Page 3 - Latest Updates on Donald Trump
Ex-Trump adviser Powell McCormick steps down from Meta board after 8 months
Powell McCormick, who served as Trump's deputy national security adviser during his first term, is considering retaining an advisory role where she continues working with Meta's senior leadership team
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Vivek Ramaswamy challenges Conservatives on surging bigotry on the Right
The leading Republican candidate for Ohio governor is calling out his party for rising intolerance, including against Indian American immigrants and their children, like him.
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US trade chief criticises India, EU as negotiations drag on into 2026
He also said negotiations with India that began earlier this year still haven't resulted in an agreement - noting that the US had concluded deals with a slew of other partners
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US Department of Justice appeals dismissal of James, Comey indictments
The Justice Department had said earlier it would appeal Currie's ruling, but since then, prosecutors have tried and failed twice to convince other grand juries to approve the charges against James
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US launches retaliatory strikes on 70 targets in Syria after Trump threat
The US Central Command said that fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery targeted ISIS infrastructure and weapon sites
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Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 major pharma companies
As part of the deal, new drugs made by those companies will also be charged at the so-called most-favoured-nation pricing across the country on any newly launched medications for all
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Head of group suing over White House ballroom backs Trump-picked chairman
The planning commission on Friday released the agenda for its January meeting and the East Wing Modernisation Project is listed for an information presentation
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Epstein files: Clinton photos draw attention in recent release by US DOJ
The released files include a small number of photos of Trump, which appear to have been known for decades, including two in which Trump and Epstein are posing with now-first lady Melania Trump
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'Seen us engaged' in resolving India-Pak conflict: US Secy of State Rubio
Rubio said that the US remains engaged around the world, including in conflicts that perhaps are not central to everyday life in America
 "'Seen us engaged' in resolving India-Pak conflict: US Secy of State Rubio")
Donald Trump signs defence law backing deeper India-US ties, Quad
The Act outlines sense of Congress on Defence Alliances and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region'
 "Donald Trump signs defence law backing deeper India-US ties, Quad")
Trump keeps war option open with Venezuela, orders oil tanker seizures
Trump also said there would be additional seizures of oil tankers near Venezuelan waters, according to the interview. The US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week
ByteDance signs deal to sell over 80% of TikTok's US assets to avoid ban
ByteDance has signed a binding deal to shift control of TikTok's US operations to a new joint venture, a key step to avoid a ban and end years of uncertainty over the app
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Trump's year-end speech: US invaded by 25 mn immigrants, Biden made a mess
From border control claims to visa curbs and travel bans, Trump laid out his immigration record and agenda in a televised address
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Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein investigation
The records could contain the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades worth of government investigations into Epstein's sexual abuse of young women
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Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts centre
Trump, a Republican, often refers to the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the Trump Kennedy Centre
Britain appoints new ambassador to US, replaces Epstein-linked diplomat
Christian Turner was previously political director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and high commissioner to Pakistan
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Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug
The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD
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Best of BS Opinion: Regulatory, factor-market reforms key to India's growth
Today's Best of BS Opinion looks at insurance FDI liberalisation, the railways' subsidy model, regulatory bottlenecks hurting investment, shifting FDI flows, and new ideas shaping US politics.
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Trump announces $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' for troops amid inflation fears
Trump announced the plan Wednesday during a prime-time address from the White House meant to extol his accomplishments this year and assuage Americans increasingly worried about their cost of living
Furious Minds: The MAGA intellectuals and the rise of extremist ideas
How ideas that used to be the arcane obsessions of nerdy young men and buttoned-up tenured professors have become 'an engine and accelerant' for extremism
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