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Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It’s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high. The move comes after voters in off-year elections earlier this month cited…
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Trump to welcome the Saudi crown prince with arrival ceremony, deal signings and lavish dinner
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not an official state visit, but the White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp and circumstance that is typical of one. The crown prince’s day at the White House next Tuesday will begin with an arrival ceremony on the sweeping South…
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Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She racked up spending on her credit card buying gas to get to work. With the…
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White House dances around Trump officials meeting with Lauren Boebert on Epstein files
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sidestepped repeated questions from reporters regarding reports that top Trump administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO, to discuss the Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The meeting was allegedly to pressure Boebert not to sign a petition in Congress that would force a vote on the release of the…
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House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night. President…
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Epstein emails released by Democrats mention Trump
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday. The emails made public by Democrats on the House…
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Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump
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NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies are converging on southern Ontario as tensions rise between the U.S. and traditional allies like Canada over defense spending, trade and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand…
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US flight cancellations expected to drag on even after the government shutdown ends
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NEW YORK (AP) — The flight cancellations at airports across the U.S. are expected to persist even after the government shutdown ends. The Federal Aviation Administration has reduced flights as some air traffic controllers — unpaid for weeks — have stopped showing up for work. The Senate took a first step toward ending the shutdown…
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Senate nears potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of moderate Democrats has a tentative deal to reopen the government if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring health care subsidies by December, a potential breakthrough as lawmakers seek to end the shutdown. The group of three former governors — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Sen.…
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Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made the offer to reopen the government…
