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Biden moves ahead on tariff hikes for numerous Chinese goods
President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that his administration is raising tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese exports, including electric vehicles, as the White House tries to fight what it says are unfair trade practices by its global competitor.
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House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson joins Trump in court, echoes criticisms
(Reuters) -The leading Republican in Congress, Mike Johnson, joined Donald Trump at the former president's hush money trial on Tuesday, and echoed his assertions that the four criminal cases against Trump are a disgrace meant to undermine his bid to reclaim the White House. "It's impossible for anybody to deny, that looks at this objectively, that the judicial system in our country has been weaponized against President Trump," Johnson said. The three other cases charge Trump with trying to ove
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Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump last month to help his former rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to two people familiar with the matter. DeSantis is taking concrete steps toward a political reconciliation with Trump, who for months taunted his GOP opponent as “DeSanctimonious" as the Florida governor argued Trump's time had
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White House sends official to Morehouse to address concerns ahead of Biden's speech
A senior White House official met with a small group of Morehouse College students and faculty at Morehouse College, amid some objections on campus to having President Joe Biden deliver the commencement address there this weekend, according to a White House official and a Morehouse administration official.
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Top Biden official doubts Israel can achieve 'total victory' in Gaza
The Biden administration does not see it likely or possible that Israel will achieve "total victory" in defeating Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Monday. While U.S. officials have urged Israel to help devise a clear plan for the governance post-war Gaza, Campbell's comments are the clearest to date from a top U.S. official effectively admitting that Israel's current military strategy won't bring the result that it is aiming for.
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US suggests additional tariffs if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico
The Biden administration is suggesting that additional tariffs could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes. President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed the office of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a total tariff in excess of 102% on Chinese EVs, as well as directing new tariffs on other products including steel, aluminum, computer chips and solar cells.
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Jury selection consumes a second day at corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez
Sen. Bob Menendez sat by himself at a defense table Tuesday as prospective jurors who claim they can't serve at his federal New York corruption trial were interviewed by a judge in a room just outside the courtroom. Judge Sidney H. Stein has heard a variety of reasons why individuals say they should be excused from the trial of the Democrat that is projected to stretch to July.
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Melania Trump still hasn't shown up at the hush-money trial, but a long list of GOP elites have visited her husband in court
Donald Trump has praised Republican allies for supporting him "very beautifully" in Manhattan's grimy criminal courthouse.
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In a split with Trump, Ben Carson calls for a national abortion ban
Ben Carson, who is often talked about as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is out with a new book in which he calls for a federal ban on abortion — a notable difference from the former president.
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Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to attend court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position to attack the case against the former president as an illegitimate “sham.” It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker turning his Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy. Johnson, who is
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Speaker Mike Johnson Joins Trump At His Criminal Hush Money Trial
Johnson, a devout evangelical Christian, is the latest Republican to make a public show of support for the first ex-president to face criminal charges.
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Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva
Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled in closed-door talks in Geneva on Tuesday to lay out their national approaches to the promise and perils of emerging artificial intelligence technology. The talks, which Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to launch in last 2023, are meant to open up bilateral dialogue between the world’s two biggest economies — and increasingly, geopolitical rivals — on a fast-moving technology that already has consequences for trade, lifestyles, culture, polit
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Michael Cohen testifies in Trump trial and orcas sink yacht off Spain: Morning Rundown
Michael Cohen could face cross-examination today in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.
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Congress blew the deadline for a plaque honoring Jan. 6 officers by over a year
Congress has missed a deadline to put up a plaque honoring law enforcement who fought to defend the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, by more than a year.
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Why states are suddenly making it a crime to sell lab-grown meat
Lab-grown meat isn’t on grocery store shelves in the United States and it isn’t coming anytime soon, but two states have already banned it and others are weighing similar moves. The restrictions are a sign that traditional meat producers fear losing market share to these new products, but they’ve also been divisive. Some in the livestock industry question the precedent of these actions in GOP-led states, fearing they could embolden blue states to further regulate meat production, including how c
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India's Modi denies stoking divisions to win election, files nomination
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended himself against criticism that he is stoking divisions between Hindus and Muslims to win national elections as he filed his nomination on Tuesday for re-election from one of Hinduism's holiest cities. India began voting April 19 in the seven-phase election in which Modi, 73, is seeking to be the second prime minister to win a third straight term since independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru. Although Modi began his campaign by showcasing his economic r
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Addresses Reports On His Wife Running To Succeed Him
The Florida Republican won't be able to run for reelection in 2026 due to term limits.
