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Stock Market Is Going to Open in a Foul Mood

Dow futures down more than 600 points on worries over tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump warned that his coming tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China may cause some "pain," and it's showing up on world markets:
  • In the US: Dow futures were down more than 600 points before Monday's opening bell, reports CNBC . The broader S&P 500 index
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Trump Issues Warning: 'Some Pain' Could Be Coming

Due to tariffs, president says

(Newser) - Now that his trade war is in full swing, President Trump issued a warning and a vow to Americans Sunday. "WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!)" he posted on his Truth Social network, per the Washington Post and CNN . "BUT WE WILL MAKE...

On His First Trip, Rubio Pressures Panama on Canal

Nation's president says he sees no threat of force

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration. Mulino said later that "there is no real threat of retaking the...

Administration Removes Thousands of Web Pages

Information taken down covers diseases, taxes, hate crimes

(Newser) - Agencies working to comply with President Trump's executive orders targeting diversity programs and "gender ideology" have taken down more than 8,000 government web pages in the past few days. A New York Times analysis shows public information has been removed about topics including vaccines, teenage dating violence,...

Tariffs Order Loses Fans at NHL Game

Star-Spangled Banner draws boos in Ottawa

(Newser) - Canadian hockey fans stepped into the political arena on Saturday night, booing during the singing of the US national anthem before an NHL game in Ottawa. That was hours after President Trump ordered tariffs placed on goods imported from Canada, as well as Mexico and China. Many of the 20,...

Canada, Mexico, China Ready Their Retaliation


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Feb 2, 2025 8:14 AM CST

The Tariff Trade Fight Gets Underway

Canada, Mexico, China responds to Trump order of new tariffs

(Newser) - The newly ordered tariffs President Trump is imposing on Canada, Mexico, and China don't take effect until Tuesday, but all three nations already are firing back.
  • Canada: It will impose a 25% tariff on a wide range of US products, including beer, wine, bourbon, and orange juice from Trump'
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Trump Signs Order for Tariffs on 3 Largest Trade Partners

Rate is lower for energy from Canada, apparently to avoid raising gas prices

(Newser) - Declaring an economic emergency under the law that allows him to take the action, President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order imposing tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on imports from China are scheduled to take effect on...

Zelensky Calls Keeping Ukraine From US-Russia Talks Risky

Trump had said 'very serious' negotiations about ending war are underway

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that excluding his country from talks between the US and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be "very dangerous" and asked for more discussions between Kyiv and Washington to develop a plan for a ceasefire. Speaking in an AP interview in Kyiv,...

Trump Says Strikes in Somalia Targeted IS Planner, Recruits
US Strikes IS Targets in Somalia
Feb 1, 2025 12:56 PM CST

US Strikes IS Targets in Somalia

Pentagon reports that no civilians were harmed

(Newser) - The US military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Trump's second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by US Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia's government, the...

Trump's Latest Firing: CFPB Director

Rohit Chopra is the latest Biden-era head to roll

(Newser) - President Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20, reports...

Trump Envoy Gets Venezuela to Release 6 Americans

Some worry the negotiations send the wrong message about a government the US doesn't recognize

(Newser) - Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the US. The AP...

White House Stenographers May Need Reinforcements

The AP reports they're struggling to keep up with Trump, who talks a lot more than Biden did

(Newser) - The White House stenographers have a problem. President Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for transcribing his public remarks are struggling to keep up with all the words, per the AP . There were more than 22,000 on Inauguration Day, then another 17,000 when Trump visited disaster...

FBI Lays Groundwork for Mass Firing of Agents

There won't be political retribution, Patel had assured Senate panel

(Newser) - One day after Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI director, told Congress that the agency would not engage in retribution, multiple outlets reported that as many as hundreds of agents who worked on investigations of Trump or his allies are being examined for possible firing. The FBI is...

Federal Workers Have Until 5pm to Drop Pronoun Notes

Memos say Trump's executive orders require the change

(Newser) - Government employees have been told to remove notes about their pronoun preferences from their email signatures and documents by 5pm Friday. The memos said the action is required to comply with President Trump's executive orders issued on his first day in office intended to dismantle diversity and equity programs,...

Mexico Goes to Google on Resisting Trump Name Change

US can call the Gulf of Mexico whatever it wants, Sheinbaum says, for the first 12 miles

(Newser) - Mexico has taken its case against changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico straight to the top—to Google. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a press conference Thursday that she sent the company a letter asking it not to follow President Trump's executive order to call the Gulf...

4 Big Things That Tariffs May Hit Hard

Prices could climb significantly on imported goods we depend on

(Newser) - Friday is looking like a good day to buy an electric vehicle and fill up on guacamole and salsa. As ABC News reports, with President Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico set to go into effect on Saturday, Americans are going to feel the...

Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Want Trump to Act: Sources

Sources say they're seeking a pardon for SBF

(Newser) - The parents of FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are reportedly trying to get President Trump to pardon SBF, currently imprisoned for fraud related to the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. Sources tell Bloomberg they have met with lawyers and others "considered to be in Trump's orbit" to discuss...

For Democrats, Polls Have Discouraging Findings

Polls show Republicans on the positive side of the favorability gap between parties, though Trump slipped already

(Newser) - Out of power in Washington, Democrats are looking for ways to win voters back. A new poll suggests they have their work cut out for them. The Quinnipiac University survey found that 31% of registered voters have a favorable opinion of their party, while 43% have a favorable opinion of...

Pete Buttigieg Responds to Criticism From Trump

Former transportation secretary calls the president's remarks on plane crash 'despicable'

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a blistering criticism of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday over the Potomac plane crash , and Buttigieg has quickly returned fire.
  • "Despicable," wrote Buttigieg on X. "As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls,
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FBI Pick Patel Breaks With Trump on J6 Pardons

'I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement'

(Newser) - Kash Patel, nominee to be the next FBI director, is known for his fierce loyalty to President Trump. But early in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Patel split with Trump on a high-profile issue—the sweeping pardons issued to all those in the Capitol riot,...

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