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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump  said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports. Trump made the announcement in response to reporters’ questions while signing executive actions in the Oval Office on his first day back in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework  to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration  says it needs for mass deportations and border security  that top their agenda. The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump  said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports. Trump made the announcement in response to reporters’ questions while signing executive actions in the Oval Office on his first day back in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A humming American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending  continuing to drive growth, and ahead of what could be a significant change in direction  under a Trump administration. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 2.3% annual…