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  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Asia

    Trump says the U.S. will share closely held tech with South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine

    By The Associated Press, Chris Megerian, and others
  • President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands before their summit talk at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.Asia

    Trump tells Japan’s first woman Prime Minister she has a ‘very strong handshake’ in Tokyo meeting

    By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, and others
  • Ioan Barsan a recruiter with the Miami Dade School Police Dept. talks to a a job seeker during a job fair Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Economy

    Nearly half of U.S. adults aren’t confident they could find a good job, while electricity and grocery costs are major sources of stress, poll says

    By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, and others
  • TrumpEconomy

    Trump’s short-term aid ‘during this little transition’ turns into an automaker rebate running through 2030

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Trump, XiEconomy

    Trump claims China holding the world ‘hostage’ on rare earths is ‘especially inappropriate’ after Gaza peace deal

    By Josh Boak, Didi Tang, and others
  • Scott BessentBig Tech

    Scott Bessent says Trump and China have the framework of a TikTok deal: ‘The commercial terms have been agreed upon’

    By Josh Boak, Suman Naishadham, and others
  • Trump, EllisonArts & Entertainment

    Trump suggests a TikTok deal is close as he reveals crunch talks with Xi Jinping while the Ellisons wait in the wings

    By Josh Boak, Nick Lichtenberg, and others
  • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Energy

    Trump calls on NATO to stop buying Russian oil and to hit China with up to 100% tariffs, after Moscow sends drones into Poland

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump.Economy

    Economy’s hiring collapse turns Trump’s promises of instant results into plea for patience

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Economy

    By many measures, Trump has dug himself into a hole on the economy as its performance has yet to come anywhere close to his hype

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington.Politics

    Trump’s Fed nominee says he’d take an ‘unpaid leave of absence’ from his White House job if confirmed by the Senate

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Economy

    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer privately warns Trump that tariffs could cause severe economic damage in key swing state

    By Joey Cappelletti, Josh Boak, and others
  • Stephen MiranEconomy

    Trump to replace Biden Fed appointee with Stephen Miran, chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump announces tariffs ‘of approximately 100%’ on chips and semiconductors

    By Josh Boak, Michael Liedtke, and others
  • TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump hikes tariffs on India to 50%, scrambling the country’s plans to be an alternative to China

    By Josh Boak, Rajesh Roy, and others