China vowed on Tuesday to “fight to the end” if President Donald Trump follows through on a threatened 50% tariff hike, rejecting calls to drop its countermeasures and setting the stage for a high-stakes standoff between the world’s top two economies. If neither side backs down, total new U.S. levies on Chinese goods this year…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a panel of federal agencies to conduct another review of Nippon Steel Corp’s blocked $14.1 billion bid to take over United States Steel Corp. In a presidential memorandum released by the White House, Trump said the purpose of the review is to assist him “in determining whether further…
The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in Washington this summer, something that is a long-held dream of President Donald Trump. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the administration had reached out to the city about holding a parade on June 14 that would stretch from Arlington, Virginia, where…
South Korea’s government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law. The cabinet agreed the date on Tuesday after discussions with the National Election Commission since it needed to approve a public holiday…
An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies, a win for the Trump administration as the underlying lawsuit plays out. In a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE access…
Japan will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane carrying medicines and medical equipment to Myanmar, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Monday, as part of relief efforts to the Southeast Asian country following a massive earthquake last month. A C-130 transport aircraft with about 20 crew members and 2.5 tons of medical goods is set to depart…
Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was forced to watch early scenes of her character’s cruelty. Of course, Serena was being cruel to long-suffering heroine June (Elisabeth Moss). It wasn’t a nice experience to relive. “I was dying. I wanted to vomit! It was horrible,”…
Clem Burke, the longtime drummer for the pioneering New Wave band Blondie, has died, the band announced Monday. He was 70 years old. The band said Burke died after a “private battle with cancer.” “Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie,” read the statement on Instagram. “His talent, energy, and…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Donald Trump to pursue deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in wartime as part of the Republican president’s hardline approach to immigration, but with certain limits. The court, in an unsigned 5-4 ruling powered by conservative justices, granted…
U.S. military officials recently confirmed that Mexican drug cartels are using drones to observe U.S. military troops deployed along the southern border between the United States and Mexico under President Donald Trump’s administration. According to Scripps News, roughly 10,000 U.S. military service members are currently deployed along the southern border as part of the 47th…
