Rubio headed to Malaysia in first Asia trip
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Malaysia July 8-12 for meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking his first trip to Asia as a State
US lifting terrorist designation on Syria's HTS
The Trump administration announced Monday it is revoking the terrorist designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group responsible for the overthrow of Syria’s longtime dictator Bashar Assad but which
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Tesla stock tumbles after Musk launches third party
Tesla’s stock tumbled 7 percent Monday morning after Elon Musk launched a third party and received an icy response from President Trump. The tech billionaire announced Saturday he officially formed
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BRICS group raises 'serious concerns' with increased tariffs
The BRICS bloc of nations adopted a declaration on Sunday condemning increased unilateral tariffs — but avoided mentioning the United States or President Trump by name. The group’s statement, issued
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Musk tweaks Trump with Jeffrey Epstein post
Tech billionaire Elon Musk trolled President Trump early Monday with a post knocking the administration for making no arrests related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Musk, Trump’s former ally-turned-foe, posted
Canada’s walk back of digital services tax boosts Big Tech, spells trouble for similar efforts
Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax (DST) to restart trade negotiations with the U.S. represents a boon for major tech firms and could be a harbinger for similar
Trump threatens additional tariffs on nations 'aligning' with 'anti-American' BRICS
President Trump threatened to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on countries “aligning” themselves with the BRICS bloc of nations. “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS,
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Bessent says DOGE principles 'popular,' Musk 'was not'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the principles of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were “popular,” but also said tech billionaire Elon Musk, formerly the leader of DOGE,
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Trump: China talks about TikTok deal to begin next week
President Trump said he will begin negotiations with China about a potential deal regarding the popular video-sharing platform TikTok this upcoming week. “We pretty much have a deal. I think
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Musk doubles down on third party threat with Independence Day poll
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday leaned into his proposal for a third party amid his growing feud with President Trump over the “big, beautiful” spending and tax bill with
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