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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen on August 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have continued to defend the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over a weaker than expected jobs report last week. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump: Recent jobs report was ‘Rigged’ by Biden-era appointee

President Donald Trump defended the recent firing of the former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner on Monday, labeling her recent jobs report findings “a scam” and one of “the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto ahead of country's upcoming general elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on April 14, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump imposes 25% tariff and ‘additional penalties’ on India for purchasing Russian oil, military equipment

President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. will impose a 25% blanket tariff on India, with further tariff increases imminent due to the nation’s decision to purchase Russian oil.

Flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting between US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China's Agriculture Minister Han Changfu at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing on June 30, 2017. China opened its gates to US beef imports last week, giving US cattle farmers much sought-after access to the country's massive market following a 14-year ban. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JASON LEE (Photo credit should read JASON LEE/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. officials hold ‘critical’ trade negotiations with China in London

Top U.S. and Chinese officials met in London, England, on Monday — with the intention of closing a highly coveted trade deal.

KEELUNG, TAIWAN - APRIL 04: Containers are seen at the Port of Keelung on April 04, 2025 in Keelung, Taiwan. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on U.S. trading partners, including a 32 percent tax on goods from Taiwan that is set to take effect on April 9. Taiwan said on Thursday that U.S. tariffs levied on the island were unreasonable and it would discuss them with Washington, partly blaming U.S. tech curbs on China in President Donald Trump's first term for driving the trade imbalance. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Trump Warns Of Additional 50% Tariff If China Maintains Retaliatory Measures

As the tariff war continues President Donald Trump threatened to slap China Monday with an additional 50% tariff if the country doesn’t lower its 34% retaliatory tariff on the U.S. by Tuesday.

An aerial view shows containers at the port in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on February 4, 2025. China said on February 4 it would impose tariffs on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment, firing a return salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Imposes 10% Tariffs On China, Beijing Retaliates With Taxes On Energy And Machinery

The Trump administration put in place new tariffs on China on Tuesday in an effort to help stop the flow of Fentanyl coming into America, with Beijing responding by announcing its own tax against U.S. imports.

The DNC paid Matthew Colangelo $12,000 in January 2018 for “political consulting,” Federal Election Commission filings show, and the prosecutor also donated $400 to Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. (Photo via The Justice Department)

Trump Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo Served As Political Consultant For DNC, Donated To Obama

A Manhattan prosecutor who is managing the so-called “hush money” case against former United States President Donald Trump was previously a political strategist in 2018 for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and he once contributed to former Democrat President Barack Obama as well.