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US President Donald Trump and US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speak to members of the media, on the day of a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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Musk, hardline US Republicans ramp up attacks on Trump tax and spending bill

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday estimated the bill -- which would extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts and step up spending for the military and border security -- will add...

A general view of The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, US, July 27, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo

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Guatemalan deportee arrives in US after judge orders Trump to facilitate return

Afghan refugees queue outside a distribution and donation center at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, US, December 2, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Barbara Davidson/Pool/File photo

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Trump bans nationals from 12 countries, citing security concerns

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts ahead of a state dinner hosted by Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a visit by US President Donald Trump, at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

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Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'

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Justice Department accuses two Chinese researchers of smuggling 'potential agroterrorism weapon' into US

A container ship is seen near the Hai Phong International Container Terminal, after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for many countries, in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

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US made 'tough' requests to Vietnam in trade talks: sources

Boeing fuselages at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg

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US tariffs could put air safety at risk, aerospace and airline industries warn

Steel coils and a flag of Canada are seen in the factory before Canada's Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney visits the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel mill in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada March 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

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Higher metals tariffs kick in as deadline for 'best' offers arrives

US President Donald Trump wears a 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) hat as he attends the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, US, May 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

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Trump set to waive some legal requirements to boost critical minerals

Abortion rights supporters hold placards on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over the legality of Idaho's Republican-backed, near-total abortion ban in medical-emergency situations, at the US Supreme Court in Washington, US, April 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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Trump administration scraps Biden-era policy on emergency abortions

Classmates of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, join members of the community at a rally in support of da Silva after their high school graduation in Milford, Massachusetts, US, June 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

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Top US immigration officials defend arrest of Massachusetts high school student

US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller. Photo: Collected

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Without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza: Matthew Miller

Cars of the Volkswagen Group intended for export to the United States and the United Kingdom arrive on train carriages at the seaport of Emden near the estuary, where the River Ems flows into the North Sea, in Emden, Germany, April 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

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Trump administration seeks pause of second tariff case after loss