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President Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba
The order comes a couple of days after Mexico said it suspended oil shipments to Cuba in a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the U.S. even as Trump pushed Mexico to distance itself from the Cuban government.
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Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over leaked tax returns
The lawsuit, filed in a federal Miami courthouse, specifies that Trump is suing in his personal capacity and not as president.
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Trump signs executive order establishing new initiative to address drug addiction
The new initiative aims to boost awareness about drug addiction and advise federal agencies on directing grants to support addiction recovery.
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Judge temporarily pauses Trump’s effort to downsize federal workforce
Several labor unions and non-profit groups had filed the lawsuit last month.
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Mexico president announces lawsuit against Google over renaming Gulf of Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hegseth to travel with Trump to Middle East next week, postpones Israel trip
The president's first major international trip of his second term begins next Tuesday and includes visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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White House slams New Jersey Democrats who protested at ICE facility as 'crossing the line'
"As always, Democrats are prioritizing the welfare of illegal aliens over American citizens — except now they're crossing the line between meaningless political street theater and outright breaking the law," White House spokesman Kush Desai said.
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Texas secures nearly $1.4 billion settlement with Google over data privacy rights
The state sued Google in 2022 for illegally tracking and collecting Texan Chrome users’ private locations, incognito search data, and biometric data.
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MTG announces she is not running against Ossoff next year: 'The Senate doesn't work'
The Republican firebrand announced the decision in a lengthy post on X, where she did not endorse a potential candidate, but took herself out of the running.
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Trump says he would accept tax increases for rich, but admits GOP 'probably should not do it'
The president reportedly reached out to House Speaker Mike Johnson about the idea earlier this week that would raise the tax rate on individuals making at least $2.5 million annually by 2.6%, from 37% to 39.6%.
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Bessent pushes Congress to address debt ceiling by mid-July to avoid defaulting on US loans
The secretary urged them to come up with a solution before its annual break because there is a “reasonable probability” that the extraordinary measures the department is already implementing to pay off debts will run out in August.
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Hegseth sets deadline for transgender troops to self-identify for voluntary separation from military
The deadline for active duty transgender troops to self-identify for voluntary separation from the military is exactly one month after the Supreme Court issued its ruling.
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US government so far this year spent more than same period of 2024 as GOP mulls spending cuts
The Congressional Budget Office reported that the U.S. government has spent $2.4 trillion from January through April 2025, which is $196 billion higher than the same timeframe from 2024,