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Economy
Japan auto tariffs cut down to 15%
American consumers will see reduced costs for Japanese vehicles under a new trade agreement that cuts import tariffs from 27.5% to 15% on au...
Carl Samson
Government
Trump rants about China filling global leadership void he created
President Donald Trump lamented Friday that the U.S. has lost India and Russia to China, expressing frustration over a geopolitical realignm...
Editorial Staff
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ruled illegal by appeals court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked President Donald Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan gang members, d...
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Eric Trump gets tossed from sumo ring in Japan
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, was hoisted and spun out of a sumo ring by a grand champion in Tokyo on Sept. 1, in a staged stun...
Ryan General
China
China signals new world order as Trump brushes off ‘conspiracy’
China showcased itself as an alternative to U.S.-led global order in its historic parade this week as Trump dismissed concerns over deepenin...
Trump plans Supreme Court challenge to ruling that most of his tariffs are illegal
The White House is expected to appeal a federal court decision that declared most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs unlawful, with an admi...
Era of cheap Asian goods ends as Trump closes tariff loophole
President Donald Trump’s elimination of the de minimis exemption last week officially ended nearly a century of duty-free imports under $800...
0% of Democrats satisfied under Trump: poll
Democratic satisfaction with the country’s direction has fallen to less than 1% under President Donald Trump, according to a new Gallup poll...
Asian American History
Former Japanese American WWII camps fuel resistance to Trump’s historical censorship
Advocates and community members rallied at Manzanar and other locations nationwide in the past weeks, opposing Trump administration policies...
Education
Trump sparks MAGA backlash over plan to welcome 600,000 Chinese students
President Donald Trump sparked fierce backlash from his followers this week after announcing he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into lo...
Punitive 50% tariff dampens US-India relations
President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on Indian goods took effect Wednesday, escalating a trade dispute that has damaged relations between Was...
Trump revokes Harris’ Secret Service protection ahead of her nationwide book tour
Former Vice President Kamala Harris loses her Secret Service protection today after President Donald Trump ended its extended coverage early...
Tammy Duckworth on Trump sending National Guard to Chicago: ‘He is afraid of us’
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joined Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois leaders Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s plan to de...
Trump appointee judge’s drag show dissent signals Supreme Court ambitions
Federal Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, issued a provocative dissent last week criticizing “cultural elites” and linking drag performance...
Trump administration revokes over 6,000 student visas
The Trump administration has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for alleged criminal violations and overstays this year, marking a dramat...
Crime
Trump vows to ‘save’ Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial nears end
President Donald Trump has pledged to advocate for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose national security trial res...
Beijing denies Trump’s claim that Xi vowed not to invade Taiwan during his presidency
Beijing rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him there would be no invasion of Taiw...
Trump admin settles immigration cases with dozens of students
The Trump administration has reportedly reached settlement agreements with at least 85 international students, including Dartmouth Ph.D. stu...
Trump claims Xi vowed no Taiwan invasion during his presidency
President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News interview on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Ta...
Trump extends China deadline as Asian markets reel from tariff blitz
President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on Chinese goods from resuming for another 90 days, extending the deadline until mid-November as ...
California redistricting fight puts Asian American political power at stake
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a special election Nov. 4 seeking voter approval for a new congressional map designed to counter ...
Business
Trump’s Nvidia China deal raises security concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 11 approved an arrangement that lets Nvidia resume selling certain AI chips in China in exchange for the...
Trump golf resort displaces Vietnamese farmers for as little as $3,200
Local farmers are facing displacement and low compensation to make way for the Trump family-backed golf resort in Vietnam, with one farmer r...
How Trump’s economic takeover mirrors Beijing’s playbook
President Donald Trump’s second-term push to control American business through state-directed policies has drawn sharp comparisons to China’...
Trump orders universities to disclose admissions data on race
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday requiring higher education institutions to submit expanded admissions data to the Depart...
Asia
Trump’s tariff blitz reshapes Asian trade landscape
President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries Friday, sending U.S. stocks tumbling and establishing rates on nearly...
Trump credited by Cambodian official with brokering ceasefire with Thailand
Lim Menghour, director general of the Commission on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Cambodia’s National Assembly, credited ...
Trump admin unveils plan to end birthright citizenship
The Trump administration has released plans to implement its executive order restricting birthright citizenship even as federal courts block...
Democrats’ historic unfavourability reflects setbacks with Asian American voters
A staggering 63% of voters now hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll — the highest s...
Trump’s favorability among Asian Americans plummets
President Donald Trump’s favorability rating among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults has dropped sharply since lat...
Trump unveils major Asia trade deals as deadline approaches
President Donald Trump announced new trade agreements with Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia this week as the Trump-imposed August 1 tari...
Americans’ support for Trump deportation plan drops as economy concerns rise: poll
A new CBS News/YouGov poll shows that support for former President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program has fallen, with more Americans n...
The world trusts Xi Jinping more than Donald Trump, survey shows
Favorable views of China and confidence in President Xi Jinping have increased in many regions while approval of the U.S. and President Dona...
Philly’s Chinatown Stitch project in jeopardy after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ guts funding
Philadelphia’s $160 million Chinatown Stitch project faces an uncertain future after President Donald Trump’s recently signed One Big Beauti...
Trump-inspired ‘Japanese First’ party gains ground in Japan
Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump’s politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday’s upper house el...
Trump nominates another Asian American lawyer for appellate bench
President Donald Trump has nominated Eric Tung, a Jones Day partner based in Los Angeles, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ni...
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