President Donald Trump said Thursday he had instructed U.S. trade officials to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on China, fueling an already heated trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump said in a statement the further tariffs were being considered “in light of China’s unfair retaliation” against earlier U.S. trade actions that…
read moreThe front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to the border was a political ploy based on misinformation to gain support from his conservative base. The White House on Tuesday said mobilizing the National Guard was part of Trump’s strategy to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country, whom he…
read morePresident Donald Trump said Thursday he didn’t know about the $130,000 payment his personal attorney made to Stormy Daniels, issuing a firm denial in his first public comments about the adult-film actress who alleges she had an affair with him. Asked aboard Air Force One whether he knew about the payment, Trump said flatly: “No.”…
read morePresident Donald Trump will make the case that the United States – and not China – should be the trade “partner of choice” for Latin America when he speaks at a regional summit next week, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Trump is due to make his first visit to the region late next…
read moreA new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children. The analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds such spending cost companies and workers about $26 per enrollee in 2016. Employers have…
read moreThe trade dispute rumbling between China and the U.S. has raised the possibility consumers in Beijing may end up paying higher prices for American beef, liquor and tobacco if Beijing goes ahead with hikes on tariffs for such products. Below are thoughts shared with The Associated Press by a few Beijing residents. The investor…
read moreFifty years ago this week, civil rights icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. On this week’s edition of VOA’s Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren, guests remembered King’s legacy and impact on today’s society. Robert Raffaele has more. …
read morePresident Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is not in a trade war with China, after Beijing announced plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to a similar package announced by the United States. In a Twitter post Wednesday, Trump contended, “We are not in a trade war…
read moreThe White House announced Wednesday that the National Guard has been called up to the U.S.-Mexico border, just a day after President Trump criticized a caravan of Central American migrants who have been marching towards the U.S. fleeing violent conditions in their home countries. The move comes as President Trump stepped up his calls for…
read moreJuli Briskman, the cyclist who made an obscene gesture at President Donald Trump’s motorcade last year and lost her job because of it, has sued her former employer. “I filed this lawsuit against my former employer today because I believe that Americans should not have to choose between their principle and their paycheck,” Briskman said…
read moreA deadlocked Washington on immigration matters is not new. Congress’ inability to address the legal status of undocumented newcomers and reform America’s oft-criticized immigration system spans several decades and multiple U.S. administrations. Protracted gridlock helped spur the creation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, as an executive order that bypassed Congress. The current…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would be taking “strong action” later Wednesday on immigration. Trump made the comment in an early morning tweet, but did not elaborate about planned steps. Trump did, however, describe U.S. border laws as “very weak,” while saying those of Mexico and Canada are “very strong.” The president made…
read moreThe possible closure of a major coastal tourism magnet in the Philippines for environmental cleanup will hurt business, but for a cause that helps everyone longer term, experts say. President Rodrigo Duterte said via the presidential website in March he would place Boracay Island under a “state of calamity.” The island may be shut down…
read moreChina announced Wednesday it plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to a similar package announced by the United States. The Chinese measures would boost tariffs by 25 percent on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans, aircraft and cars. China’s commerce ministry responded with its own measures less than 11…
read moreHundreds of Central American migrants who were part of a “caravan” moving through Mexico toward the United States are in the Mexican state of Oaxaca awaiting clarification of their legal status as officials screen them to determine whether they have a right to stay or be returned to their home countries. U.S. President Donald Trump…
read moreFive years ago, Filipina farmer Marivic Dubria would buy Nescafe sachets to serve visitors because she was embarrassed by the quality of the coffee she grew next to her main vegetable crops. Life was tough for her family in Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, as they struggled to earn $1,000 a year…
read moreThe Washington Post reported Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller told attorneys for U.S. President Donald Trump last month that while he is a subject of investigation, Mueller did not consider him a criminal target at that time. The Post based its report on information from several people familiar with private negotiations Mueller had with…
read moreThe largest American business lobby group came to the defense of Amazon.com on Tuesday after a multi-day Twitter attack by U.S. President Donald Trump that included unsubstantiated criticism of the world’s biggest online retailer. The value of Amazon shares held by Jeff Bezos, the online retailer’s chief executive and single largest shareholder, had taken a…
read moreAs Republicans run into a buzz saw of conservative criticism over a deficit-expanding new budget, GOP leaders and the White House are looking for ways to undo the damage by allowing President Donald Trump to rescind some of the spending he signed into law just 10 days ago. Rolling back the funds would be a…
read moreThe Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive actions on trade by proposing 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing’s alleged theft of American technology. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a list targeting 1,300 Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment. The suggested tariffs wouldn’t…
read moreThe gay dating app Grindr will stop sharing its users’ HIV status with analytics companies. Chief security officer Bryce Case told BuzzFeed News on Monday that the company had decided to stop the sharing of such information in order to allay people’s fears. Analytics firms Localytics and Apptimize were paid to test and monitor how…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump unleashed new attacks Tuesday on mainstream television networks, claiming they are “worried about the competition and quality” from a conservative broadcasting chain his 2016 campaign cut a deal with to try to give him better media coverage. Trump, in a pair of Twitter remarks, called CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS “The…
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