Category Archives: National
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces five counts in new sex trafficking indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean 'Diddy' Combs was hit with a new federal indictment on Friday charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking, court records sh...
Apr 04, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks to the audience at the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
US job growth beats expectations in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead am...
Apr 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
China hits back hard in global trade war with tariffs on US goods
BEIJING/WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of ...
Apr 04, 2025 A drone view shows containers at the terminals at the port in Kwai Chung in Hong Kong, China, April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
US Senate Republican pushes to require congressional approval for new tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Thursday that would require congressional approval for new tariffs, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled swee...
Apr 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, attends a confirmation hearing of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general Pam Bondi, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025.
Auto tariff to cost US consumers more than $30 billion in first year, report shows
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on auto imports may cost American consumers more than $30 billion in higher vehicle prices and reduced car sales in the first full year, consultanc...
Apr 03, 2025 Automobiles at the shipping terminal are shown from the view of a drone in San Diego, California, U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump says he will impose 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's biggest tradin...
Apr 02, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, ahead of delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Musk will stay until he completes DOGE mission, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing...
Apr 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Israel to seize parts of Gaza as military operation expands
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompani...
Apr 02, 2025 Mourners react near the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Rivian posts sharp fall in quarterly deliveries as soft demand weighs
(Reuters) - Rivian reported a 36% decline in first-quarter deliveries on Wednesday, as the electric-vehicle maker grapples with weak demand, sending its shares down nearly 6%. EV makers have been batt...
Apr 02, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk
(Reuters) -Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally ...
Apr 02, 2025 Democrat-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Susan Crawford speaks after voters elected her to the state Supreme Court, at her election night headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban
