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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanWhat tariffs and trade war threats mean for the U.S. footwear industry
In the United States, the vast majority of shoes sold are imported. That means tariffs are a real issue for the footwear industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America trade group.
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Sununu deals setback to GOP in New Hampshire Senate race
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununuβs (R) decision not to run for Senate is presenting a challenge for Republicans as they turn their sights on the state ahead of 2026. Sununuβs announcement was not necessarily surprising to Republicans. He notably passed on a Senate bid ahead of the 2022 midterms, opting to run for a...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Americans convicted in Congo of failed coup attempt now face U.S. charges
A criminal complaint unsealed by prosecutors Wednesday follows a long-running FBI investigation and accuses the men of conspiring to provide weapons, explosives and other support to a rebel army that was formed to try to overthrow the government.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:How the global trade wars could affect personal finances of Americans
Amid a roller coaster week for the stock market, we're taking a look at how the global trade wars could affect personal finances in the U.S. Amna Nawaz spoke with Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump says he had been thinking of making tariff pause for ‘last few days’
President Donald Trump gave a muddled answer when he was asked by a reporter Wednesday about when he arrived at the decision to pause the tariffs on most countries for 90 days.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Israel would be ‘leader’ of strike if Iran doesn’t give up nuclear weapons program, Trump warns
Trump made the comments ahead of this weekend's scheduled talks involving U.S. and Iranian officials in the Middle East sultanate of Oman. Trump earlier this week said the talks would be βdirectβ while Iran has described the engagement as βindirectβ talks with the U.S.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: White House freezes funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern
In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House froze nearly $2 billion in federal funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern universities, federal judges in Texas and New York barred the Trump administration from deporting five Venezuelans jailed in those states for being alleged gang members and Beijing denied Ukrainian claims that Chinese citizens are fighting alongside Russia in its invasion.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Top IRS official quits over plans to share personal data with immigration authorities
The top IRS official is resigning after a deal between the agency and immigration authorities to share sensitive data. For decades, the IRS encouraged undocumented immigrants to file taxes with the assurance that their data would be protected. But the new agreement would give authorities who want to deport migrants access to personal records. William Brangham discussed more with Natasha Sarin.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump backs down on tariffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump relieves GOP, markets with tariff reversal President Trumpβs decision to lift hefty tariffs on most U.S. trading partners with a 90-day pause, even while keeping in place a 125 percent tariff on China, is a...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:House hard-liners press Senate GOP for details on spending cuts ahead of key vote
Hard-line House Republicans are pressing their Senate GOP colleagues for more information on the amount of spending cuts that will be included in the ultimate bill full of President Trumpβs domestic policy priorities, details they are demanding before they can vote to advance a blueprint for the initiative. The push for particulars β which three sources...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump orders probe into 'Anonymous' New York Times editorial writer
President Trump on Wednesday signed a pair of memorandums directing the Department of Justice to investigate two individuals who served in his first administration and pushed back against Trump. Trump signed a memo targeting Miles Taylor, who served as a deputy chief of staff in the Department of Homeland Security during the first Trump administration....
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump orders his administration to repeal Biden showerhead flow restrictions
President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads. βIn my case, I like to take a nice shower to take care of my beautiful hair,β Trump said, saying he lets the water run for 15 minutes. The order he issued directs the Energy Department to...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Michael Lewis highlights crucial work of public servants in ‘Who is Government?’
