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Trump tariffs will cost every American an extra $1,000 per year, state Democratic Chair Conrad says—but it could be more

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Following news of President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada, Washington’s Democratic Chair Shasti Conrad expressed concern over the projected consequences—namely that every single person living in the U.S. would have to pay an average of $1,000 more per year for basic necessities, such as food and gasoline.

US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand

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A 90-day freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, activists and Thai officials said Wednesday.

Congress members introduce legislation to repeal act used against Japanese during WWII

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In an effort to curb what they are calling President Donald Trump’s “unbridled executive power,” Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Ilhan Omar have reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, S. 193 and H.R. 630. The legislation would entirely repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

China’s Xi is likely to decline Trump’s inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say.