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Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs announced on Wednesday are designed to project strength, raise revenue for tax cuts and revive US manufacturing. But skeptics say the tariffs will pull the rug out from under a global trade system that — despite its flaws — has delivered prosperity for many global players for decades. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the implications with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, an international consulting firm.
Trump’s lawyers to deliver impeachment defense; Friday focus on The World’s favorite music stories
House managers fine-tuned their case Thursday, arguing that former US President Donald Trump incited a deadly attack on the US Capitol. Trump’s lawyers plan to argue their client’s innocence on multiple fronts.
Pro-Navalny protesters clash with Russian police; Dutch protests erupt over COVID-19 curfew; Mexican president tests positive for coronavirus
On Saturday, Russian police clashed with thousands of protesters who took to the streets amid freezing temps across the country, demanding the immediate release of opposition figure and prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny.
Biden seeks to extend US-Russia arms deal; Controversial tweet from Iran’s supreme leader; Honduras set for permanent abortion ban
President Joe Biden seeks a five-year extension with Russia on the New START treaty — the only deal left that limits the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — with just weeks before it expires on Feb. 5.