Oct 27 Biden warns of ‘dark days’ and urges Americans to stay optimistic By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Former President Joe Biden urged Americans not to check out in response to what he says are attacks on free speech and tests on the limits of executive power by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 27 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press It’s unclear whether enough of the state's GOP majority Senate will back new maps. Continue reading
Oct 27 For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck By Mari Yamaguchi, Josh Boak, Associated Press Japan’s government floated an idea to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks, a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Continue reading
Oct 27 Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the… Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Johnson says Republicans ‘have a long list of ideas’ to address health care costs By Joey Cappelletti, Ali Swenson, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson told a news conference Monday that the enhanced health care tax credits are “subsidizing bad policy." Republicans "have a long list of ideas" to address health care costs, he said, and are “grabbing the best ideas… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… Continue watching
Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting By Chris Megerian, David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Continue reading
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump threatens Canada with 10% tariff increase for not pulling down critical ad sooner By Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:09 U.N. agencies rush aid into Gaza as Trump starts Asia diplomacy tour By Nick Schifrin, Kaisha Young, Satvi Sunkara, Andrew Corkery Trump is embarking on his first visit to Asia since returning to the White House. The high-stakes trip comes as the president faces a constellation of international challenges, from relations between the U.S. and China to trying to end the… Continue watching