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Aug 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would depart her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.
"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X.
"Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential... (continue reading...)
Trump: Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect! Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party, as we work to defy History, and conclusively win the Midterm Elections. Karoline has been a real... (continue reading...)
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate easily passed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Friday, advancing a long-delayed measure backed by late Senator Lindsey Graham and setting the stage for consideration by the House of Representatives within weeks.
Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia, and the... (continue reading...)
Iran War Has Cost US $37.5b, Defense Secretary Hegseth Says
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on July 20, 2026, imposing a 50% additional ad valorem duty on certain Canadian products, citing Canada's ban on U.S. alcoholic beverages as an unreasonable and discriminatory trade practice.
The tariffs, set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026, are authorized under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which allows the president to impose duties to offset burdens placed on U.S. commerce by foreign... (continue reading...)
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