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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 bn in spending cuts
Some senators are worried that the cuts to public media could decimate many of the 1,500 local radio and television stations around the country that rely on some federal funding to operate
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Donald Trump sues PBS, NPR board members for refusing to leave their posts
US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to remove three board members of PBS and NPR who refused to vacate their positions after being dismissed in April
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Trump AI czar Sacks defends reversal of chip export curbs to China
Allowing Nvidia to resume H20 chip shipments will help the US compete globally and curb Huawei's efforts to expand its share in the international tech market, Sacks said
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Trump admin pulls back deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in LA
About 2,000 National Guard troops will be released from duty because the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said
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Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew
Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020
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Trump rules out sending long-range weapons as Ukraine awaits US aid
Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs
Trump admin fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, says union
The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the centre of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts
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Trump strikes trade deal with Indonesia, imposes 19% tariff on imports
Trump has sent tariff letters over the last week to multiple trading partners, increasing pressure on negotiators ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for higher duties to take effect
CoreWeave commits $6 bn to Pennsylvania data centre amid Trump AI push
The announcement will be made during a CEO roundtable with Trump at Senator Dave McCormick's inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, the company said in a statement
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Trump asks Zelenskyy if Ukraine can strike Moscow with US weapons
The conversation took place a day after Trump said he was "very disappointed" by a phone call with Putin, in which the Russian leader insisted he wouldn't back down on his war aims
Donald Trump makes China great again as it grows bolder with India
Assumptions about US' decline are making China bolder and more overbearing in its approach towards India
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Formal process to replace Fed Chair Powell underway: US Treasury Secy
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a formal process to find Jerome Powell's successor as Fed Chair has begun and suggests Powell should step down entirely after his term ends in May 2026
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Trump repeated India-Pak ceasefire claim 22 times in 65 days: Jairam Ramesh
Trump on Monday reiterated his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan, which could have turned into a 'nuclear war', through trade
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Importers delay clearances for US dry fruits to avoid high import duties
Indian dry fruit importers are expecting a cut of nearly 50 per cent in import duties on US-origin shipments and are delaying customs clearances to avoid losses if duties are reduced after clearance
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Trump's Russia threat puts spotlight on India, China crude oil imports
Russian flows to India reached 2.1 million barrels a day in June, the biggest monthly intake in nearly a year, and close to the record set in May 2023, data from Kpler show
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US appeals court steps in as norms protecting Afghans set to expire
The Department of Homeland Security in May said it was ending Temporary Protected Status for 11,700 people from Afghanistan in 60 days
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Trump vows 100% tariff on Russia if war in Ukraine not stopped in 50 days
Without providing details, Trump said that the levies on Russia would come in the form of secondary tariffs
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EU ministers plan measures to counter Trump's 'unacceptable' 30% tariffs
EU ministers met Monday in Brussels after Trump's surprise weekend announcement of 30% tariffs, warning of serious repercussions for governments, businesses, and consumers on both sides of Atlantic
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to cut nearly 1,400 Education Department jobs
With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs
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Over 20 states sue Trump admin over frozen funding for school programmes
Aiden Cazares is one of 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country who have been attending after-school and summer programming at a Boys & Girls Club