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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday announced a plan to support exporters hit by high tariffs of up to 50% imposed by US President Donald Trump on several products from the country. The plan provides credit of 20 billion reais ($5.5 billion; €4.7 billion) to support embattled exporters. Other measures included in the plan include postponing tax …

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has a simple solution when numbers are telling him something he does not want to hear: Make up new numbers. The president’s strategy, if you want to call it one, was on vivid display this week on three fronts: His decision to appoint a conservative crony to an essential federal agency charged with compiling the monthly …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los Angeles in response to protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda — is lawful. US District Judge Charles Breyer specifically questioned Justice Department attorneys on Wednesday …

President Trump has got plenty of ideas about how he’ll address national debt: He’ll pay it down through tariffs, or offset some of the borrowing thanks to proceeds from his “golden visa” program. He’s also said he’ll rebalance the debt-to-GDP ratio by growing the economy, and would reduce the need for as much borrowing thanks to initiatives like the Department …

A banner depicting the Washington, D.C., flag with a text reading “Free DC” hangs from an overpass with a view of the U.S. Capitol after U.S. President Donald Trump announced federal take over of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. Jonathan …

‘Underlying motives’: Why Trump’s BLS pick is in for a fight  Politico Trump’s pick to lead labor stats agency could pause monthly jobs report over accuracy concerns  Fox Business Opinion | Why Economists Are Worried About Trump’s B.L.S. Changes  The New York Times Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS  CNN Will Trump Get His Potemkin Statistics?  The Atlantic Source link

D.C.’s homeless begin to see the effects of Trump’s crackdown  The Washington Post DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up  CNN The First Hours of Trump’s Federal Deployment in D.C.  The New York Times Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next  The Guardian National Guard troops appear in Washington DC …

The White House is launching an internal review of some of the Smithsonian Institution’s best-known museums, seeking to “celebrate American exceptionalism” and remove what it views as “divisive or ideologically driven language.” The review was announced in a letter Tuesday to Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch, signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and two …

The Swiss government is telling its domestic companies that they have not, in fact, found a clever way to skirt President Donald Trump’s tariffs by routing goods through the tiny neighborhood country of Liechtenstein. Switzerland and Liechtenstein share a 102-year-old customs treaty allowing the 25km-long principality to share the Swiss economic area. But that agreement, which makes it nearly impossible …

Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules  Politico Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules  The New York Times Appeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants  CNN Trump wins appeal over freeze on foreign aid payments  Reuters Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid  ABC News Source link