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  Updated 52m ago Trump tells CBS News he’s focused on moving forward with his presidency, not on Musk In a phone conversation Friday morning, President Trump told chief Washington analyst for CBS News Robert Costa that he’s moving forward with his presidency today, and “totally” focused on domestic and foreign policy matters — not on Musk and their public feud. He also cast this moment as a positive one economically, even as many of his supporters and critics are paying close attention to Musk’s attacks on his administration. “That’s all I focus on,” Mr. Trump said of his presidency. “I…

Fatcamera | E+ | Getty ImagesThe House tax and spending bill would push millions of Americans off health insurance rolls, experts said, as Republicans cut programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund priorities from President Donald Trump, including almost $4 trillion of tax cuts. The Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, a nonpartisan legislative scorekeeper, projected that about 11 million people would lose health-care coverage due to provisions in the bill passed by the House of Representatives if it’s enacted in its current form. The CBO estimated that an additional 4 million or so would lose insurance due to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Six alleged drug traffickers accused of using “narco subs” and aircraft to transport large quantities of cocaine were slapped with U.S. sanctions earlier this week, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Two Colombians – Manuel Salazar Gutierrez and Yeison Andres Sanchez Vallejo – and four Guyanese nationals – Randolph Duncan, Himnauth Sawh, Mark Cromwell and Paul Daby Jr. – have been sanctioned for allegedly trafficking tons of cocaine from South America to the United States, Europe and the Caribbean, according to officials. “Under President [Donald] Trump, this…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the warm weather comes patio season, as more people are flocking to beer gardens throughout the city. But the concept is expanding beyond the downtown, as Halifax’s suburbs are warming up to the idea.Tony Makhoul says he wanted to bring the amenities of downtown Halifax to Bedford, and has spent the last few months building a beer garden overlooking the Bedford Basin.The plan is to open next week. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. “Literally…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has already dubbed the Pacers the “greatest comeback team” of her lifetime. They proved that point again with another comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Clark, who has been sidelined for weeks with a quad injury, celebrated on social media as the Pacers took their first lead of the game in the final second of the fourth quarter when Tyrese Haliburton’s jump shot gave Indiana a one-point lead and secured the 111-110 victory over the Thunder.  Indiana Pacers…

The pain of recent history will weigh heavily on the mind of Australian coach Willie Peters as he plots a path to Challenge Cup final glory for his Hull Kingston Rovers side.Peters has the lingering memories of Rovers’ heartbreaking 2023 final loss to Leigh to erase, not to mention a 40-year trophyless streak to explode as his side look to live up to their deserved billing as heavy favourites for Saturday’s showdown with Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.The 46-year-old Sydney-born Peters has told his players, who top the Super League, to embrace the weight of expectation that comes with being…

SINGAPORE: A China-linked, Singapore-based firm has laid off hundreds of employees and is going into liquidation after it was slapped with sanctions by the United States last month. CCIC Singapore was among 15 companies blacklisted by the US on May 13 for helping to conceal the origins of Iranian oil being shipped to China. The cargo inspection firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC), a Chinese state-owned enterprise headquartered in Beijing. Speaking to CNA on Friday (Jun 6), three affected employees said that staff across all departments of CCIC Singapore were notified of their retrenchments…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said a thorough review of spending from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is warranted, following the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the agency.  USAID was an independent agency to provide impoverished countries aid and offer development assistance, but the agency was upended since February when President Donald Trump installed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to oversee the organization amid concerns that USAID did not advance U.S. core interests. Since then, the agency has faced layoffs and is being absorbed…

Green Party Leader and Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner is calling on the province to allow municipalities to charge gas companies to use public land. On Wednesday, Schreiner announced the No Free Ride for Fossil Fuels Act at Queen’s Park.If passed, the bill would give municipalities the power to charge fees from Enbridge and other natural gas providers for public land use.“This is about putting people before oil and gas profits,” Schreiner said.The bill was first tabled in the last parliament, but Schreiner said it “died on the order paper” when the election was called earlier this year.In a statement, the…