• Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress

    Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress

    Mar 04, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... going to talk about the record investment. In just the first month here, we have seen $1.7 trillion worth of investment, whether it's Apple, whether it's Mercedes-Benz, whether it's high-tech semiconductor chips, building those facilities here. The signal is being sent out that America ...

  • What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress

    What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress

    Mar 03, 2025 06:00 PM EST

    ... only to fall with the pandemic and then spike in inflation during President Joe Biden's first two years in office). Trump also noted that “Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers.” If that claim sounds ...

  • WATCH: Trump announces $100 billion investment by Taiwanese semiconductor giant

    WATCH: Trump announces $100 billion investment by Taiwanese semiconductor giant

    Mar 03, 2025 03:13 PM EST

    ... announced in January a $20 billion investment by DAMAC Properties in the United Arab Emirates to build data centers tied to AI.Last week, after Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Trump at the White House, the company announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the U.S ...

  • 'A lot of bloat': Rep. Arrington defends GOP budget plan that slashes spending, cuts taxes

    'A lot of bloat': Rep. Arrington defends GOP budget plan that slashes spending, cuts taxes

    Feb 26, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... we want to save $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion in reducing wasteful spending, that's over the 10-year budget window. So it is apples to apples. I would also suggest -- and there are outside groups that have measured this -- one that comes to mind is NumbersUSA. They say ...

  • News Wrap: Judge declines to restore AP's position in White House press pool

    News Wrap: Judge declines to restore AP's position in White House press pool

    Feb 24, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    ... in the U.S. over the next four years. That includes funding for a new factory in Houston, Texas, that will make servers to power Apple's A.I. offerings, plus new commitments to film TV shows and movies for its Apple TV+ service in the U.S. Apple will ...

  • News Wrap: Bolsonaro charged with attempting coup after losing Brazil's election

    News Wrap: Bolsonaro charged with attempting coup after losing Brazil's election

    Feb 19, 2025 11:50 PM EST

    ... election, the Trump administration is ordering New York City to stop its congestion pricing system, two small planes collide midair at an Arizona airport and Apple launched a new low-cost iPhone as it tries to kickstart its smartphone business. ... Geoff Bennett: In the day's other headlines: Brazil's ...

  • Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77

    Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77

    Feb 18, 2025 07:15 PM EST

    ... of grief on social media. The Latin Grammys and Apple Music were among the many who took to social media to mourn her passing. “RIP Paquita la del Barrio, the feminist icon from Mexico who sang what others were afraid to say,” wrote Apple Music on the social platform X.

  • South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps due to privacy concerns

    South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps due to privacy concerns

    Feb 17, 2025 08:25 PM EST

    ... privacy concerns, South Korean officials said Monday. South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission said DeepSeek's apps were removed from the local versions of Apple's App Store and Google Play on Saturday evening and that the company agreed to work with the agency to strengthen privacy protections before ...

  • WATCH: Trump and India’s Modi hold joint news conference at the White House

    WATCH: Trump and India’s Modi hold joint news conference at the White House

    Feb 13, 2025 09:46 PM EST

    ... percent to 40 percent — moves it took prior to Modi's coming to Washington. Also, India in 2023 dropped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. almonds, apples, chickpeas, lentils and walnuts. Then there's a recent deal allowing U.S.-based General Electric to partner with India-based Hindustan Aeronautics to ...

  • Senate confirms Brooke Rollins as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariffs and deportations loom

    Senate confirms Brooke Rollins as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariffs and deportations loom

    Feb 13, 2025 05:53 PM EST

    ... plans for the mass deportation of people in the country illegally could led to farm labor shortages. Growers of some vegetables and crops such as apples as well as dairy operations are especially dependent on migrant labor. But Rollins said Americans support Trump’s plans and she would work to ...