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Rubio kicks off Trump foreign policy engagements in meetings with Indo-Pacific 'Quad'

Jan. 21, 2025 20:39 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicked off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo- Pacific “Quad.” The ministers reaffirmed their countries' commitment to...

Trump administration throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches

Jan. 21, 2025 17:47 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches.

Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump's shock-and-awe campaign

Jan. 21, 2025 17:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats knew this was coming. President Donald Trump promised a shock-and-awe campaign to deliver major policy victories immediately after he took office. Much of it was outlined in the Project 2025 document that Democrats predicted he would adopt. ...

Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump's favor may be harder

Jan. 21, 2025 15:13 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Marco Rubio, the easy part is over. He was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state with unanimous support, Democrats joining Republicans in praising his acumen and judgment. Now comes the task that will make or break his tenure: retaining the full...

Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs

Jan. 21, 2025 09:09 AM EST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid. Spain is not in BRICS, whose initials stand for Brazil, Russia, India,...

Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews

Jan. 21, 2025 06:50 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals. It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially...

Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal

Jan. 21, 2025 00:21 AM EST

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention. “American...

Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office

Jan. 20, 2025 23:58 PM EST

CESSON-SEVIGNE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Monday to “wake up” and spend more on defense in order to reduce its reliance on the United States for its security, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power. Macron...

Canada says it is ready to respond if Trump follows through with imposing sweeping tariffs Feb. 1

Jan. 20, 2025 22:47 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Top Canadian ministers said Monday that Canada will be ready to retaliate after President Donald Trump said he was thinking of imposing a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1. Trump has been threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other...

Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

Jan. 20, 2025 22:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the U.S. from the...