Democrats and protesters rally outside treasury department to protest Elon Musk’s access to sensitive information – live
Democrats also unveiled a bill, called Stop the Steal, to counter the billionaires ‘shadow government’ amid concerns of his access to federal government information
As the clock nears midnight in Washington DC, signalling the beginning of Trump’s tariffs on China’s imports, here is a look at how China might respond, via AFP:
From retaliatory tariffs on US goods like car parts and soya beans to controls on raw minerals essential for American manufacturing – analysts say China has plenty of options if it wants to reply to fresh US levies.
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