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The United States Grand Prix is almost here, bringing back memories of when Formula 1 was once forced to abandon race after a string of threats. F1 returns this weekend, with the drivers descending on Austin, Texas for the US GP at the Circuit of the Americas. The world championship battle remains finely poised, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri holding a …

Global Growth Remains Sluggish as Tariff Threats Loom  The New York Times World economy resilient amid Trump tariffs but outlook looks ‘dim’, says IMF  The Guardian IMF lifts growth outlook on more benign tariffs as revived US-China trade war looms  Reuters Global Economic Outlook Shows Modest Change Amid Policy Shifts and Complex Forces  International Monetary Fund ‘Premature’ to conclude that Trump’s tariffs haven’t hit …

Dow Futures Rally After Trump Softens China Threats — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Stock futures rebound from Friday’s rout after Trump says China situation ‘will all be fine’: Live updates  CNBC Trump’s 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing  Politico Trump, Vance Open Door to China Deal as Trade Spat Drags On  Bloomberg.com Trump’s 100% tariff row: China urges US to correct …

The White House is talking about invoking the Insurrection Act that would allow the deployment of military troops on US soil to quell domestic unrest amid legal challenges over the moves, JD Vance confirmed on Sunday. Vance was asked on NBC News’s Meet the Press whether Donald Trump was seriously considering invoking the emergency power to deploy national guard forces …

With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed. Hundreds of thousands more are working without pay. They are being “held hostage by a political dispute”, according to union leaders, as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked. In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that furloughed employees would not necessarily receive back …

Trump deploys tactics and language of war against perceived domestic threats  The Washington Post Trump to cities: Drop dead  CNN Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors  NPR Why is Trump trying to deploy the National Guard to US cities?  BBC Opinion | Who Can Stop a President Deploying Troops?  The New York Times Source link

Wall Street’s weekly performance was near the flat line heading into Friday. Things started OK on the final trading day of the week, until President Donald Trump ‘s new China trade threats tanked the stock market. The S & P 500 lost 2.71% on Friday — the worst single-session decline since April 10, the day after soaring on the White …

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities this week charged a 69-year-old California man with sending a threatening letter to the home of a conservative influencer who has deep ties to the Trump administration. George Russell Isbell Jr. of San Diego was charged with mailing the letter to Benny Johnson, who appeared at a news conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday …

Southwest U.S. faces “significant” flood threats from tropical storms  Axios Parts of the Southwest May Get More Than a Month’s Rain This Weekend  The New York Times Sandbags available, events canceled, safety tips offered ahead of possible flooding  KOLD Thunderstorms, muggy weather ahead for Southern California thanks to Hurricane Priscilla  Los Angeles Times A trio of tropical systems is driving significant Southwest flood threat  The …

A Northeast Portland church was packed to standing room on Tuesday night as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem toured the city and Portlanders waited to see whether an appeals court would continue to block President Donald Trump from deploying military troops to the city. U.S. Rep Maxine Dexter and Portland City Council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney, both Democrats, took …