Trump administration may half 145% China tariff to 50% next week: Report

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration is considering cutting the steep 145% tariff on Chinese imports by more than half, possibly as early as next week, as US and Chinese officials gear up for high-level trade talks in Switzerland, The New York Post reported, citing sources close to […]

US president slams Fed chief for not cutting rates

[ad_1] US President Trump renewed his criticism on Thursday of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, complaining the Fed is refusing to lower interest rates. Trumpsaid cutting interest rates would be “like jet fuel” for the economy “but he doesn’t want to do it”. He said Powell is “not in love with me”. Fed this week […]

Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim top federal prosecutor in Washington after dropping Ed Martin

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday named Fox News hostJeanine Pirro as the interim top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., replacing his original pick, Ed Martin Jr., whose nomination faced heavy opposition. The announcement was made on Trump’s Truth Social account, where he praised Pirro as “incredibly well qualified” and “one of the top […]

Trump keeps 10% baseline tariff, eases auto and metal duties in trade deal with UK

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed a trade framework with the United Kingdom that reduces tariffs on autos and metals while keeping the baseline 10% tariff as it is. The announcement followed a phone call with UK prime minister Keir Starmer. Under the plan, US tariffs on British cars will drop from 27.5% […]

Trump urges 30-day ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war after phone call with Zelenskyy

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine shortly after his phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The US. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.” . Zelensky earlier confirmed the call […]

‘Great honour for United States’: Trump hails Pope Leo XIV’s election as first American pontiff despite past friction

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on becoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the event as a “great honour” for the United States and added, “What excitement, and what […]

Trump asks Supreme Court to end Biden-era humanitarian parole, threatening legal status of 500,000 migrants

[ad_1] The Trump administration has turned to the Supreme Court in a fresh effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. In an emergency filing on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to reverse a lower court’s order that blocked plans to cancel humanitarian parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and […]

Trump withdraws Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for top DC prosecutor after bipartisan backlash

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withdraw Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for leading the US attorney’s office for the district of Columbia, following rising bipartisan opposition and questions around Martin’s qualifications and judgment.The final blow came when Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina and a member of the senate […]

Trump announces trade agreement with UK | World News

[ad_1] Trump announces trade agreement with UK (Photo: AP) US President Donald Trump announced Thursday an agreement with Britain on trade, which would be the first such deal since he launched his global tariffs blitz.Trump provided no details about the scope of the agreement, which comes a month after he imposed sweeping tariffs on US […]

17 states sue Trump administration over withholding $3.3 billion Electric Vehicle infrastructure money

[ad_1] Seventeen US states are taking legal action against President Donald Trump’s administration, accusing it of unlawfully withholding billions of dollars meant for building electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, reported AFP.The lawsuit, announced on Wednesday, claims the federal government has no authority to stop states from using funds already allocated by Congress. The funding — […]