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Trump's potential tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Nissan
The US is the top market by vehicle sales for Nissan and bigger rivals Toyota and Honda
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Trump's executive order to bar transgender female athletes in women's sport
According to the administration, the directive is designed to restore fairness in women's sports, aligning with the original intent of Title IX.
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Trump admin cancels study on impact of trade on under-served communities
Since taking office on Jan. 20, US President Donald Trump has ended all federal work on diversity, equity and inclusion programs with a series of executive orders and memorandums
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Unions sue to block federal worker buyout plan as 20,000 line up to quit
The American Federation of Government Employees and two other unions claim the buyout offer is arbitrary and capricious and violates federal law
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US Postal Service suspends some inbound parcels from China amid trade war
This suspension only applies to inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts and does not affect the delivery of letters and flats from these regions
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Donald Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi Jinping amid new tariff war
China imposed targeted tariffs on US imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response to Trump's tariffs
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CIA offers staff buyouts as Donald Trump looks to shrink workforce
As part of the offer sent to the workforce on February 4, employees could receive pay and benefits through Sept 30, without having to work
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Tariffs on China 'retaliatory' for fentanyl distribution: US press secy
'I don't have any updates on when that call will take place,' adding that the call is being scheduled and would 'happen very soon' Karoline Leavitt said
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Won't establish ties with Israel without Palestinian state: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia refutes Donald Trump's claim that it hasn't insisted on a Palestinian state, reaffirming no Israel ties without it; Trump also proposed a US takeover and redevelopment of Gaza
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USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential
A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home and targets the aid agency's six-decade mission overseas
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal govt as Democrats raise alarms
Musk has been named as a special government employee, which subjects him to less stringent rules on ethics and financial disclosures than other workers
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Donald Trump vows to close Department of Education, seeks Congress' help
Trump said that some of his advisers had said he could shutter the Education Department through an executive order, but that his preference was to work with Congress as well as teachers' unions
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Trump administration begins flying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay
Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the expansion of a migrant detention center at the military installation to full capacity
Trump, Musk demand termination of federal office leases through GSA
Regional managers for GSA received a message from the agency's Washington headquarters to begin terminating leases on all of the roughly 7,500 federal offices nationwide
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Elon Musk's 'buyout' offer accepted by more than 20,000 US federal workers
But those numbers are increasing every day, according to an official familiar with the data, and the Trump administration expects a spike in resignations
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FBI agents sue over justice dept's effort to ID those probing Trump cases
Donald Trump has made repeated public pronouncements of his intent to exact revenge upon persons he perceives to be disloyal to him
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US will 'take over' the Gaza strip, own it and develop it, says Trump
Trump said we're going to own and develop the Gaza strip, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it'll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of
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Donald Trump's proposed tariffs risk $29,000 rise in US home building costs
Housing inflation has remained stubbornly high month after month amid a national shortage, becoming a major issue for voters in the recent election
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Xi Jinping's careful reply to Trump tariffs shows China has more to lose
China is being restrained because it "has more to lose," due to its huge trade imbalance with the US, according to Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Group Ltd
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Families sue over Trump's order to halt funds for gender-affirming care
It comes one week after Trump signed an order calling for the federal government to stop funding the medical care through federal government-run health insurance programs
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