April 4, 2025
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No power to do any of this: 19 states in US sue Trump’s election order

US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on elections faces legal challenge by Democratic attorneys general from 19 states, arguing it is an unconstitutional attempt to override states’ authority. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in a US district court in Massachusetts, aimed to block key provisions of the order, which imposes stricter voting requirements nationwide.The […]

Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs

President Trump upended the international trading system on Wednesday with a blunt package of global tariffs, making the case that the United States faces a dire economic emergency as a result of trade imbalances with countries across the globe. It’s a sentiment that Mr. Trump has expressed for decades, one that helped propel him to […]

Canada slaps 25% retaliatory auto tariff on US after Donald Trump’s duty comes in effect

Canadian PM Mark Carney and Donald Trump (File Image) Canada hit back at the United States over Donald Trump’s 25 per cent auto tariffs and imposed retaliatory duty on the imported US vehicles. Canada slapped a 25 per cent tariff on vehicles imported from the US that are not compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).Addressing […]

White House ousts NSC staffers after Trump’s meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer

Donald Trump and Laura Loomer (R) The White House has dismissed at least three National Security Council (NSC) staffers after a meeting between President Donald Trump and far-right activist Laura Loomer, CNN reported.Loomer, who has previously promoted conspiracy theories, urged Trump to remove several NSC members, including principal deputy national security advisor Alex Wong, alleging […]

Why is Russia missing from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs list?

Russia President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs, imposing a minimum 10% levy on nearly all nations worldwide, with additional higher rates targeting approximately 60 countries. Notably, Russia was missing from the list of countries.During his announcement, Trump held up a board listing around 50 countries, […]

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs: Which countries take the hardest hit and which escape?

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed broad new tariffs, introducing a universal 10% tax on all imports, with additional levies ranging from 10% to 50% depending on trade imbalances. The measures, enacted under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, aim to counter trade deficits and strengthen domestic manufacturing. While Trump defends […]

‘They’re ripping us off & they understood it’: Key takeaways from Trump’s tariff speech

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping set of tariffs in what he called a declaration of “economic independence,” igniting fears of a global trade war. Speaking from the White […]

Trump imposes 10% tariff on nearly all countries, calls it ‘economic independence’

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to enforce his extensive new tariff policy, called “Liberation Day” tariffs, imposing a 10 per cent baseline duty on nearly all imports. The measures, which included steeper “reciprocal” levies on key allies such as the European Union, Japan, and Israel, were unveiled after the close of stock […]

Natalie Harp Donald Trump: Where’s Donald Trump’s ‘human printer’, ‘love struck’ Natalie Harp these days?

Everyone tried to push Natalie Harp out of Donald Trump’s inner circle as she was considered a nuisance. President Donald Trump’s obsessively devoted aide Natalie Harp, the 33-year-old woman who runs behind the president with a printer to get printouts of the positive news for the president’s consumption, seemed to have moved into the background […]