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Trump says he will ‘substantially’ cut China tariffs as trade war bites
The US president has flagged that he will lower his unprecedented 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods and “won’t play hardball”.
- by Michael Koziol
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Hegseth has bounced into another hot mess but Trump seems inclined to sack the wrong guy
Rather than taking a hard look at his troubled defence secretary, the president is studying how he could fire the Federal Reserve chairman for failing to cut interest rates.
- by Michael Koziol
Trump stands by defiant Hegseth, blames ‘fake news’ for Signalgate 2.0
The US president is under growing pressure to sack his most controversial cabinet pick, but both men have so far portrayed the scandal as an unjustified “hit” by disgruntled former employees.
- by Michael Koziol
Thieves stole their iPhones. Now Apple won’t give their digital lives back
People are discovering that the very security tools that are meant to protect them if their iPhone is stolen are being used against them – by Apple.
- by Chris Velazco
Hegseth shared Yemen attack plans in second Signal chat with wife, brother
The existence of a second chat in which the US defence secretary shared highly sensitive military information is the latest development that has put his judgment under scrutiny.
- by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman
JD Vance meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday
US Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis to exchange Easter greetings.
- by Nicole Winfield
‘Shame!’ Protesters across US rally again to condemn Trump policies
Thousands of demonstrators rallied at hundreds of events to speak out against the US president’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, job cuts and many other issues.
- by Jesus Jiménez and Minho Kim
US Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelan migrants, for now
The court issued the order after the men’s lawyers asked it to intervene on an emergency basis, saying they faced imminent deportation without the judicial review the justices previously ordered.
From El Salvador ‘death camp’ to margaritas by the pool? Not so fast, says US senator
Chris Van Hollen finally got to meet the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but accused El Salvador’s government of aiming to “deceive” by staging it as a chat with drinks appearing to be alcohol, garnished with maraschino cherries.
- by Meg Kinnard
‘This is America’: Parkland school massacre survivors caught in Florida uni shooting
The deadly shooting at Florida State University was dreadful reminder for several students who were also at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the 2018 massacre.
- by Anthony Izaguirre and Stephany Matat
Trump remodels COVID-19 support website into lab leak ‘truth’ page
The White House has thrown its weight behind an origin theory that is so far not backed by direct evidence and that many scientists consider less likely than it having emerged at a Wuhan wild-animal market.
- by Benjamin Mueller
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