutnick came after trade negotiators for […]

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UK Sanctions: A Response to Violence Against Palestinians

Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition The UK has sanctioned two some distance-right Israeli ministers over “repeated incitements of violence in opposition to Palestinian communities” within the occupied West Bank.Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will each be banned from coming into the UK and will have

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‘Trump accounts’: CEOs to unveil investments for newborns at White House

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he exits Marine One and walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 6, 2025. Key PointsCEOs are attending President Donald Trump’s roundtable event touting a program that would deposit $1,000 in investment accounts for newborn Americans.The executives are expected to

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National Guard Mobilization: A Response to LA Protests

Key PointsPresident Donald Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles, the White House said.Trump is federalizing part of California’s National Guard that would otherwise report to Gov. Gavin Newsom.Newsom slammed Trump’s move, calling it “purposefully inflammatory.” U.S. Border Patrol and protesters clash

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Elon Musk appears to delete some explosive X posts amid feud with Trump

Key PointsSome of Elon Musk’s X posts, including one accusing President Donald Trump of links to Jeffrey Epstein, were no longer available as of Saturday morning.It was not immediately clear why the posts were deleted.The removal of the posts follows Trump and Musk’s exchange of barbs on social media this week. Elon Musk speaks during

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Used vehicle prices ease from tariff fear-buying highs but remain elevated

Key PointsUsed vehicle prices last month eased from a recent high in April as consumers who needed a vehicle but feared price hikes due to tariffs purchased one quickly.The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which tracks prices of used vehicles sold at its U.S. wholesale auctions, decreased 1.5% from April to May, but remained 4%

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Trump suspends entry of international students studying at Harvard

A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. U.S. In response to an escalating conflict with Harvard University, President Donald Trump on Wednesday quickly halted the entry of overseas nationals in search of to study at the Ivy League institution or take part in trade programs

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Trump directs probe into Biden’s use of autopen, Biden says policy decisions were his

Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., May 30, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump directed his White House recommend on Wednesday to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s aides blanketed up alleged intellectual decline and unlawfully used an autopen on Biden’s behalf to sign policy

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