The United States imposed tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada. Within hours, Canada and Mexico moved to retaliate. |
- The United States imposed tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada. Within hours, Canada and Mexico moved to retaliate.
- More American CEOs exited their companies in 2024 than in any year in more than two decades, with economic and technological factors contributing to the trend.
- President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to hold new elections by the end of this year, according to his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia-related affairs.
- Ken Martin, the longtime leader of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, as the party turns to a seasoned but low-profile Midwestern strategist to spearhead its recovery from November's bruising election loss.
- Black and white family photos served as an inspiration to the hit country song, In Color.
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Trucks enter the United States from Canada at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry on February 1, 2025 in Blaine, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images) |
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday to impose 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent levy on China. Canada and Mexico moved to retaliate with measures of their own. China did not issue a response. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will be imposing 25 percent tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. imports. During the first stage, the 25 percent retaliatory tariffs will target $30 billion worth of U.S. imports starting on Feb. 4, the same day the American tariffs are set to begin. Tariffs on an additional $125 billion worth of U.S. goods will go in effect in 21 days, to allow impacted Canadian companies to adjust their supply chains. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered her economy secretary to impose retaliatory tariffs, but did not provide any specifics. Trump said the tariffs were imposed via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act "because of the major threat of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing our citizens, including fentanyl." "We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all. I made a promise on my Campaign to stop the flood of illegal aliens and drugs from pouring across our Borders, and Americans overwhelmingly voted in favor of it," Trump posted on Truth Social after signing the orders Saturday evening. The tariffs are to come into effect on Feb. 4. More Politics: |
- CBS News agreed to provide the Federal Communications Commission with its full unedited transcript and camera feeds from an October 2024 interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris at the center of a lawsuit by President Donald Trump.
- Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Saturday announced his departure from the agency, which has faced criticism from Republicans and others over claims of regulatory overreach, along with constitutional challenges to its existence.
- President Trump issued a memorandum on Friday directing all agreements with unions executed in the 30 days before he was inaugurated to be deemed invalid.
- In another order signed on Friday, Trump directed agencies to limit the number of regulations they impose and eliminate 10 existing regulations for every new one enacted.
- House Republicans have released a new package of election security bills ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- Louisiana's governor first got to know Kristi Noem when they were both in Congress. Years later, he played an unexpected role when she joined Trump's Cabinet.
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Seven people were killed—including one on the ground—when a medical transport jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood Friday night. Officials warned that the death toll could rise as investigators and responders work through the devastation. The plane, a Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, was carrying a child patient, her mother, and four others when it plunged to the ground shortly after takeoff and exploded. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed in a Feb. 1 statement that all six people on board the plane died and one more perished on the ground. "At least 19 treated at multiple area hospitals. Investigation active and ongoing," she said. "Much more work remains to be done. Please stay home and safe." All six people aboard were from Mexico. The child patient on board had been treated in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home, according to Jet Rescue spokesperson Shai Gold. After a stop in Missouri, the flight's final destination was to be Tijuana. (More) More U.S. News |
- A Louisiana grand jury indicted a doctor from New York on Jan. 31 for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online to a minor in the state, where abortion is almost completely illegal.
- Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement to avert a worker strike, according to the union.
- Prosecutors on Jan. 31 arrested a former senior Federal Reserve advisor, accusing him of stealing trade secrets from the agency that could allow China to manipulate the U.S. market.
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Six American citizens who had been held in Venezuela were freed following a meeting between President Nicolás Maduro and Richard Grenell, a senior U.S. official, according to the Trump administration. Grenell shared an image on social media platform X of himself and the freed individuals on an aircraft on Friday. "We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens," he wrote. "They just spoke to [President Donald Trump] and they couldn't stop thanking him." Grenell did not identify the former prisoners. His brief visit to Venezuela primarily focused on two key issues: Trump's efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country, which currently does not accept them, and securing the release of detained Americans, White House officials said. Trump congratulated Grenell on X on Friday in a post of his own. "Just been informed that we are bringing six hostages home from Venezuela. Thank you to Ric Grenell and my entire staff. Great job!" he wrote. Trump told reporters on Friday that the meeting with the Venezuelan leader was not meant to give credibility to the Maduro presidency, which is not recognized by the United States and a number of other countries. "We want to do something with Venezuela. I've been a very big opponent of Venezuela and Maduro," the president said. "They've treated us not so good, but they've treated, more importantly, the Venezuelan people, very badly." (More) More World News: |
- Vessels operating out of communist China have been linked to alleged sabotage of natural gas pipelines and other undersea cables.
- U.S. military forces are conducting strikes in Somalia targeting elements of the local affiliate of the Islamist terror organization ISIS. An initial assessment of the Feb. 1 strikes suggested that multiple ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed and that there were no civilian casualties.
- For the first time, a poll has put the right-wing Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, ahead of the two establishment parties that have dominated British politics for more than a century.
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Inspiration for Jamey Johnson's country hit came from vintage black-and-white photos. (Steve Allen/Shutterstock) |
In the early 2000s, Nashville songwriter Lee Thomas Miller attended a Broadcast Music International awards ceremony. During the event, a series of black-and-white photos was featured on a screen for guests to view. As Miller thought about how much he would have loved to get to know all the people in the photos, the seeds of a country song were planted. Weeks later, when he chatted with fellow country music songwriter Jamey Johnson about the old photos and how there could be a song inspired by the images' nostalgia, the two quickly came up with the future hit's concept. It was months before the duo met up and wrote "In Color," but when they finally did, they invited their friend and fellow songwriter James Otto to join them. As the trio worked on the concept and initial lyrics for the song, the conversation turned to the black-and-white photos of their own familial histories. Soon, the three musicians found themselves getting emotional as they shared stories about their loved ones. Miller said of the track, "In a lot of ways, it's a song about our grandfathers." The song's opening lyrics set the stage for a conversation between a grandfather and his grandson. The song then takes the listener on an image-rich journey, from the Great Depression and the battlegrounds of World War II to the grandfather's marriage to his blushing bride. In 2008, "In Color" appeared on Johnson's breakout album, "That Lonesome Song." It has since become a part of families' most emotional and intimate life events. Miller said, "Every now and then, people will tell me that their grandfather put it in his will to have that song played at his funeral."
Read the full story by our colleague Rebecca Day here.
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