President Donald Trump‘s promised 50% tariffs on India took effect on Wednesday, as the U.S. risks blowing up a relationship considered crucial in its effort to counter the rise of China. Trump started the tariff rate at 25% but doubled it earlier this month as punishment for India buying Russian oil. India now has one of the highest of the …
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4 Army soldiers charged in connection with on-base sexual assault of college student who’s now an officer
Legal proceedings for four U.S. Army soldiers charged in connection with the sexual assault of a college student in Army barracks began this month, a spokesperson for the military branch said. The four were charged in April in connection with an Oct. 27, 2024, incident in barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The victim was not identified …
Read More »Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election
Iowa Democrats scored a significant victory Tuesday by flipping a Republican seat in a special election and breaking the GOP supermajority in the state Senate. Catelin Drey won the Sioux City-area district with 55% of the vote to Republican opponent Christopher Prosch’s 44%, according to unofficial results with all precincts reporting. Democrats will now hold 17 seats in the Senate, …
Read More »New FBI deputy director will help Trump ‘weaponize’ bureau, top Democrat says
The Trump administration’s new pick for co-deputy director of the FBI, Andrew Bailey, brings more legal and managerial experience than current Deputy Director Dan Bongino. Bailey, who was resoundingly re-elected as Missouri’s attorney general last fall, says his focus is on “enforcing the laws as written” and “protecting the Constitution.” But a top Senate Democrat and other critics say Bailey’s …
Read More »Border agent charged with assaulting police officer dies days after court appearance
A Southern California border agent charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer outside a restaurant and resisting arrest last month died just two days after his most recent court appearance. According to the coroner’s office in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, Isaiah Anthony Hodgson died Friday. The manner of death is still under investigation. Earlier in the week, …
Read More »After a D.C. homicide, neighborhood residents are split over Trump’s crackdown
WASHINGTON — In the neighborhood where Washington saw its first homicide in nearly two weeks early Tuesday, residents are divided over the value of President Donald Trump’s surge of federal law enforcement forces into the city. NBC News talked to more than a dozen people Tuesday who live and work in the area surrounding the 300 block of Anacostia Road …
Read More »Trump faces new legal battle after firing Fed Governor
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Read More »Cracker Barrel will go back to old logo after conservative backlash
Uncle Herschel is returning to the Cracker Barrel chair. After online outrage by conservatives who accused the country-themed restaurant chain of changing its values or going “woke” when it rolled out a new logo, the company said Tuesday that it was returning to its old branding. “We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We …
Read More »Family sues OpenAI over son’s suicide
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