Trump withdraws nomination of proposed new ICE chief
US President Donald Trump withdraws the nomination of the proposed new head of the controversial immigration police agency ICE.
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Trump to personally greet Xi Jinping at Andrews Air Force Base
US President Donald Trump announces that he will receive Chinese leader Xi Jinping in person when Xi arrives in Washington DC.
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White House uses Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun in TikTok video showing ICE arrests
The White House uses Zara Larsson's hit song "Midnight Sun" in a TikTok video in which the criticized immigration agency ICE arrests people.
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Lula says he will urge Trump not to interfere in Brazil’s election
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will urge US President Donald Trump "not to interfere in Brazil's elections."
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Fed raises key interest rate, defying Trump as inflation stays high
A united US central bank led by new chair Kevin Warsh is going against President Donald Trump and raising the key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Trump is unhappy and is now demanding that interest rates be lowered quickly.
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Stubb says Trump has been very good for NATO as allies boost defence spending
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says in an interview with AFP that Donald Trump has been "very good" for NATO because member countries have increased their defense spending.
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Judge blocks Trump’s name from returning to the Kennedy Center facade
A court has blocked the Kennedy Center from reimposing President Donald Trump's name on its facade, while the cultural center's board of directors - whose members were handpicked by the president - has voted to close it immediately.
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US Space Force confirms weapons in orbit for first time
The United States has weapons in orbit in space, the US Space Force confirms for the first time.
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