The role of the federal government has been at the center of a national debate over the last few months. But who really is our government and what is it made of? Judy Woodruff set out for answers in her ongoing series, America at a Crossroads.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ stars on the evolution of their characters as series reaches its end
"The Handmaidβs Tale" began as a novel read by several generations and has been turned into a film and an opera. Then, beginning in 2017, a hit series on Hulu that is now coming to its conclusion. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has a look for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency board members — for now
The action Wednesday seems to signal the court's support for President Donald Trump's effort to remove some limits on executive power.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: House convenes to vote on budget resolution passed by Senate Republicans
βThe intention is to have the vote by this evening, and weβll see when that time is,β House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters at the Capitol.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Stefanik returns to House GOP leadership and committees after UN nomination withdrawal
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is getting a seat back at the House GOP leadership table and her spots back on House committees as she returns to the lower chamber after President Trump withdrew her nomination to be U.N. ambassador over concerns about the slim GOP majority. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is appointing Stefanik to be...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Heads of Northwestern legal clinics sue House committee over records demand
The leaders of two Northwestern University law clinics are suing the House Education and the Workforce Committee and their own university to prevent the turning over of records the panel requested of the school. Last month, the GOP-controlled committee sent a letter requesting details of the budgets and guidance at the universityβs legal clinics,...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:After skipping Trump inauguration, Michelle Obama says 'I chose to do what was best for me'
Michelle Obama on Tuesday appeared to open up publicly for the first time about her decision to skip President Trump's inauguration, saying she's at the point in her life where she's choosing "to do what was best" for herself. "I get to look at my calendar, which I did this year, with a real big...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US, China trade war exposes tech vulnerabilities
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tech firms vulnerable in escalating China trade war President Trumpβs escalating trade war with China is putting a spotlight on the various technology companies and products poised to feel the ripple effects of the ongoing conflict. AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File President Trump announced Wednesday he would raise...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways from the Trump tariff drama
Financial markets soared on Wednesday after President Trump issued a 90-day pause in almost all the tariffs that had roiled the global economy during the past week. The key exception was China, which had notably declined to back down from Trumpβs threats and had issued its own retaliatory tariffs in response. The president announced a...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:'Never give up': These baseball teams have both snapped a combined 141-game losing streak
In a clash of underdogs, two of the longest losing streaks in college baseball history were snapped on Tuesday as Yeshiva University and Lehman College went head-to-head in a thrilling doubleheader. The two teams entered the game with a combined 141-game losing streak.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:U.S. stocks shoot to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that would count as a good year for the market. It had been sinking earlier in the day on worries that Trumpβs trade war could drag the global economy into a recession. But then came the posting on social media that investors worldwide had been waiting and wishing for.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:U.S. exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow
The U.S. says it rejects efforts to impose economic measures against its ships, leaving IMO talks to continue despite the country's withdrawal.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump hosts auto racing champions at the White House
President Donald Trump said he was a racing fan, adding that many people βdonβt realize what great athletes they are.β
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Elton John, Mary J. Blige, ‘Minecraft.’ Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry
Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘This is amateur hour.’ Rep. Horsford blasts U.S. trade rep after Trump tariff pause
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in the middle of his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee when President Donald Trump announced that he was pausing his new tariffs on most nations for 90 days.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:For many Jews, Passover celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions
Passover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:How a mouse watching ‘The Matrix’ helped scientists create the largest map of a brain to date
Thanks to a mouse watching clips from βThe Matrix,β scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:IN PHOTOS | Sneak peek of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Media members got a tour of the pavilions at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, which opens to the public on April 13.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:DOJ suggests U.S. agencies free to disregard judge’s order in law firm dispute
The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judgeβs ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order that targeted a prominent law firm.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Your cheat sheet to Congress’ budget fight
This week, Republican leaders hope that the House approves the budget framework that passed the Senate. Nothing less than President Donald Trumpβs legislative agenda hinges on it.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Female athletes to be in majority at 2028 L.A. Olympics after big win for women's soccer
The Olympic women's soccer tournament will be bigger than the men's edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16 teams for women and now just 12 for men.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry's 'life is at stake' over security changes, says lawyer on final day of appeal
Prince Harry's lawyer warned his "life is at stake" over changes to his security after he stepped down from royal duties, as the prince returned to London's Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday for his appeal about changes to his protection in Britain.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Officials scramble to identify Dominican club roof collapse victims as death toll surges
The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub surged to 184 late Wednesday as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic's forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck.
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