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Trump address highlights: Trump sets record for longest presidential address to Congress

Trump's Congress Address highlights: Donald Trump, the 47th US President, arrived at the Capitol for the first Congress address ever since his inauguration in January

Alphabet's Google urges Trump administration to reconsider company breakup

The US Department of Justice is currently pursuing two anti-monopoly cases against Google

Trump lauds Musk in US Congress: 'Elon, you are working very hard'

US President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Musk received a standing ovation in US Congress

Congressman Al Green kicked out of Trump's Congress speech: Who is he?

Representative Al Green was escorted out of House chamber after interrupting US President Donald Trump's address, waving his cane in protest

Reciprocal tariffs against India from April 2: Trump in US Congress address

US President Donald Trump defends tariffs, says India imposes over 100 per cent auto tariff, calls trade policies of EU, China, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada 'unfair'

Trump admin redesignates Houthis as 'foreign terrorist organisation'

Former US President Joe Biden's administration reversed those designations weeks after coming into office, citing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Donald Trump's latest trade-war salvo to likely put the brakes on US growth

There's also Elon Musk's cuts to the federal workforce, the clampdown on immigration, and a potential drag on business investment amid so much policy uncertainty

Donald Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after clash with Zelenskyy

The US is pausing all current military aid to Ukraine until Trump determines the country's leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace

Donald Trump keeps door open to Ukraine deal with Europe now optimistic

Trump's relatively optimistic assessment could revive prospects for the deal, which Zelenskyy had flown to the US to sign but was scrapped

Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, and China with steep tariffs

The tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products could have much deeper repercussions for a highly integrated North American economy

Ex-wrestling executive Linda McMahon to lead US education department

The US Senate has voted to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump's agenda. Already the Republican president has signed sweeping orders to rid America's schools of diversity programs and accommodations for transgender students while also calling for expanded school choice programs. At the same time, Trump has promised to shut down the department and said he wants McMahon to put herself out of a job. The Senate on Monday voted to confirm McMahon 51-45. A billionaire and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, McMahon, 76, is an unconventional pick for the role. She spent a year on Connecticut's state board of education and is a longtime trustee at Sacred Heart University but otherwise has little traditional

Japan, China cannot keep reducing value of their currencies, says Trump

I've called President Xi, I've called the leaders of Japan to say you can't continue to reduce and break down your currency, said Trump

Trump tariffs meant to 'level the playing field', says Goldman Sachs CEO

Trump said on Monday he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, effective from today

US federal workers face 2nd Musk deadline to explain their work last week

Federal employees face a midnight deadline to comply with Elon Musk's second demand for reports on their recent accomplishments, a request that has become a flashpoint within the government workforce. Musk and President Donald Trump have suggested that employees who don't comply could get fired. They've also described the requirement a list of five things that each person did last week as an unobjectionable way to increase accountability within a sprawling bureaucracy. But for many workers, the request has been a source of anxiety and confusion as the new administration tightens its grip on the federal government. Some agencies are still telling their workforces not to respond or to limit what they say in response, just as they did after Musk's first request last month. Judging by instructions that have circulated in recent days, the workforce will face a standing request for lists of accomplishments every Monday. There are roughly 2.4 million federal workers excluding active-duty

Is Europe not pulling its weight in aid to Ukraine as Donald Trump claims?

According to the Kiel Institute, the US has supplied approximately $120 billion in total aid that directly supports Ukraine militarily, while European countries have contributed $138 billion

Trump's next first speech to Congress will differ sharply from his last one

The nation will hear a new president sing a far different tune in his prime-time address before Congress on Tuesday night. Some Americans will lustily sing along. Others will plug their ears. The old tune is out the one where a president declares we strongly support NATO, I believe strongly in free trade and Washington must do more to promote clean air, clean water, women's health and civil rights. That was Donald Trump in 2017. That was back when gestures of bipartisanship and appeals to national unity were still in the mix on the night the president comes before Congress to hold forth on the state of the union. Trump, then new at the job, was just getting his footing in the halls of power and not ready to stomp on everything. It would be three more years before Americans would see Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, then the House speaker and his State of the Union host in the chamber, performatively rip up a copy of Trump's speech in disgust over its contents. On Tues

Explained: Donald Trump's Crypto Strategic Reserve move & its implications

US President Donald Trump's announcement of establishing a US 'Crypto Strategic Reserve' contributed to a $300 billion rally in the global crypto market

Americans want Trump to do more for economy, inflation, say polls

While about 80 per cent of adults surveyed said Trump should home in on the economy and inflation, they said they believed his top priorities were the US-Mexico border

Trump admin may exclude govt spending from GDP, obscuring DOGE cuts' impact

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could possibly cause an economic downturn. You know, that governments historically have messed with GDP, Lutnick said on Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures. They count government spending as part of GDP. So I'm going to separate those two and make it transparent. Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the US economy's health. Government spending is traditionally included in the GDP because changes in taxes, spending, deficits and regulations by the government can impact the path of overall growth. GDP reports already include extensive details on government spending, offering a level of transparency for economists. Musk's efforts to downsize federal agencies could result in the layoffs of tens of thousands

Rubio announces $4 bn military aid to Israel, reversing Biden's arms hold

The Trump Administration has pledged to continue using all available tools to support Israel's security, including countering security threats