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Planned Parenthood announces latest outside spending plan in California congressional races
California could determine control of Congress, which is why Super PACs on both sides of the aisle plan to spend millions of dollars here.
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U.S. orders Chinese-backed crypto miner to sell land near nuclear missile base
President Joe Biden ordered a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining company to sell land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, citing national security concerns.
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US trade chief recommends higher tariffs to address China's 'unfair' practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday recommended higher tariffs on a range of Chinese goods and called for expanded enforcement to address China's continued technology transfer actions that harmed U.S. workers and manufacturers. Tai's office released a long-awaited four-year review of tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump which concluded they had been effective in encouraging China to address some issues, but further action was needed. "Instead of
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Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — and snipes at Trump
President Joe Biden slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday, taking potshots at Donald Trump along the way as he embraced a strategy that's increasing friction between the world's two largest economies. The Democratic president said that Chinese government subsidies ensure the nation's companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade. “American workers can out
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Ex-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was 'colossal' waste, let Putin inflict more damage
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said the long delay by the U.S. Congress in approving military aid for his country was “a colossal waste of time,” allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to inflict more suffering in the 2-year-old invasion and prolonging the war. The severe lack of ammunition, which forced outgunned Ukrainian forces to surrender village after village on the front lines, also sowed concern among Ukraine’s other Western allies about Kyiv's prospects in repelling th
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Unrepentant Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans goes up against GOP Rep. Carol Miller in West Virginia
Incumbent Rep. Carol Miller has seen plenty of political challengers throughout her long, popular career, but perhaps not one as boisterous as Derrick Evans, her opponent in Tuesday's Republican primary in West Virginia's 1st Congressional District. Evans was a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, and his verbal attacks on the three-term congresswoman have grown louder as the election has neared. Both are huge backers of former President Donald Trump, but that's where the
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Harry Dunn, former US Capitol police officer, running in competitive Maryland congressional primary
Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is running in a crowded Maryland Democratic primary along with several state legislators including state Sen. Sarah Elfreth in a competitive race for an open seat in Congress. Dunn's celebrity has helped draw national attention to the 22-candidate primary to replace outgoing Rep. John Sarbanes.
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Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority
Voters across Maryland and West Virginia will decide key primary elections Tuesday with big implications in the fight for the Senate majority this fall. At the same time, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump hope to project strength in low-stakes presidential primaries, while further down the ballot, two congressional candidates on opposite sides of the 2021 Capitol attack serve as a stark reminder that the nation remains deeply divided over the deadly insurrection.
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As House Speaker heads to court with Trump, hush money witness Cohen gives more testimony
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday, testifying in detail about how the former president was linked to all aspects of the hush money scheme that prosecutors say was an illegal effort to purchase and then bury stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Trump, the first former U.S. president to go on trial, was joined at the courthouse by an entourage of GOP lawmakers that included House Speaker Mike Johnson and others considered vice presidential c
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North Carolina congressional runoff highlights Trump's influence in GOP politics
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country. Voters will choose between attorneys Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott in the runoff for the reconfigured 13th Congressional District. Daughtry finished first, and Knott second, in the March 5 primary.
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Airlines are trying to stop Biden from enforcing ‘junk fees’ rule
Several of the country’s largest airlines are challenging a new Biden administration rule that would force them to disclose certain fees as part of the upfront cost of airfare. The government describes these charges, which are added for luggage and changes to reservations, as “surprise junk fees.” In a petition filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the trade group Airlines for America and six airlines asked for the ancillary fee rule to be vacated because they say it is
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Wonderful Co. sues California over law aimed at making it easier for farmworkers to unionize
One of California's most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed two years ago after pressure from the White House. The action by the Wonderful Co. comes as it battles the United Farm Workers over a newly formed UFW local of 640 workers at one of its businesses. The $6 billion company founded by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who have donated to President
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'The benefit of Mr. Trump': Longtime fixer Cohen testifies in hush money trial. What you missed on Day 16.
Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday that he was acting at Trump's behest when he made hush money payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Transgender Bathroom Ban In Public Schools
“It’s mind blowing that this is what Joe Biden’s America has come to,” Gov. Tate Reeves said.
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Trump turns to his allies to ramp up trial attacks: From the Politics Desk
Former President Donald Trump, who is under a gag order, is leaning on allies to attack Michael Cohen and the New York criminal hush money trial in general.
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The biggest bombshells from Michael Cohen's testimony were all in Trump's own words
In his long-awaited hush-money trial testimony, Michael Cohen supplied damning testimony by quoting what he said were Donald Trump's words at key moments.
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Kentucky governor to speak out against strict abortion ban in neighboring Tennessee
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's upcoming trip to neighboring Tennessee to speak out against that state's sweeping abortion ban is the latest sign that the Democrat known for defeating Donald Trump-backed rivals is looking to improve his party's prospects in GOP territory and build up his own name recognition. Beshear — who campaigned against his state's near-total abortion ban in winning reelection last year — will speak next month at an event called “Championing Reproductive Freedom.”
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GOP Candidates In West Virginia Are Competing Over Who Is More Anti-Trans
LGBTQ+ people make up only about 4% of the state’s population, but that hasn’t stopped the Republican gubernatorial candidates from pushing anti-trans rhetoric.
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What’s Up With The 17% Of Voters Who Blame Biden For The Fall Of Roe v. Wade?
The figure is surprising, given that Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for repealing federal abortion protections.
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Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency
Republican frontrunner vows to put an end to ‘horrible’ wind turbines, pledging to undo yet another key US green policy
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Maryland Democrats battle for party's future — and control of the Senate
The Maryland Democratic Senate primary between Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone has been affected by Republican Larry Hogan's decision to run for the seat.
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Michael Cohen testimony to continue today in Trump’s hush-money trial
Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels
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With Trump under a gag order, allies step up attacks on his hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump risks a trip to jail if he attacks witnesses in his New York hush-money trial. But his allies aren't covered by the gag order and are helping him out.
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The nation’s power grid is overwhelmed. New rules aim to boost construction.
Sweeping changes to the way long-distance power lines are planned and built were approved by federal regulators Monday, as they try to revitalize an overwhelmed electricity grid that is ill equipped to handle soaring demand. The reforms, approved 2-1 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), with its lone Republican dissenting, come as fraying transmission infrastructure is undermining the economy in some regions and leaving large swaths of the country experiencing routine power shorta
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Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base
President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the base a “national security risk.” The order forces the divestment of property operated as a crypto mining facility near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. MineOne Partners Ltd., a firm partly backed by Chinese nationals, and its affiliates are also required to remove certain equipment on the site.
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US energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable power
Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to eliminate carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050. The rule, under development for two years, is aimed at boosting the nation's aging power grid to meet surging demand fueled by huge data centers, electrification of vehicles and buildings, artificial intelligence and other uses. The increase
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Israel’s ‘total victory’ in Gaza is unlikely, top US official says
It’s the bluntest articulation yet from a Biden administration official that Israel can’t succeed at its goal of wiping out Hamas.
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What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
Once Donald Trump's loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of the first criminal trial of a former American president. Cohen provided jurors with an insider's account of payments to silence women's claims of sexual encounters with Trump, saying the payments were directed by Trump to fend off damage to his 2016 White House bid. Cohen is expected to be on the witness stand for several days,
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US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot
U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the rule against what it called “hidden junk fees.” American, Delta, United and three other carriers, along with their industry trade group, sued the Transportat
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Donald Trump's GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial
With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials to speak for him. “The thing that the president is prevented from saying, which is a disgrace, is that every single person involved in this prosecution is practically a Democratic political operative,” U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio said outside the courthouse Monday during a morning break. Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen took the stan
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Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five key battleground states, new polls show
Surveys put ex-president up in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Georgia and Nevada as Biden campaign brushes off significance
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China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of the fast-evolving technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting, billed as an opening exchange of views, is the first under an intergovernmental dialogue on AI agreed upon during a multi-faceted meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November. Both the U.S. and China
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'A big family': At trial, Michael Cohen recalls when he and Trump arranged hush-money as co-conspirator besties
Back before the two men hated each other, Michael Cohen and Donald Trump were co-conspirator besties, the former "fixer" told a New York jury.
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