China Ramps Up Trade War With New Countermeasure Threat Over 50% Tariff
China has threatened additional retaliatory measures if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning to increase tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 50 percent. This comes after China implemented a blanket 34 percent tariff on American goods, matching Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff on Chinese imports. Newsweek reached out to the White House via […]
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Arctic Sea Ice Melt Exposes US to New Threat
Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their country’s flag on the seabed 14,000 feet below the North Pole. Since that statement of intent by Moscow in 2007, some things in the far north haven’t changed—Russian President Vladimir Putin is still in […]
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Donald Trump Reveals Why He’s ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin, Issues Threat
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David […]
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DOGE Update: Alaska Volcano Monitor Closure Blocked Amid Eruption Threat
The planned lease termination of the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage has reportedly been reversed amid threats of a volcanic eruption. The observatory had appeared on lists of federal building leases set to be terminated by Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency as part of efforts to shrink the size of the federal government. However, […]
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Millions of Texans Could Face Rising Eviction Threat
New legislation introduced in Texas to make it easier for authorities to remove squatters would also strip millions of Texan renters of some of their rights, according to critics. House Bill 32, written by state Representative Angie Chen Button, would end the requirement for a landlord to issue a notice to vacate for a tenant […]
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New York Wildfire Update: Maps, Tracker Show Counties Under Threat
Several New York counties remain on alert following multiple brush fires that broke out over the weekend. Why It Matters The fires, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, forced road closures, evacuations, and a massive firefighting response. The blazes in New York follow the wildfires that hit Southern California in January and, more recently, […]
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Florida Wildfire Risk Map Shows Threat to Mar-a-Lago
There is a high threat for wildfires at President Donald Trump‘s resort residence at Mar-a-Lago as well as all of Palm Beach County, according to a wildfire risk map from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Newsweek reached out to a Mar-a-Lago representative by email for comment. Why It Matters Wildfire season runs […]
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Elon Musk Faces Legal Threat Over Federal Worker Ultimatum: ‘Utter Disdain’
The president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Everett Kelley, has condemned Elon Musk‘s recent request for federal employees to account for the work they did in the past week or face dismissal as “cruel and disrespectful.” Kelley said the union would continue to legally challenge “any unlawful terminations of our members and […]
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China’s Threat to US After ‘Gravely Wrong’ Weapons Move
A Chinese official has issued a strong warning to the United States, condemning its new $2 billion arms package for Taiwan, and telling Newsweek that Beijing views the deal as a “gravely wrong” move that escalates tensions between the two nations. The newly approved U.S. arms package includes three surface-to-air missile systems and associated equipment […]
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