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About Donald Trump

Who is Donald Trump

Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who serves as the 47th President of the United States. Born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York, he earned an economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He expanded his family's real estate business into a global brand with properties, hotels, and golf courses. Trump gained further fame as the host of The Apprentice.

In 2016, Trump ran as the Republican nominee, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton despite losing the popular vote. His presidency was marked by a distinct populist approach, with policies focusing on tax
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India-US trade deal: Officials to meet in DC next week, discuss pact terms

Towards this, a team of officials headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal will be on a three-day visit to Washington starting April 23

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 5:23 PM IST

Keir Starmer holds 'productive' talks with Trump on UK-US trade deal

Downing Street said the phone call on Friday also covered the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent US strikes on a Yemeni port to target Houthi rebels

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 4:01 PM IST

'It's my job to get killers out,' Trump says as migrants fight deportation

Trump says it's his duty to remove 'killers and thugs' as migrants challenge deportation under 18th-century law in heated US legal, political standoff

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 1:41 PM IST

Trump's Oval Office event ends abruptly as girl faints mid-briefing. WATCH

US President Donald Trump's briefing on major political issues was cut short after a girl fainted during Dr Oz's swearing-in as CMS chief in the Oval Office

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 12:08 PM IST

'Mistaken' letter, $2.2 bn freeze: Inside Harvard's showdown with Trump

An unauthorised letter sparked a $2.2 billion funding freeze, deepening a dispute between Harvard University and Trump's administration

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 12:00 PM IST

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century law

In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Centre until further order of this court

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 11:26 AM IST

How Trump backed off from promise to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

As various US emissaries have held talks looking for an end to the war, both Trump and his top officials have become more reserved about the prospects of a peace deal

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 10:09 AM IST

Latest LIVE: PM Narendra Modi to pay two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22

Catch all the latest news updates from around the world here

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 1:00 PM IST

ACLU claims Trump admin restarting deportations under 18th century law

The group has already sued to block deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 of two Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Centre

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 8:24 AM IST

Judge orders Trump admin to clarify firings not due to poor performance

Judge William Alsup is overseeing a lawsuit brought by labour unions and nonprofits contesting the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 7:38 AM IST

Judge blocks Trump admin's passport changes affecting transgender Americans

US District Judge Julia Kobick, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, sided with the American Civil Liberties Union's motion for a preliminary injunction

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 6:47 AM IST

US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if parties make it difficult: Trump

Despite the warning, Trump expressed cautious optimism about securing a deal

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 6:27 AM IST

Trump to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

Trump plans to reclassify 50,000 federal employees under what's known as Schedule F, which means they'll have less civil service protection

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 6:27 AM IST

Caught in Trump's tariff net: Andhra's shrimp farmers face global blowback

Trump's tariff shock hits Andhra's ₹35,000-crore shrimp industry, leaving farmers battling price crashes, export uncertainty, and long-term market disruption

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2025 | 10:14 AM IST

'Ukraine-Russia talks coming to a head': Trump says 'no one is playing me'

The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned earlier Friday that the US may move on from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 11:04 PM IST

Federal judge pausing Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at CFPB

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed concern that administration officials aren't complying with her earlier order

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 10:06 PM IST

Trump, advisers to study whether to fire Fed's Powell: WH economic adviser

Hassett went on to suggest that the Fed under Powell, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, had acted politically to benefit Democrats

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 9:24 PM IST

Iran open to new nuclear pact, but demands guarantees Trump won't exit it

Former US President Joe Biden, whose administration unsuccessfully tried to reinstate the 2015 pact, was not able to meet Tehran's demand for guarantees

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 8:51 PM IST

Trump floats US-Europe meeting as Vance visits Italy for tariff talks

The White House and Meloni's office on Friday issued a joint statement that said Trump would visit Italy in the very near future

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 7:35 PM IST

US may 'move on' from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon: Rubio

The Trump administration has spent weeks trying to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but so far those efforts have not ended the ongoing conflict

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 5:20 PM IST