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Trump Says US Has Reached Trade Deal With China
President Trump has announced that the United States has reached a trade deal with China following two days of intense negotiations in London.
"Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me," Trump posted in all caps on Truth Social Wednesday morning, June 11. "Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied, up front, by China.
"Likewise, we will provide to China what was agreed to, including Chinese students using our colleges and universities (which has always been good with me!)
"We are getting a total of 55% tariffs, China is getti…
'60 Minutes' Top Producer Exits, Says Show Lost Independence Amid Trump's Lawsuit: Report
The executive producer of "60 Minutes" has resigned, saying he could no longer run the news program independently as the TV show is locked in a legal battle with President Donald Trump, according to reports.
Bill Owens announced his resignation in a memo to staff on Tuesday, April 22, The New York Times reported. The Greenwich, Connecticut, resident has worked at CBS News for 34 years.
A native of Oyster Bay, New York, Owens is just the third executive producer in the news magazine show's 57-year run. Since 2019, he has led the nation's No. 1 news program through landmark int…
Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics
Not so fast.
Just days after new guidance was released by the government stated that machines used to make semiconductors, flat-screen TVs, tablets, and desktop computers are excluded from President Trump’s 125 percent tariff on Chinese goods, the administration is now saying those exemptions are only temporary.
In a social media post on Truth Social on Sunday, April 13, Trump said there are “no exceptions,” and tariffs will apply to those items, apparently clarifying the US Customs and Border Protection bulletin issued Friday, April 11.
“NOBODY is getting ‘off the hook,' ” Trump wrot…
Trump Taps His Former Lawyer As Interim Attorney For New Jersey
President Donald Trump has tapped Alina Habba, his longtime attorney and current Counselor to the President, as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey—effective immediately.
Habba, 40, who was born and raised in Summit, was the lead attorney for Trump in the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump trial, which began in January 2024. She is a managing partner at Habba Madaio & Associates, LLP, a law firm with an office in Bedminster and does not appear to have any experience in federal court.
Earlier this year, Habba came under fire for telling Andrew Tate, who is accused of…
Trump Moves To Void Biden Pardons, Claiming Autopen Use
President Donald Trump announced he is nullifying last-minute pardons issued by former President Joe Biden, arguing they were executed using autopen technology rather than a personal signature.
In a post on the social media Truth Social platform early Monday, March 17, Trump declared:
"The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen."
He further claimed that Biden was unaware of the pardons, adding:
"More importantl…
Trump Halts Mexico Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions, Domestic Economic Fears
President Donald Trump is reversing course on tariffs against Mexico, stepping back from a trade war he started with the nation's southern neighbor.
In a Thursday, Mar. 6 post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said he struck a deal with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to delay tariffs on goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The pause will be in effect until Tuesday, Apr. 2.
"I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum," Trump posted. "Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, to…
