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Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China
Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration.The New York Times - 5d -
Taiwan’s asymmetric defense opportunity
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te took a major step forward on Feb. 14 when he publicly committed to raising Taiwan’s defense spending from 2.45 percent to 3 percent of GDP in 2025 through a special ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Taiwan's president hails Arizona chips project in meeting with visiting governor
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines ...ABC News - Mar. 19 -
$100 billion Arizona chips project will break dependence on China, Taiwan's president says
Taiwan’s President hailed TSMC's massive investment in Arizona as the “best model” for efforts to build supply lines for chips that don’t rely on China.NBC News - Mar. 20 -
Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’
Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’. Taiwan’s new president has formally ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Taiwan’s president seeks to bring back military courts
Lai Ching-te’s plans aim to strengthen armed forces against threat from China but could widen country’s partisan divideFinancial Times - Mar. 13 -
Taiwan's leader says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration and spying
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te says tougher measures are needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration, spying and other efforts to weaken the island’s defensesABC News - Mar. 13 -
China conducts air and sea drills near Taiwan
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says an unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and waters surrounding the self-governing island republic between Sunday and ...ABC News - Mar. 18 -
What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?
The silence from former occupants of the Oval Office has been deafening as the incumbent cuts a destructive path. The stadium announcer called on the crowd to give a warm welcome to “a very special ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Organizers of Taiwan marathon apologize over trophies shaped like a Chinese machine gun
Organizers of a military-linked marathon in southern Taiwan have apologized after handing out trophies in the shape of a Chinese machine gun.NBC News - Mar. 17 -
House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing
A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Taiwan deports a Chinese woman for praising Beijing's military ambitions to conquer the island
Taiwan has deported a Chinese woman back to her country after she posted praise online for Beijing’s ambitions to conquer the self-governing island democracy by forceABC News - 4d -
Donald Trump takes on America’s elite
The president appears determined to demolish the pillars of US liberalismFinancial Times - Mar. 21 -
Greenlanders prepare for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president
Greenland is giving the cold shoulder to JD Vance and his wife, amid Trump's pledge to take control of the island.BBC News - 1d -
Greenlanders prepare for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president
Greenland is giving the cold shoulder to JD Vance and his wife, amid Trump's pledge to take control of the island.BBC News - 1d -
Senate Democrat: This is 'best time' to take on 'tyrant' Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the "best time" for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his presidency. ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Trump takes aim at Fed
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump doubles down on Fed rate cut pressure President Trump pressured the Federal ...The Hill - Mar. 21 -
Trump takes aim at Fed
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump eyes Fed as tariffs, inflation collide President Trump is zeroing in on the ...The Hill - 3d -
Putin: Trump desire to take Greenland 'has nothing to do with us'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said President Trump’s desire to take Greenland has nothing to do with the Kremlin. “As for Greenland, this is a matter that concerns two specific states and has ...The Hill - 1d -
Putin: Trump desire to take Greenland 'has nothing to do with us'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said President Trump’s desire to take Greenland has nothing to do with the Kremlin. “As for Greenland, this is a matter that concerns two specific states and has ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump demands Colorado take down ‘purposefully distorted’ painting
President Trump is demanding that Colorado take down it’s “purposefully distorted” painting of him hanging in the State Capitol. “Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one ...The Hill - 5d -
IOC elects first woman president as Kirsty Coventry takes over for outgoing leader Thomas Bach
Coventry will officially replace Bach on June 23, 2025CBS Sports - Mar. 20 -
Trump news at a glance: Waltz takes fall for Signal blunder as president dismisses security threat
Signal chat including the top editor of the Atlantic causes White House chaos. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 25 March 2025. Donald Trump ’s national security adviser, Mike ...The Guardian - 3d -
Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China
Soldiers had worked for ‘extremely sensitive and important units’ and ‘their acts betrayed the country’, Taipei court says. A Taiwan court has sentenced four soldiers, including three who worked in ...The Guardian - 2d -
Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict
Prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has forced Japan to step up measures to protect islands in Okinawa prefecture . Japan has for the first time released plans to evacuate more than 100,000 ...The Guardian - 1d -
Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict
Prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has forced Japan to step up measures to protect islands in Okinawa prefecture . Japan has for the first time released plans to evacuate more than 100,000 ...The Guardian - 1d -
BYU President Shane Reese on the Cougars’ NCAA Tournament run, hiring Kevin Young and more
When Kevin Young was hired as the men’s basketball coach 11 months ago, Brigham Young University President Shane Reese described him as “an absolutely brilliant basketball mind who is going to take ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
New IOC president: Task force will examine 'transgender issue'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles. “As I ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Bacon on legislation giving presidents temporary tariff authorities: 'We made a mistake'
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) suggested Congress take back its Constitutional authority to impose tariffs, saying lawmakers “made a mistake” in the past by increasingly delegating trade authority to the ...The Hill - 1d -
Mark Carney takes on Trump’s America
New prime minister must still convince Canadians he can deal with the US presidentFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Global economy takes centre stage
OECD updates growth forecasts, a clutch of central banks set interest rates and the IOC picks a new Olympics presidentFinancial Times - Mar. 16 -
Lawrence O'Donnell taking break: 'I'm exhausted at Day 52' of Trump administration
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell announced he'd be taking a week off from his nightly show, citing his "exhaustion" with the first few weeks of President Trump's second term. “I’m exhausted at Day 52, ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Pam Bondi vows to take deportation fight to the Supreme Court
As the White House ramps up attacks on judges who have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda, Attorney General Pam Bondi vows to take the battle over recent deportations of alleged Venezuela gang ...NBC News - 5d -
Mike Waltz takes 'full responsibility' for military plans text group
President Trump's National Security adviser Mike Waltz said in an interview that he takes "full responsibility" for a group text that included a journalist while discussing military plans.NBC News - 3d -
Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister, pledges to take on Trump
Canada's next prime minister, former central banker Mark Carney, is pledging to take on President Trump as the president imposes tariffs and threatens to turn the country into the 51st state. CBS ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
New tariffs on U.S. wine industry are a "massive problem," says one wine trade group president
President Trump's trade battle with Canada is taking hold on U.S. alcohol suppliers. Last week, Canada imposed a 25% tariff on several U.S. products, including wine. That was in response to new ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Ro Khanna Wants to Take On JD Vance
Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.The New York Times - 1d -
Ro Khanna Wants to Take On JD Vance
Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.The New York Times - 1d -
China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect
The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Trump wanting states to run education: “I’ll take it”
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) on Wednesday said that if President Trump's plan to put education policy in the hands of the states happens, he would "take it" and "make good use" of the money that ...The Hill - Mar. 13