Trump’s Response to China’s Retaliatory Tariffs In response to China’s decision to impose tariffs on U.S. products, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that China is “panicking” and taking a wrong step. Trump said, “China made a wrong move, they are panicking, and that’s something China cannot tolerate.” It is important to note that the previous day, the U.S. imposed a …
The director of the American National Security Agency (NSA) Timothy Hogg was dismissed yesterday, several American media reported. As reported by the American media, referring to American officials, Hogg’s deputy in the NSA, Wendy Noble, was also replaced. The National Security Agency is a powerful surveillance and cyberespionage service, reports Agence France-Presse. The US Department of Defense, under which that …
President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on a range of countries, including Afghanistan, which will now face a 10% tariff on exports to the United States. The new tariffs are part of Trump’s strategy to increase U.S. production and strengthen the economy. Afghanistan exports goods like saffron, dried fruit, carpets, handicrafts, and certain minerals to the U.S., with a …
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today in Brussels that the US will remain in NATO, but that it is necessary for the alliance to be more capable and that is why all members should increase defense allocations to five percent of gross domestic product (GDP). After arriving at the two-day meeting of foreign ministers of NATO members, in …
Several Republican senators teamed up with Democrats to pass a resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, marking a rare rebuke of the president’s trade policy shortly after he announced sweeping import taxes on some of the country’s largest trading partners. In a 51-48 vote, four Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and …
To give himself broad powers to set tariffs, President Donald Trump has declared a national economic emergency, claiming the United States has been mistreated by foreign countries that are happy to sell US consumers goods but put up trade barriers to make American-made goods unattractive and uncompetitive. Courtesy 13WMAZ America’s trade deficit means that the United States imported $1.2 trillion more …
Nearly two dozen U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on April 2, challenging the $11 billion in federal fund cuts for health programs, including COVID-19 related measures. The coalition of state attorneys general filed the lawsuit after the Trump administration decided to cut funding for several medical programs and COVID-19 related efforts nationwide. The lawsuit was …
Elon Musk invested more than $21 million to support Schimmel for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Musk offered rewards to voters who signed petitions of support, sparking controversyDemocratic candidate Susan Crawford defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimmel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, maintaining a narrow liberal majority on the court. However, the main loser of those elections was the billionaire and …
President Donald Trump publicly criticized GOP Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in an attempt to apply public pressure before the Senate votes on a measure that could overturn his Canadian tariff policy. The joint resolution aims to terminate the national emergency Trump declared regarding illicit drugs and …
President Donald Trump is ready to put on the line the success of his second term, the economy and the personal finances of millions of Americans convinced that tariffs can recreate the golden age of American wealth and independence. Or maybe not? Such is Trump’s unstable leadership that nothing is certain until it happens. And decisive orders, especially those on …
