Saturday, October 24

Tag: US POLITICS

25Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Australia backs trade position in face of ‘unjustified’ new US tariffs

Australia has voiced its disappointment but boasted of its trade position after it was hit with a new round of tariffs by the Trump administration. In an announcement on Friday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said new import tariffs of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent would apply to 60 trading partners around the world as the country frames the decision around the human rights issue of modern slavery. Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled a new round of tariffs. AP According to the documents provided, Australian imports will be hit with a 12.5 per cent tariff. Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said he was disappointed in what was an “unjustified” decision and defended the government’s track record on the issue of modern slavery. “The Albanese government ...
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10Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Trump confuses Iran and Japan in day of bizarre mix-ups

Donald Trump confused Iran with Japan in a gaffe-loaded press conference overnight. It was one of a series of bizarre comments from the president while he sat at an event in Ankara alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Donald Trump made a series of gaffes at a press conference in Ankara. AP Photo/Alex Brandon “We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan,” Trump said. He also confused Zelensky for his biggest antagonist. “Do you have a question for President Putin?” Trump said to reporters, gesturing to the Ukrainian leader. Trump also described social media app TikTok as Tic-Tac and Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran as the JCPOC instead of the JCPOA. “This blunder is not an isolated incident – it’s just th...
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1Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Donald Trump rakes in $1.7 billion from crypto companies

US President Donald Trump made more than $1.7 billion from his cryptocurrency businesses last year, even as he dismantled strict regulations around the industry from the White House. Trump’s newly released annual financial disclosure report shows he made more than $US600 million from his business CIC Digital LLC, which oversees the president’s $TRUMP “meme” coins and digital NFT trading cards. Donald Trump reported a major increase in income from cryptocurrency in 2025. AP Another business, World Liberty Financial, made more than $US500 million selling crypto products such as “governance tokens” - the crypto equivalent to company shares. The crypto income from those two businesses totalled about $US1.2 billion, or $1.74 billion. Trump has repeatedly claimed h...
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26Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Trump asks Congress for billions for Iran war, after tension with Republicans

The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for "urgent needs" connected with the US war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking the military action. The bulk of the funding - $67bn - is for the US Department of Defence, the White House said. But the proposal faces an uphill battle in Congress. The Iran conflict is unpopular with voters ahead of the US midterm elections in November, though a ceasefire is currently in effect. US President Donald Trump has also found himself at odds with some members of his Republican Party over the issue of Iran, and is alleged to have ended up in an angry exchange with one senator on Wednesday. That senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, was one of a handful of Republicans who defied the president ...
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12Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say

The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday (Friday morning AEST) due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, two sources familiar told CNN. Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident”, three sources familiar and the local fire department said earlier on Thursday. Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon were locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident".  Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via CNN Newsource At 1.31pm (3.31am Friday AEST) Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X that “normal operations have resumed” at the Pentagon. “Earlier this morning, Pentagon occupants were notified of a potential air quality is...
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12Jun By AdminsNo Comments

They voted to release the Epstein files. It cost them their jobs

In November, four Republicans broke with their party to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. And as of yesterday, three of the four are out of a job. Nancy Mace is an enthusiastic Donald Trump supporter but drew his ire when she voted to release the Epstein files. AP Nancy Mace, a conservative firebrand and supporter for sexual assault victims, faced a crushing defeat in her bid to become the next governor of South Carolina. The congresswoman came in fifth place in the gubernatorial primary. Because she ran for governor instead of re-election, she’ll be out of Congress next year. Mace was clear in her concession that her push to release the Epstein files cost her the support she needed. “As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stan...
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