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Wednesday, February 05, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, his top trade adviser Peter Navarro told a Politico Live event, as new 10% tariffs on Chinese imports took effect, spurring retaliatory tariffs announced by Beijing. Asked how U.S. consumers and companies should understand the China tariffs, Navarro told Politico: "Let's see what happens with the call today." read more


A 56-year-old Californian man has agreed to plead guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month. read more


Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked read more


Anand Giridharadas: But what Musk and Co. are up to is the unraveling of the constitutional order itself -- the system that makes all these other choices possible. It is of supreme importance, and you need to keep your eye on that ball. More importantly, the media that serves you do read more


Musk's actions may be unconstitutional but "nobody should bellyache about that," Sen. Thom Tillis said. read more


Multiple new agencies are reporting that Sen. Mitch McConnell fell twice as we leaving the Senate chamber after voting on Trump's HUD nominee. read more


Nahal Toosi: If you can spare any sympathy these days, spare some for the people tasked with writing President Donald Trump's national security strategy. They probably sought the job thinking, "I'll help America take on China." Instead, Trump has started his second term looking like the U.S. president Beijing has long wanted. read more


FBI agents who worked on cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection are suing to prevent Donald Trump's new leaders at the Justice Department from retaliating against them. read more


The State Department has started the process to withdraw all United States Agency for International Development personnel stationed overseas by this weekend, according to three sources with knowledge of internal planning. read more


Paul Wallis presents a huge amount of information about USAID: To read the vilification of USAID by the Trump administration, you'd think it was a terrorist organization. It isn't. read more


This will mark the first time since February 2021 that the "End Racism" message will not be displayed in the end zones at the Super Bowl. read more


The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black. read more


Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the methods and objectives of these campaigns differ from region to region and how effective they are. read more


The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to depart on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba. read more


Palestinians, Egypt, the UK, and other countries have condemned Donald Trump's plans for a US "takeover" of the Gaza Strip read more


Venezuelan migrants in South Florida say they feel betrayed by a Trump administration decision to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people who fled dictatorships and sought refuge in the U.S. read more


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