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Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

The White House notified Congress that it plans to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money for foreign aid programs.

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The administration is attempting to unilaterally claw back money that has already been appropriated by running out the clock for Congress to reject its request before the funding expires.

When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A driver’s license renewal, a box of specialty candy, even early Christmas presents — all are caught up in the confusion caused by a new Trump administration customs rule.

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A distribution center in Yangzhou, China, in June. President Trump’s rule change has reverberated far beyond China for people who want to mail any kind of document, letters or package to the United States.

India Reels at Trump’s Highest Tariffs Yet

Businesses and policymakers are casting around for help from unlikely places, as the country’s exports to the United States are crushed by 50 percent tariffs.

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Workers inspecting clothes at a garment factory on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, earlier this month.
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