China’s fast-growing EV makers pursuing varied routes to global expansion

SHANGHAI — The world’s auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors. Companies like BYD, Great Wall, Geely and Chery Automobile are reaching outward as they build the scale…

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A dozen Democratic states sue to stop President Trump’s tariffs

Twelve states filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s broad tariff agenda, arguing it unlawfully undermines Congress’ constitutional authority to regulate foreign commerce. The legal challenge, led by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, seeks to halt the enforcement of the global tariffs Trump levied that…

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Trump says Commanders’ controversial former name was ‘superior’

President Donald Trump prefers the Washington Commanders’ controversial former name, he told reporters Tuesday evening. Conservative Virginia radio host John Fredericks asked the president if a deal for a new Commanders stadium at the RFK Stadium site — on federal land that the government gave D.C. control of — is contingent upon restoring the team’s former name, which many…

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker takes steps to boycott El Salvador in protest of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s detention

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that he’ll direct several state agencies to review their ties to El Salvador in the wake of what his office said was “aiding the Trump administration’s unlawful and unconstitutional actions.” “The United States Constitution guarantees due process. We are witnessing Donald Trump erode our fundamental Constitutional rights…

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Trump upends DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, sparking ‘bloodbath’ in senior ranks

The Trump administration has quietly transformed the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, forcing out a majority of career managers and implementing new priorities that current and former officials say abandon a decadeslong mission of enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination in hiring, housing and voting rights. More than a dozen senior lawyers — many with decades…

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