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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
The roles of some of the State Department employees fired last week overlap with priorities that President Donald Trump has ...
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US says Taiwan’s president transit would be routine
State department spokesman did not confirm Lai Ching-te would transit but played down any political implications.
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US says routine Taiwan president transit is no problem as China bristles
The US said that there would be no change in its Taiwan policy if the self-ruled island's president transits through US soil, ...
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Trump's soft-power retreat scrambles U.S.-China race
President Trump has set a radical new course in the U.S.-China rivalry, ceding ground to Beijing in pursuit of a far narrower vision of America's role in the world. Why it matters: Six months into ...
India’s trade pact with Asean is becoming a casualty of Trump’s tariffs
As Chinese overcapacity, trans-shipment and dumping become an Asia-wide problem in the context of US tariffs, it speaks ...
The Latest: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid
The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated ...
Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep ...
From Beijing to big oil: US state dept layoffs hit Trump's global playbook
The move has stunned America's diplomatic workforce, not only as their careers abruptly end but as they wonder who — if ...