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China readies to negotiate trade with Trump — and TikTok could be part of the talks: report

China is prepared to negotiate with the Trump administration on how it can make more investments in the US after the president’s decision to impose 10% tariffs on the country — and TikTok could also play a role in the discussions, according to a report.

February 3, 2025

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USAID staffers told to stay out of DC headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to shut it down

WASHINGTON — Staffers of the US Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after billionaire Elon Musk announced that President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. USAID staffers said they also tracked more than 600 employees who…

February 3, 2025

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NYC GOP slams effort to have its voters re-enroll as Democrats for mayor’s primary race

New York City Republican leaders are blasting a campaign to persuade its GOP voters to re-enroll as Democrats to vote in the Democratic primary for mayor on June 24. Voters have until February 14 to change their party status.

February 3, 2025

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Why Trump is digging in his heels on huge tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

Trump also suggested the tariffs were an attempt to level the playing field against three nations with which the US had a combined $450 billion trade deficit in 2023.

February 2, 2025

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Canadian toll deadbeats cost NY, NJ millions as Port Authority sees overall loss of $1.53B in 4 years

President Trump President Trump says Canadians aren’t doing their fair share amid a tiff over trade. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agrees, with receipts showing that thousands of Canucks are evading tolls on its Hudson River crossings while driving through the region — costing the bi-state agency millions of dollars over the years, The…

February 2, 2025

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Vance pumps the brakes on US taking over Greenland but says it’s still ‘possible’

Veep JD Vance on Sunday refrained from setting expectations too high about President Trump’s chances of usurping Greenland from Denmark, although he still called it “possible” and dismissed European opposition.

February 2, 2025

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Republicans hold their breath as Trump ignites trade war with Canada, Mexico and China: ‘Tariffs are simply taxes’

Republican lawmakers are treading carefully as President Trump deviates from traditional party orthodoxy by slapping large tariffs against America’s three largest trading partners in a simmering trade war.

February 2, 2025

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Elon Musk rages at ‘deep state puppet’ Sen. Young, then does U-turn after phone call: ‘Will be a great ally’

Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk made an abrupt U-Turn and hailed Sen. Todd Young as a “great ally” hours after initially accusing him of being a “deep state puppet” on Sunday.

February 2, 2025

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Transportation chief Duffy vows to add air traffic controllers, says department traded core mission for DEI

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said one major question in the crash between an army chopper and a commercial jet in DC last week is why the helicopter didn’t conduct its training later in the night.

February 2, 2025

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