Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars https://t.co/4KTKzTaljX
— The Hill (@thehill) April 17, 2025
Day: April 17, 2025
Profit-booking pulls gold off all-time high https://t.co/5vfbxB3Ctx pic.twitter.com/DAwvjpuRqH
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 17, 2025
President says university should lose government research contracts after it refused demands to accept outside political supervision
Donald Trump also said on Tuesday that Harvard “should lose its Tax Exempt Status” as a nonprofit educational institution if it does not back down.
CNN and the Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was now making plans to do so after a request from Trump.
Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning, and should not be considered on any list of the World’s Great Universities or Colleges.
Harvard is a JOKE, teaches Hate and Stupidity, and should no longer receive Federal Funds.
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary also announced the termination of two grants totaling more than $2.7 million to Harvard. https://t.co/rZ6Kh7kkKw pic.twitter.com/Bv1Tih34rj
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 17, 2025
Malaysia PM set to meet Myanmar junta chief amid opposition to talks https://t.co/GrY1LmIZxk pic.twitter.com/zmoRU0hJip
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 17, 2025
US state secretary and White House envoy expected to meet French president Emmanuel Macron, along with ministers from the UK, France and Germany
Easter is just round the corner, but in a last push before the break there is a lot of high-stake diplomacy planned for today.
US state secretary Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff are in Paris this morning for meetings with European partners on Ukraine, Middle East, and other foreign and trade policy issues.