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Trump news at a glance: Four Senate Republicans join Democrats to reject global tariffs

Despite the rare opposition in the Senate, the House is unlikely to take any similar action – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 October at a glance

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November 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM

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SNAP rulings ease shutdown pressure as Thune rebuffs Trump's call to end Senate filibuster

A pair of federal judges ruled the government must tap into a contingency fund to make SNAP payments.

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November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM

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More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump demolishing East Wing – poll

Survey, in which one-third respondents voted for the president, found 56% disagree with move

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October 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM

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Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing

US president makes threat in Truth Social post in wake of Russian nuclear-powered weapons tests, and shortly before meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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October 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM

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US consumer confidence slips to six-month low; worries over job availability rising

U.S. consumer confidence eased to a six-month low in October amid worries about the availability of jobs in the near-term, offering more ammunition for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again on Wednesday.

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October 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM

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US and China seek to strike a deal over rare earths, tariffs, soybeans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea. But they are l...

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October 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM

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I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.