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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.Trump said on social media that the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to the price increases that the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States.“I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. House member Katie Porter announced Tuesday that she is entering the 2026 contest for California governor, joining a crowded field of candidates that could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris joins the race.Porter, who became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings while grilling CEOs, promised in a campaign launch video to be an aggressive counterweight to President Donald Trump’s administration at a time when the heavily Democratic state has clashed with the White House over issues from water management to immigrant rights.“In Congress, I held…
Palestinian former graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who is a green card holder married to an American citizen, was arrested by federal immigration agents in Columbia University housing Saturday, leading to questions about how a legal permanent resident could face deportation — and what it could mean for issues of free speech on college campuses.Khalil was a public face of the pro-Palestinian protest movement at Columbia University last spring when large demonstrations against the war in Gaza swept college campuses around the country. “Immigration law does allow the federal government to deport noncitizens, even people who are green card holders,” over certain…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Attorneys for the daughter of a U.S.-sanctioned Russian billionaire asked a U.S. federal court Tuesday for access to the financial records of officials including the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, whose administration is under scrutiny for seizing and selling the family’s 265-foot (81-meter) megayacht and not releasing documents related to the sale.The filing is the latest development in a global legal saga involving the Alfa Nero megayacht, which remained anchored off the eastern Caribbean island of Antigua for more than two years and whose potential buyers included former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.The megayacht,…
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Pool via AP) President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)Read More After a brutal stock market selloff because of his tariff threats, President Trump faces pressure Tuesday to show he has a legitimate plan to grow the economy instead of perhaps pushing it into a recession.Trump was set to deliver an afternoon address to the Business Roundtable, a trade association of CEOs that during the 2024…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is teeing up the bill for a vote as soon as Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to oppose it and risk a shutdown that would begin Saturday if lawmakers fail to act. Republicans will need overwhelming support from their members in both chambers — and some help from Senate Democrats — to get the bill to…
En los últimos meses, las fuerzas ucranianas han paralizado la ofensiva rusa en la región oriental de Donetsk y han empezado a recuperar porciones pequeñas de terreno, según soldados ucranianos y analistas militares.Rusia sigue manteniendo la iniciativa con decenas de ataques diarios en el frente oriental, según los soldados y analistas. Sin embargo, tras más de 15 meses de ofensiva, las brigadas rusas se han agotado y Moscú tiene problemas para reponer el equipo destruido. Esto ofrece oportunidades limitadas que las fuerzas ucranianas tratan de aprovechar.“El esfuerzo ofensivo ruso en Donetsk se ha estancado en los últimos meses debido al…
Greenland, the world’s largest island, votes on Tuesday to elect its next parliament and government. The thinly populated Danish territory’s elections usually attract only local attention. However, this vote comes at a time when the island has exploded into geopolitical significance, with United States President Donald Trump openly — and repeatedly — declaring his intent to acquire it. Greenland, technically a part of North America, is rich in mineral resources, located halfway between Russia and the US, and already hosts a US base. “I think we’re going to get it. One way or the other, we’re going to get it,”…
Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed a sold-out concert in the capital, Kigali, and entrepreneurs have gathered at a conference center for a financial technology convention.Rwanda’s role in the war waged by the rebel group M23 has drawn criticism from the United States, China and the United Nations. But so far the strong words have done little to tarnish the country’s status as a premier destination for investors, tourists, athletes and celebrities.In his first weeks in…
When Ukrainian and American officials sit down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for their first high-level meeting since an Oval Office shouting match between their presidents last month, the goal will be finding a way to halt the bloodiest European war in generations.But the United States, Ukraine and Russia appear to have very different ideas about what a cease-fire should look like. Ukraine has proposed an immediate cessation of air and sea strikes, but wants security guarantees before its infantry lays down its arms. The United States is pressing for an immediate, comprehensive cease-fire. And Russia, which will not be…