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President Trump: The Latest Updates

Some Democratic mayors and governors say they are experiencing an increasingly hostile relationship with President Donald Trump, driven by his immigration policies.  Trump deployed National Guard troops to some U.S. cities last year over the objection of local leaders. Federal officers remain in Minneapolis despite local opposition, highlighting the growing divide.

 

Panama will not be threatened by China over Panama canal court ruling

PANAMA CITY (AP) – Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday said he hoped an ongoing legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over operations of Panama Canal ports would “not escalate,” but that Panama’s government would remain firm in its ruling against the company.

Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates in a jungle

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle. The Republican president’s Thursday night post immediately drew bipartisan backlash for its treatment of the nation’s first Black president and first lady.

Toyota names new CEO after reporting drop in profits

TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit Friday and announced that its chief financial officer, Kenta Kon, will become its new chief executive and president.

Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts are different

WASHINGTON (AP) – Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign products. He made his case in a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, chiding the paper and critics, including mainstream economists, who predicted that tariffs would backfire, raising prices and threatening growth. “Instead,” he wrote, “they have created an American economic miracle.”

Uber found liable in sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

A federal jury this week found Uber to be legally responsible in a 2023 case of sexual assault – ordering the rideshare giant to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its drivers raped her during a trip using the platform.

EU proposes further sanctions on Russian oil trade and financial services

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s executive arm proposed further sanctions against Russia on Friday over the Ukraine war, including a ban on shipping services that help Moscow’s oil industry and measures targeting the country’s financial services and trade sectors.

President Trump: The Latest Updates

Some Democratic mayors and governors say they are experiencing an increasingly hostile relationship with President Donald Trump, driven by his immigration policies.  Trump deployed National Guard troops to some U.S. cities last year over the objection of local leaders. Federal officers remain in Minneapolis despite local opposition, highlighting the growing divide.

 

Zelenskyy Says Ukrainian Air Force Needs to Improve

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the performance of the air force in parts of the country as “unsatisfactory,” and said that steps are being taken to improve the response to large-scale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas.

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States. The Kremlin leader accepted an invitation to visit China twice this year.