President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on the United States’s neighbors along with one of its top adversaries and has teased additional tariffs on other countries in a bid to push for action on the fentanyl crisis. On Saturday, Trump announced his administration would enact 25% tariffs on all products imported from Canada and Mexico — with the exception of
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The Costco board of directors unanimously voiced its support for the retailer to keep its diversity, equity, and inclusion practices without further evaluation. The National Center for Public Policy Research think tank proposed that the company evaluate the “financial risks to shareholders” that DEI poses. In response, the board of directors called on investors to vote
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GOP lawmakers are laying the groundwork for the return of signature Trump-era immigration policies, paving the way for sweeping changes at the southern border as the president-elect prepares for his return to the White House next week. Republicans in both the House and Senate will introduce legislation Thursday that would reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols
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President-elect Donald Trump’s selections to fill out his national security team have emphasized the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party during their confirmation hearings this week on Capitol Hill. Pete Hegseth, who was tapped to serve as defense secretary, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trump’s selection for secretary of state, and John Ratcliffe, the president-elect’s
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were critical of the Defense Department’s diversity and inclusion efforts. “First and foremost, up front, you have to tear out DEI and [critical race theory] initiatives, root and branch out of institutions,” Hegseth said Tuesday during his confirmation hearing.
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Defense Department, backed off his past opposition to women serving in combat roles in the military but insisted Tuesday that he would keep standards high for all service members in a combative confirmation hearing. Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News host, pushed back on allegations
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