Nov 26 Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain U.S. customers as holiday shopping season starts By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Small businesses are struggling to adapt since the U.S. ended the "de minimis" exemption on Aug. 29, which allowed imports under $800 to be tariff-free. Continue reading
Nov 26 Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein files By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press As the Justice Department gets ready to release its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, a court battle over sealed documents in Maxwell’s criminal case is offering clues about what could be in those… Continue reading
Nov 26 Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump also said he'll “stop all payments and subsidies” to South Africa over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year’s global meeting. Continue reading
Nov 26 As Trump pushes an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, he looks to his Gaza ceasefire playbook By Laurie Kellman, Sam McNeil, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Continue reading
Nov 26 Health care proposal floated by White House runs into familiar GOP divisions By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press It's a familiar struggle for Republicans, who have been trying to scrap or overhaul the federal health care law for the past 15 years. Continue reading
Nov 26 New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump, Giuliani and others in Georgia election interference case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Legal action against Trump was unlikely to proceed while he is president but 14 other defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, still faced charges. Continue reading
Nov 26 Steve Witkoff coached a Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan, report reveals By Associated Press Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published by the news service, advised Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that Putin should call Trump to congratulate him for the Gaza peace deal, say Russia… Continue reading
Nov 26 3 things to watch as Congress rounds out the year By Lisa Desjardins The next few weeks will be politically intense and precarious. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 4:08 DOGE disassembled 'but the principles remain alive,' Trump administration says By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The so-called Department of Government Efficiency operation that Elon Musk and President Trump used to target federal agencies has itself been dismantled. Reuters reported this week that the government’s top personnel official says DOGE no longer exists. That’s months ahead… Continue watching
Nov 25 FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who appeared in video urging troops to defy illegal orders By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews. Continue reading