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Trump made his remarks in front of thousands at Turning Point's annual conference, one of the country's largest gatherings of conservative activists
Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal
PHOENIX — President-elect Donald Trump has demanded Panama reduce fees on the Panama Canal or return it to US control, accusing the central American country of charging "exorbitant prices" to American shipping and naval vessels."The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, highly unfair," he told a crowd of supporters in Arizona on Sunday."This complete rip-off of our country will immediately stop," he said, referring to when he takes office next month.His remarks prompted a quick rebuke from Panama's president, who said "every square metre" of the canal and surrounding area belong to his country.President José Raúl Mulino added that Panama's sovereignty and independence were non-negotiable.Trump made the comments to supporters of...
December 23, 2024

Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal

Donald Trump at Mar a Lago
Warning signs for Trump as Republican rebels defiant
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown showdown of December 2024 is becoming the first big test of president-elect Donald Trump's influence over congressional Republicans.At least so far, he is struggling.One day after Trump derailed a bipartisan government funding bill — with a big assist from tech multibillionaire Elon Musk — he issued a new demand, for a stripped-down government funding bill that would also raise the limit on how much new debt the federal government can issue to fund its deficit spending.It was a big ask for many congressional conservatives who have long demanded that any debt increase at least be accompanied by cuts to what they view as out-of-control government spending. Trump's demand was also a tacit admission that his legislative agenda, heavy on tax...
December 20, 2024

Warning signs for Trump as Republican rebels defiant

US soldiers inspect the site of reported Turkish shelling days earlier on an oil extraction facility on the outskirts of Rumaylan, in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province on October 28
Pentagon concedes US has double the disclosed number of troops in Syria 
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.“There are diplomatic and operational security considerations oftentimes with our deployments and some of those numbers, and [that is] certainly the case here,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, who said that the 2,000 troops are all in Syria to fight ISIS.“As I understand it, and as it was explained to me, these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy to meet shifting mission requirements, whereas the core 900 deployers are on longer term deployments,” Ryder said on Thursday.On the same day, CNN...
December 20, 2024

Pentagon concedes US has double the disclosed number of troops in Syria 

Prosecutors say the outpost at Manhattan's Chinatown was used to help Beijing identify pro-democracy activists in the US
Man admits running secret Chinese 'police station' in New York
NEW YORK — An American citizen has pleaded guilty to helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government.Prosecutors say Chen Jinping and his co-defendant Lu Jianwang opened and operated the station in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood in early 2022 on behalf of China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).At least 100 such stations have been reported worldwide across 53 countries, with rights groups accusing China of using the outposts to threaten and monitor Chinese nationals abroad.But China has denied that they are police stations, saying they are "service stations" providing administrative services to nationals overseas.The outpost, which occupied an entire floor above a ramen stall, did provide...
December 19, 2024

Man admits running secret Chinese 'police station' in New York

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the NATO summit, at Winfield House, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
Trump jokes aboout making Canada the '51st state' as leader Trudeau faces turmoil
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump joked that it would be a "great idea" for Canada to become the 51st state of the US, as Canadian leader Justin Trudeau faces a domestic political crisis linked to fears over a potential tariff war with Trump."Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. "They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!" he added.A Leger poll suggests 13% of Canadians would want the country to become a state of the US.Trump made the same joke at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort in late November, to reported laughter in the audience.The president-elect suggested, according to Fox News, that merging the nations would...
December 19, 2024

Trump jokes aboout making Canada the '51st state' as leader Trudeau faces turmoil

Erin Michelle West, right, and Rubi Vergara were identified as the victims of the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School
Victims of Wisconsin school shooting identified 
MADISON — Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting at a Madison, Wisconsin, private school Monday as new details emerge about the upbringing of the teenage girl who allegedly opened fire.Investigators are working to piece together how and why 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” allegedly committed the act that left one teacher and a student dead and wounded six others at Abundant Life Christian School, one week before Christmas.Erin Michelle West, 42, of DeForest, and Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a news release Wednesday.Four people remain hospitalized as of Wednesday afternoon, according to hospital officials. Two are in critical...
December 19, 2024

Victims of Wisconsin school shooting identified 

President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on November 19
Trump brings Congress to a halt with new demands on spending as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a missive to Capitol Hill on Wednesday that significantly ratcheted up the chances of a government shutdown just before Christmas, while sending the clearest signal yet that he is seeking a dramatic showdown with Democrats over spending.Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on Wednesday sharply criticized a deal to fund the federal government until March 14 that was negotiated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, undermining support for the plan across Capitol Hill just days away from a shutdown deadline.Trump and Vance slammed the bill for including what they see as Democratic priorities but also injected the politically fraught issue of the US debt limit, which the country is on track to hit after it is reinstated in the new...
December 19, 2024

Trump brings Congress to a halt with new demands on spending as shutdown looms

Donald Trump and Liz Cheney
After investigating January 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has long suggested he would try to prosecute his political opponents, and House Republicans delivered him a new opening on Tuesday through a report recommending that GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney be prosecuted by the FBI for her role in probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.Trump, who has said Cheney should go to jail and even amplified posts on social media calling for a televised military tribunal for her, said on Truth Social Wednesday morning that Cheney “could be in a lot of trouble” based on the report released by House GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk. Trump’s elevation of the report carries even more weight considering he has chosen loyalist Kash Patel, who has a retribution list of his own, to lead the FBI.In the report,...
December 19, 2024

After investigating January 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Joe Biden
Nothing nefarious, Biden seeks to reassure US over drone mystery
WASHINGTON — A puzzling flurry of apparent drone sightings along the US east coast is "nothing nefarious", says President Joe Biden.The sightings in recent weeks have occurred in New Jersey and a number of neighboring states, sometimes around air bases. The phenomenon has prompted a number of conspiracy theories about foreign involvement.Authorities have not given many definitive answers, other than to say the sightings are not always of drones, and that they do not believe there is a threat to national security or that a foreign power is at work.Members of the US House Intelligence Committee, who were given a closed-door briefing on Tuesday, joined Biden on Wednesday in trying to reassure the public.Among the committee members who spoke to reporters afterward were Chrissy...
December 19, 2024

Nothing nefarious, Biden seeks to reassure US over drone mystery

Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country's US border
Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat
TORONTO — Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country's US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint "strike force" to target transnational organized crime.The pledge follows a threat from President-elect Donald Trump to impose, when he takes office in January, a 25% tariff on Canadian goods if the country does not secure its shared border to the flow of irregular migrants and illegal drugs.Economists say such tariffs could strike a blow to Canada's economy.Announcing details of the plan, Canada's minister of finance and intergovernmental affairs said the federal government would devote C$1.3bn ($900m; £700bn) to the plan.The measures "will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and...
December 18, 2024

Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat

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