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One year after setting off sweeping trade fights around the world, US President Donald Trump has opened a new front: medicines and metals. In two fresh orders, he moved to tighten pressure on foreign-made pharmaceuticals and rework tariffs on industrial materials central to manufacturing. The twin measures are aimed at pushing drugmakers to expand production in the United States, while also taking aim at companies US officials say have been "artificially manipulating" metals prices. Under the revised metals policy, finished…

Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, abruptly ending her tenure atop the Justice Department and tapping his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general. The decision comes after weeks of rising irritation inside Trump's orbit over Bondi's performance, especially her stewardship of investigative files tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump had also reportedly become increasingly dissatisfied that Bondi was not moving fast enough to pursue…

Thursday April 2, 2026 Oil markets jolted sharply higher on Thursday, with prices surging more than $5 after President Donald Trump said the United States would keep striking Iran, while stopping short of giving any clear deadline for how the war might end. The lack of a firm end point deepened investor concern that disruptions to energy supplies could stretch on. Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed $6.33, or 6.3 percent, to $107.49 a barrel in early trading, while US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose $5.28, or 5.3…

President Donald Trump declared in a televised address that the US military was close to meeting its objectives in Iran, yet he offered no firm end date for the month-long war and warned that the country could be bombed back into the "stone ages". Markets recoiled after Mr Trump signalled that military action would intensify over the next two to three weeks, without setting out a concrete path to ending a conflict that has rattled global energy supplies and raised fears of a broader economic shock. Brent crude, which had…

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the end of the war with Iran may be coming into view, as Washington signalled room for direct contact with Tehran's leadership and indicated the conflict could wind down even without a formal agreement. The comments highlighted the administration's evolving — and at times conflicting — messaging over when and under what conditions a war that has killed thousands, engulfed the region and triggered severe energy disruption might be brought to a close. "We'll…

A stark new warning from Washington has raised the stakes in the Middle East conflict, with US President Donald Trump saying the United States would destroy Iran's energy plants and oil wells unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. The threat came after Iran dismissed US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and launched fresh waves of missiles at Israel. The Israeli military said two drones launched from Yemen were intercepted today, while Lebanon's Hezbollah also fired rockets into Israel. Israel, meanwhile, said it struck…

A war in Iran that is beginning to cloud President Donald Trump’s legacy is also raising the political stakes for two of the most closely watched figures in his orbit: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Both men, often cast as possible heirs to Donald Trump, have been drawn into the still-evolving push to bring thewar to an end just as Republicans are starting to think more seriously about what the party looks like after him. JD Vance has moved carefully, mirroring his long-running scepticism of…

President Donald Trump struck an upbeat note on the standoff with Iran, saying the two sides have been in contact "directly and indirectly" and describing Tehran's new leadership as "very reasonable", even as additional US troops arrived in the region and Iranian officials vowed they would not submit to humiliation. The comments, made last night, followed word from Pakistan — acting as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington — that it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" in the coming days in an effort to bring the…

Saturday March 28, 2026 Minneapolis (AX) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) on Tuesday sharply condemned remarks by President Donald Trump that it said were racist and demeaning toward Somali Americans and toward Somalia. In a written statement, CAIR-MN challenged what it described as Trump’s characterization of Minnesota as “Somalia-oriented,” along with derogatory comments aimed at Somali immigrants and their country of origin. The civil rights organization argued that rhetoric…

Trump Mulls Sending Up to 10,000 More U.S. Ground Troops to the Middle East WASHINGTON — Confronting mounting regional tensions, Donald Trump is weighing a plan to send as many as 10,000 additional U.S. ground troops to the Middle East, on top of more than 6,000 personnel already en route, according to officials familiar with the deliberations. The prospective deployment is intended to reinforce the American military…