(LEAD) [APEC 2025] Lutnick meets with S. Korean, U.S. biz leaders after surprise trade deal

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with latest info; CHANGES photo) GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with leaders of major South Korean and American companies at a business roundtable...

Economists say Trump's tariff play could boost trade deficits

(The Center Square) – Economists told the U.S. Supreme Court that President Donald Trump's plan to reduce U.S. trade deficits will backfire, exacerbating the underlying issue the president used to justify the sweeping tariffs. The economists filed...

[APEC 2025] (News Focus) S. Korea-U.S. tariff deal opens new chapter for industrial, economic ties

By Kim Na-young GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) – After a monthslong tug-of-war, South Korea and the United States on Wednesday struck a complete tariff deal, heralding a new chapter for their industrial and economic ties. At the summit on...

U.S. – China trade truce set to be extended

By Nick BEAMS Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su American officials are claiming that an agreement has been reached with China to extend the so-called truce on the imposition of massive additional tariffs...

Trump’s war on cartels is missing the target

U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign against alleged drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean has raised alarm bells across the U.S. and Latin America, with many analysts raising concerns around the ethicality and legality of the recent...

What to expect in California’s special election

By MAYA SWEEDLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Democrats are charging toward a new congressional map that could flip as many as five U.S. House seats from Republican to Democratic control. But first, they...

U.S. to launch Armenia, Azerbaijan working groups by year-end

October 29, 2025 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. government intends to establish its first working groups with Armenia and Azerbaijan before the end of the year, according to a statement from the State Department cited by Report.az ....

UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington’s stand draws bit more support

UNITED NATION (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote, as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation, softened Washington’s isolation on a...

Kansas Senate approves special session

TOPEKA — The president of the Kansas Senate said Monday a sufficient number of Senate Republicans signed a petition to call a special session of the Legislature to consider new congressional district boundaries to improve odds of defeating...

VOTE: Should the US government have a role in moderating social media content?

by The National News Desk Wed, October 29th 2025 at 7:31 AMUpdated Wed, October 29th 2025 at 7:34 AM FILE - An iPhone displays the Facebook app, Aug. 11, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) Should the U.S. government have a role in...

Jimmy Patronis predicts federal shutdown will last at least through November’s elections

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis doesn’t expect the federal shutdown to end until off-year elections take place Nov. 4, and the Panama City Republican is blaming Democratic politics. “It’s kind of gross that that’s the motivation, but it is what it is,”...

Maryland Senate president departs from state Democrats' push for redistricting

The Maryland state Senate president departed from his fellow state Democrats in their push for redistricting. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson told his colleagues in a letter on Tuesday that the risk of redrawing the state's congressional...

Senator Hawley urges Congress to protect SNAP benefits amid government shutdown

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley | Official U.S. Senate headshotU.S. Senator Josh Hawley | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has written an opinion piece urging Congress to act on his proposed legislation to continue funding...

2:04 p.m. politics politics Schumer Still Mum on Mamdani Endorsement As Election Day Looms By Nia Prater The Senate majority leader told a CNN reporter that he and Mamdani have a “good relationship” and that they’re continuing to talk.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., talk in the Senate Reception Room before holding a news conference in the LBJ Room in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty...

University of Miami Health System's Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteOpening in Abu Dhabi

America's Top-Ranked Eye Hospital for 24 years Expands Internationally with Landmark Abu Dhabi Facility MIAMI, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System and the No. 1-ranked eye...

What is the GOP’s plan to fix health care? Trump Republican stumbles over answer

U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) gave a shaky answer when asked what is the GOP’s plan to address the health care crisis in the United States as Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. During an appearance on CNN’s...

Americans to get automatic $432 in energy bill savings as new November program gets go ahead

AS two key November initiatives take hold, Americans can expect to see more than $400 in savings on their energy bills. After utility bills skyrocketed over the summer, an energy company is taking strides to make it up to customers, handing out...

LETTER: Washington's wishy washy messages

From the inception of this year, there has not been a consistent message coming from Washington, D.C. on the shortage of housing and its impact on Guam. Beginning with U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith’s statement in January on the...

'Didn't specifically say that': Toyota debunks Trump's claim of major investment

President Donald Trump's claims that Japanese car giant Toyota was going to set up factories "all over" the United States "to the tune of over $10 billion" have been thoroughly debunked, according to a Wednesday report in the Guardian. A senior...

Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to lift Trump's tariffs on coffee

WASHINGTON — A day after the upper chamber of Congress voted to end the national emergency declaration used to justify tariffs on Brazil, two senators from opposite sides of the aisle said they plan to introduce a bill to specifically repeal...