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White House says Trump will impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China from Saturday Karoline Leavitt has said reports of tariffs from 1 March are false and is announcing new tariffs Donald Trump plans to impose on countries from tomorrow, including: “25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China […]

Federal workers and their advocates on Wednesday condemned the Trump administration’s attempt to encourage them to resign en masse, describing an unprecedented email from the government’s human resources department office as a ham-handed attempt to create hostility in their workplaces and offer a false promise of an easy transition out of government service. On Tuesday, […]

Noem takes charge of a sprawling agency that deals with a host of crucial issues like immigration and customs. The US Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as the homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor at the helm of a key agency in President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on irregular immigration. Legislators […]

Hegseth’s nomination had been rocked by allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct. Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as the United States defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the vote to break a 50-50 tie, underscoring the controversy over his nomination which has been rocked by allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct. […]

When American voters headed to the ballot box in November, polls suggested the cost of living, immigration and reproductive rights ranked among their biggest concerns. But tucked within this week’s barrage of executive orders was an attack on an initiative that had in recent years become increasingly weaponised around the world: measures that sought to […]

President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in Los Angeles after criticising California’s water policy Trump has erroneously claimed that California could have mitigated the wildfires sooner if it hadn’t been for redirecting water to the Pacific Ocean. The president was referring to the water federally managed by the Central Valley Project. However, the […]

Trump threatens China with 10% tariff over fentanyl claims Donald Trump has threatened to ignite a trade war with China after suggesting he intends to impose a 10% tariff on goods imported to the US from the country over the issue of fentanyl. Trump said “We’re talking about a tariff of 10 percent on China […]

Trump is ‘misogynist, racist and fascist’, and antidote is offering ‘real hope for positive change’, says Green party The Green party has released a statement ahead of President Trump’s inauguration saying that he is a misogynist, racist and fascist, and that progressives should respond by offering “real hope for positive change”. Adrian Ramsay and Carla […]

Dr. Anthony Monteiro is a Duboisian scholar and founder of the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation. He joins us from Philadelphia to discuss the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump. We are already seeing some changes in policy before he takes office, such as his role in bringing about a ceasefire agreement in […]

Trump ‘would have been convicted’ over 2020 election – special counsel David Smith Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him. Jack Smith’s report detailing his team’s […]


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