“De minimis” U.S. tariffs exemption ends for low-value imports

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An exemption that allowed low-value parcels shipped to the United States to avoid tariffs ended at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Trump administration officials said. President Trump signed an executive order suspending what’s known as the de minimis exemption late last month.  At the time, the White House said that would close what it called a “catastrophic loophole” that shippers use

Senator blasts Border Patrol arrest of 2 firefighters battling wildfire

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Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The arrests prompted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington State, to call

Senior U.S. Senator calls Taiwan “a free country,” as China condemns visit

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Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain “the best of friends,” calling the democratic island claimed by China a “free country,” as he visited with another American lawmaker. Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday

Taiwan Has Right to Be Free and ‘Preserve Self-Determination,’ Senior US Senator Says

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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaks to reporters in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Nov. 21, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images TAIPEI—Taiwan has the right to be free and “preserve self-determination,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress,