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Authorities arrest suspect after fire at PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home

After unsuccessfully courting President Donald Trump, Beijing takes a hardline stance on trade. Beijing and Washington Bureaus  |  Reuters Trump smartphone tariff measures ‘coming soon,’ Lutnick says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that tariffs on smartphones and other electronics would come “soon.” China ordered foreign affairs and commerce officials to cancel vacations. Trump says China … Read more

Chris Prentice  |  Reuters Judge rules DOGE can stay at US Institute of Peace after fired staff sue A federal judge ruled that DOGE can stay at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Fired staff had sued, seeking a restraining order to remove DOGE. Straight Arrow News NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Government … Read more

The Trump administration has deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, including a Maryland man deported by mistake. Inside the notorious El Salvador prison housing Kilmar Abrego Garcia Here’s a look inside CECOT, the mega-prison in El Salvador where Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been imprisoned since wrongfully deported on … Read more

Trump smartphone tariff measures ‘coming soon,’ Lutnick says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that tariffs on smartphones and other electronics would come “soon.” The nation and the world were bracing for the next tariff whiplash after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick warned levies on crucial technology goods like smartphones were “coming soon” despite President Donald Trump’s announcement … Read more

Fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was arson, police say Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he “woke up to bangs on the door” at 2 a.m. after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s residence. Police arrested a man who they say broke into the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and set fire … Read more

SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) – South Korea’s ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his brief martial law declaration late last year was “not a coup d’etat” as he appeared in court on Monday for the start of a criminal trial over charges that he led an insurrection. The martial law attempt, which lasted about … Read more

Humeyra Pamuk  |  Reuters Fired USAID employees applauded leaving DC office for last time Demonstrators outside the USAID offices in Washington, D.C., broke into applause as fired employees returned to pick up their belongings. Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, has left … Read more

Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were… — Governor Josh … Read more