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US opposition to Trump has mobilised, but is it enough to slow his agenda down?

Anger has led to massive marches and confrontations with Republicans, but analysts question whether the movement poses a serious challenge.

22 Apr 2025 - 11:53PM

Pentagon chief ‘had another Signal chat’ sharing Yemen strike details: reports

21 Apr 2025 - 1:08PMvideocam

French minister warns Trump: firing Powell risks destabilising US economy

20 Apr 2025 - 1:05PM

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

Trump said he is ‘so happy’ the Supreme Court will hear arguments in May. ‘I think the case has been so misunderstood,’ he said on Thursday.

18 Apr 2025 - 6:33AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Abaca Press / TNS

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial

Meta is accused by Federal Trade Commission of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram, WhatsApp before they could become competitors.

15 Apr 2025 - 8:50AM

US-China trade war

China ups tariffs on American goods to 125%, will ‘ignore’ future US hikes

Latest move matches tariff level announced by US President Donald Trump, and officials say any future US increases will not be met with reply.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:48PMvideocam

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Trump says TikTok deal is still ‘on the table’

‘But we’re going to have to wait and see what’s going to happen with China,’ the US president says.

10 Apr 2025 - 9:53AM

A smartphone displaying US President Donald Trump’s official TikTok page. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

Trump extends TikTok deadline, says China is ‘unhappy’ about tariffs

US president says White House ‘has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK’, and is willing to talk to Beijing about it.

5 Apr 2025 - 8:29AMvideocam

Trump presents US$5 million ‘Gold Card’ for rich immigrants to US

New card is aimed at wealthy people and others who are prepared to pay a big price for a US visa.

4 Apr 2025 - 5:37PM

Trump national security officials fired in White House shake-up

Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer had raised concerns directly to Trump about staff loyalty.

4 Apr 2025 - 2:54PM

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Pentagon watchdog to probe use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

Inspector General’s office looking into Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of app to discuss air strikes against Houthis.

4 Apr 2025 - 2:44PM

Democrat congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi points to text messages by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during an annual worldwide threats assessment hearing in Washington last week. Photo: AFP

White House shoots down reports Elon Musk will be out soon

US reports said the world’s richest man could soon step away from his unprecedented role in the Trump administration.

3 Apr 2025 - 3:38PM

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in setback for Trump and Musk

Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority.

2 Apr 2025 - 1:22PM

White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday

The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.

2 Apr 2025 - 9:50AM

US President Donald Trump is set to weigh plans for a sale of TikTok’s US business ahead of a deadline on Saturday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

US YouTube star in China, Beijing ‘hackers for hire’: 7 US-China relations reads

From IShowSpeed’s Great Wall adventures to espionage fears, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in March 2024.

2 Apr 2025 - 3:00AM

YouTube star Darren Jason Watkins Jnr, aka IShowSpeed, is seen streaming live from the Great Wall of China during his visit to Beijing in March 2025. Photo: Youtube/IShowSpeed

Trump hints at a TikTok sale deal before April 5 deadline

A group consisting of Blackstone and ByteDance’s non-Chinese shareholders has emerged as front-running buyers.

31 Mar 2025 - 10:48AMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump, some Republicans differ on TikTok ahead of sell-or-ban deadline

‘If ByteDance stays involved in any way, the deal is illegal – plain and simple,’ said one senior Republican lawmaker.

28 Mar 2025 - 5:52AMvideocam

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US-China relations

Signal chat furore may push US workers to China’s side, Democrat warns

Senate intelligence committee vice chair says China is ‘luring individuals with national security clearance who’ve been pushed out’.

1 Apr 2025 - 2:40AMvideocam

Left to right: National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh, FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse appear during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on Tuesday in Washington. Photo: AFP

Trump portrait to be taken down after president said it was ‘distorted’

Trump took to social media to call on governor to take down painting at Colorado state Capitol.

25 Mar 2025 - 9:28AM

Senators urge Trump to seek authority from Congress for TikTok sale extension

Trump in January extended sale deadline to April 5 by delaying law requiring China’s ByteDance to sell majority stake to US owner or face ban.

25 Mar 2025 - 12:37PMvideocam

China’s economic stimulus

Open Questions | Michael Pettis on China’s consumption paradox and the pitfalls of a trade war

The professor of finance and author talks China’s economy and argues the US dollar’s monopoly role in trade is an ‘unsustainable’ anomaly.

24 Mar 2025 - 10:11AMvideocam

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Trump to sign order to shut down US Education Department

US president would need votes of Democratic senators to shut the agency.

20 Mar 2025 - 4:58PM

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

US Senate Democrats demand reversal of CDC mass firings

Firings puts lives of Americans and people across the world at risk, senators argue.

20 Mar 2025 - 1:22PM

US-China relations

House chair asks US universities to reveal info on Chinese nationals

Citing national security, head of select committee on China’s Communist Party targets Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and other top institutions.

20 Mar 2025 - 6:19AM

White House accuses US judges of ‘usurping’ Trump’s authority

Donald Trump and his allies escalate their attacks against judges who have ruled against his administration.

20 Mar 2025 - 11:54AM

White House Press Secretary Karoline on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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