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Trump, Modi speak frequently as trade talks continue, says White House

Trump said last week in South Korea that he wanted to reach a trade deal with India, signalling a thaw in relations that soured to their lowest point in decades

Trump's bipolar G2 dream is fundamentally unstable, lacks global influence

What is clear is that both G1 and G2 know that their field of geographical dominance cannot increase any more than it already has

US steps up investment in rare-earth firms to curb reliance on China

The announcements are the latest in a string of actions taken by the federal government to invest directly in the supply chain of permanent magnet production, an industry dominated by China

Trump threatened by our campaign: NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said US President Donald Trump is threatened by his campaign, as the American leader warned voters that the city's survival is at risk if the Democratic nominee wins. You can clearly see that Donald Trump is threatened by our campaign. He's threatened by it because, like his, we've diagnosed the crisis in working class New Yorkers' lives - the cost of living," Mamdani said in an interview to CNN on election eve Monday. "But unlike him, we're actually going to deliver on that. And that is a contrast that he can't bear to see, because while he is spending USD 300 million remodelling a White House ballroom, the same amount of money that could provide SNAP benefits for 100,000 New Yorkers, he added. He made a reference to the American food aid programme that is impacted amid the ongoing government shutdown. As the New York City mayoral race entered its final lap with New Yorkers going to polls on Election Day Tuesday, Trump warned voters t

Most donors to Trump ballroom project have federal contracts: Report

Sixteen of the 24 donors have received federal contracts with the cumulative sum totaling $279 billion over the past five years, according to the study by Public Citizen

Trump backs Cuomo, warns of funding cuts if Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

US President warns New York City could face an 'economic and social disaster' under 'Communist' Zohran Mamdani's leadership; backs Democrat Andrew Cuomo as the only viable alternative to avert crisis

UK still in talks with Trump to lift steel, whiskey tariffs: British envoy

In September, the UK and the US signed the Tech Prosperity Deal to deepen collaboration in key technology areas including AI, quantum computing and nuclear energy

Trump admin to partially fund SNAP in Nov amid govt shutdown, court rulings

US President Donald Trump's administration has said that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation's largest food aid programme running. The Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP), had planned to freeze payments starting November 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it during the federal government shutdown. The programme serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation's social safety net. It costs more than USD 8 billion per month nationally. The government says an emergency fund it will use has USD 4.65 billion -- enough to cover about half the normal benefits. Exhausting the fund potentially sets the stage for a similar situation in December if the shutdown isn't resolved by then. It's not clear exactly how much beneficiaries will receive, nor how quickly they will see value show up on the debit cards they use to buy

US Justice Dept rejects Comey's claim of politically motivated prosecution

The US Justice Department on Monday urged a federal judge to reject James Comey's claim that his prosecution amounts to political retribution, arguing the former FBI director failed to show that he's being targeted as punishment for his criticism of President Donald Trump. Prosecutors defended Trump's September social media post demanding that action be taken in the Comey investigation, contending it reflects legitimate prosecutorial motive and is no basis to dismiss the indictment accusing Comey of lying to Congress in 2020. The filing underscores how Trump's comments have put the Justice Department in a difficult position as Comey and other defendants seize on the president's remarks in efforts to have their cases dismissed ahead of trial. Comey's lawyers told the judge last month that the charges must be thrown out because they were brought out of personal spite at the direction of the president. A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James, another Trump foe who's been

US Supreme Court to weigh legality of Trump's sweeping tariff powers

At issue is the legality of his signature economic policy: the use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every US trading partner

Is Pakistan actively testing nuclear weapons? Here's what Trump claims

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan is among countries conducting nuclear weapons tests, as he defended his decision to restart US testing after more than 30 years

Judge blocks Trump admin from deploying troops in Portland until Nov 7

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump's administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday, saying she found no credible evidence that protests in the city grew out of control before the president federalised the troops earlier this fall. The city and state sued in September to block the deployment. It's the latest development in weeks of legal back-and-forth in Portland, Chicago and other US cities as the Trump administration has moved to federalise and deploy the National Guard in city streets to quell protests. The ruling from US District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, followed a three-day trial in which both sides argued over whether protests at the city's US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building met the conditions for using the military domestically under federal law. In a 16-page filing late Sunday, Immergut said she would issue a final order on Friday due to the voluminous evidence ...

Trump admin faces deadline to decide on use of contingency funds for SNAP

President Donald Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid programme, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The US Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) starting November 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The programme serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation's social safety net and it costs about USD 8 billion per month nationally. The situation leaves millions with uncertainty about how they will feed themselves. Benefits will be delayed in November regardless of the outcome of the court cases because many beneficiaries have their cards recharged early in the month and the process of loading cards can take a week or more in many states. Democratic state attorneys general or governors from 25 .

Trump says Pak testing nuclear weapons, defends US' move to resume trials

Trump said several countries, including Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan, are conducting nuclear tests, while the US remains the only nation that does not

A month into the shutdown: How US is coping with the funding deadlock

As the shutdown drags on, Americans are feeling the effects, from closed national parks and disrupted airport operations to frustrated employees and consumers

Toymaker Rick Woldenberg gears up for SC fight over Trump's tariffs

Woldenberg, who runs two educational-toy businesses near Chicago, says the BubblePlush Yoga Ball Buddies, designed to help kids control their emotions, has been hit especially hard by Trump's tariffs

Immigration raids 'haven't gone far enough', says Trump despite backlash

Trump said the tactics used by immigration agents were acceptable 'because you have to get the people out'

Trump calls upcoming SC tariff case among most significant in US history

Trump said tariffs had contributed to 'Great Wealth and National Security' during his presidency

Trump's nuclear tests will not involve explosions, says US energy secretary

New tests of the US nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. It was the first clarity from the Trump administration since the president took to social media last week to say he had instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests, Wright said in an interview on Fox News' Sunday Briefing. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions. Wright, whose agency is responsible for testing, added that the planned testing involves all the other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they deliver the appropriate geometry and they set up the nuclear explosion. The confusion over Trump's intention started minutes before he held a critical meeting in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump took to his Truth Social platform and appeared to suggest he w

US govt shutdown enters sixth week as Trump urges end to Senate filibuster

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Sunday that Trump has spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson as he has publicly and repeatedly pushed for an end to the Senate filibuster. But Republicans have strongly rejected Trump's calls since his first term, arguing that the rule requiring 60 votes to overcome any objections in the Senate is vital to the institution and has allowed them to stop Democratic policies when they are in the minority. Leavitt said Sunday that the Democrats are crazed people who haven't shown any signs of budging. That's why President Trump has said Republicans need to get tough, they need to get smart, and they need to use this option to