What is Trump's Gold Card? Eligibility, benefits, price and how to apply - FAQs answered

What is Trump’s Gold Card? Eligibility, benefits, price and how to apply – FAQs answered

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) launched the “Trump Gold Card,” offering legal status and an eventual pathway to United States citizenship for individuals and corporations willing to make large financial contributions.Announcing the rollout on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The United States Government’s Trump Gold Card is here today! A direct path to…

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The trillion-dollar shock: What tariff? How Xi Jinping beat Trump in trade war

The trillion-dollar shock: What tariff? How Xi Jinping beat Trump in trade war

President Trump’s trade war strategy – featuring sweeping tariffs – has not curtailed China’s export machine. (AI image) Driving the news:Despite nearly a decade of US tariffs under President Donald Trump, China’s trade surplus has exploded, hitting $1.08 trillion through November – the highest ever recorded globally and a level China didn’t reach until year-end…

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Tariffs to put 'America first': Is Donald Trump spelling doom for US? Economics explained

Tariffs to put ‘America first’: Is Donald Trump spelling doom for US? Economics explained

US President Donald Trump has framed his sweeping tariff policy as essential for protecting American workers and manufacturing, promoting it as a cornerstone of his “America First” agenda.Since returning to office this year, the Trump administration has overseen a historic surge in tariff collections. According to Fox Business, total duty revenue reached $215.2 billion in…

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'Maintain momentum in ties': Xi, Trump hold phone call; discuss US-China bilateral cooperation, Taiwan

‘Maintain momentum in ties’: Xi, Trump hold phone call; discuss US-China bilateral cooperation, Taiwan

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral cooperation and the issue of Taiwan in a phone call on Monday, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. Xi said the two countries should “maintain momentum in ties” following their meeting last month in South Korea, and “stressed that Taiwan’s return to China…

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Data blackout: US scraps October CPI report after govt shutdown; Fed left without key data ahead of policy meet

Data blackout: US scraps October CPI report after govt shutdown; Fed left without key data ahead of policy meet

The US government will not publish consumer inflation data for October after a 43-day federal shutdown disrupted data collection, intensifying uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it “is unable to retroactively collect” consumer price data for October and will not release the report originally scheduled for…

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‘Assassinate Trump and I’ll write you naughty letters in jail’: TikToker’s threat to Trump goes viral | World News

‘Assassinate Trump and I’ll write you naughty letters in jail’: TikToker’s threat to Trump goes viral | World News

A TikTok video circulating widely on X sparked a wave of outrage and calls for federal investigation after the creator appeared to encourage the assassination of President Donald Trump, even offering to send “naughty letters” to whoever carried it out. The clip has gone viral, drawing millions of views and becoming the centre of a…

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'Nothing to hide': Donald Trump backs release of Epstein files, calls controversy a ‘Democrat hoax’

‘Nothing to hide’: Donald Trump backs release of Epstein files, calls controversy a ‘Democrat hoax’

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Local time) signalled support for the release of classified files linked to Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier position as pressure mounts in Washington over the long-running scandal.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we…

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