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Over the past six months, Donald Trump has been accused of rapidly dragging the largest democracy in the Americas towards authoritarianism. Now, the US president seems bent on undermining the region’s second largest democracy too. Since early July, Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on Brazil’s institutions, slapping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American country and sanctions on …

Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on Brazil’s judiciary  The Economist U.S. stiffens sanctions against judge at center of U.S.-Brazil feud  The Washington Post Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge  The Guardian Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse  U.S. Department of State (.gov) US imposes sanctions on Brazilian high court judge  Reuters Source link

STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S COPPER INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to address the effects of copper imports on America’s national security, including by imposing tariffs on several categories of copper imports. The Proclamation imposes universal 50% tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products (such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes) and copper-intensive derivative products (such as …

ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order implementing an additional 40% tariff on Brazil, bringing the total tariff amount to 50%, to deal with recent policies, practices, and actions by the Government of Brazil that constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. The …

Getty Images A sharp drop in imports triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy helped boost US economic growth between April and June, according to the latest figures. The world’s largest economy expanded at an annual pace of 3% after shrinking in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said. The bigger-than-expected rebound reflected swings in trade …

This is not the late-night war many of us expected. President Donald Trump has once again waded into the world of late-night talkers, claiming that he was not responsible for the cancellation of CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, but suggesting that it was related to talent and money. He also, again, suggested that The Tonight Show host Jimmy …

“South Park” will not be airing a new episode on Comedy Central this week, but that doesn’t mean creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking a break from targeting President Trump. In a new trailer for Season 27 Episode 2, the show’s version of Trump is seen groping Satan’s leg under a table during a public dinner event. Satan bats …

“South Park” will not be airing a new episode on Comedy Central this week, but that doesn’t mean creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking a break from targeting President Trump. In a new trailer for Season 27 Episode 2, the show’s version of Trump is seen groping Satan’s leg under a table during a public dinner event. Satan bats …

Let’s face it. In the decade-long war between television comedy and the American president, Donald Trump is winning. Bigly. Many late-night comics have tried to find ratings at Trump’s expense, and few have survived. Samantha Bee, Michelle Wolf, and Jordan Klepper all tried their hand at resistance comedy, only to be canceled.  The latest casualty is one of the pioneers …

The US Department of Justice is facing a federal lawsuit for refusing to release a legal memorandum that reportedly cleared the way for Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400m luxury aircraft from Qatar’s government. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by the watchdog group American Oversight, filed the Freedom of Information Act (Foia) lawsuit in Washington DC’s federal district …