U.S. President Donald Trump
White House denies report U.S. ordered ‘second strike’ on already bombed alleged cartel boats
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while on board Air Force One on Sunday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Lawmakers from both U.S. parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of military strikes ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week’sRead more
Trump issues tariff letters to 7 more trading partners as talks with EU continue
U.S. President Donald Trump issued final tariff notices to seven minor trading partners on Wednesday as his administration inched closer to a deal with its biggest trading partner, the European Union. Trump said in posts on his Truth Social media platform that starting Aug. 1, he would impose a 20 per cent tariff on goods from the Philippines, 30 per cent on goods from Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq and Libya, and 25 per cent on Brunei and Moldova. No letter was issued to the EU, but Trump had said late on TuesdayRead more