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China’s exports growth missed expectations in May, dragged down by a sharp decline in shipments to the U.S., with analysts saying effects of the Beijing-Washington trade truce will be visible in June data.
Chinese exports to the U.S. plunged 34.5% from a year ago, marking the sharpest drop since February 2020, according to Wind Information, when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted trade. Imports from the U.S. dropped over 18%, and China’s trade surplus with America shrank by 41.55% year on year to $18 billion.
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Trump’s travel ban goes into effect today after he signed a proclamation last week suspending entry to the U.S. for people from 12 countries and partially suspended travel for people from seven other countries.
Trump had painted his executive action as advancing national security interests, arguing in his proclamation that he determined which countries to target “after accounting for the foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives of the United States.”
“Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States,” Trump said in a video posted by the White House last week.
In the same video, Trump pointed to the Boulder, Colorado, attack on hostage advocates earlier this month. The suspect is an Egyptian national, but travel to the U.S. from Egyptian nationals remains in place under the White House’s order.
Reporting from Hong Kong
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet in London today in an effort to de-escalate the bitter trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies that has roiled the global economy, with China’s restrictions on critical minerals high on the agenda.
The U.K. is providing a venue for the discussions but will not be involved in them directly and the exact time and location of the meeting remains unknown.
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Former federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell announced today he will run for Congress in a purple congressional district in Pennsylvania, making him one of the first U.S. officials who resigned during Trump’s second term to parlay his concerns into a bid for public office.
“Just several months ago I was a federal prosecutor,” Crosswell said on “Way Too Early,” where he announced his run. “I did resign because of the Eric Adams case, because the Trump administration asked my section to engage in what I believe was an abuse of power. So now I’ve been a public servant all my life, and I want to serve the people of Pennsylvania’s 7th District.”
Crosswell was referring to the Justice Department’s decision to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams earlier this year over the objections of several federal prosecutors. Adams pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied any wrongdoing.
The 7th Congressional District flipped from blue to red in 2024, with now-Rep. Ryan Mackenzie besting longtime Democratic Rep. Susan Wild by a slim margin, boosted by Trump’s coattails in the swing state. It’s a dynamic Crosswell hopes to activate in reverse in 2026.
Asked if he envisions himself as someone who’s going to Washington to “fight” or to find points of compromise, he said they’re “not always mutually exclusive.”
“I’m absolutely someone who’s put up a fight,” he said. “I loved my job as a federal prosecutor, it was an honor to stand up in court and represent the United States. But when I was asked to do something that I knew was wrong, I resigned and I fought back. I went public. I testified to Congress about it, at great personal risk. That said, there is time for compromise. I’ll work across the aisle anytime it’s necessary to pass legislation that benefits our vets, lowers the cost of health care, makes education more affordable.
“I’ll always be fighting for the people and if that requires compromise, that’s what I’ll do.”
Reporting from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protesters in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles while also managing an ongoing power struggle with the federal government.
Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, warned Saturday that immigration operations and the presence of federal personnel would continue in the city despite criticism from Democratic leaders who’ve warned it could further escalate protests. He threatened arrest for anyone who obstructs the immigration enforcement effort, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — though he acknowledged that neither yet had “crossed the line.”
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California Democrats pushed back after Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to “manufacture a crisis.”
“Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but to manufacture a crisis. He’s hoping for chaos so he can justify more crackdowns, more fear, more control,” Newsom said Sunday on X, where he also urged people to “stay peaceful.”
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The Democratic Governors Association is making its first investment in the Virginia governor’s race to boost former Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s campaign.
The DGA is directly transferring $5 million to Spanberger’s campaign, according to an announcement shared first with NBC News.
“Abigail delivered bipartisan results for veterans, seniors, and the middle class in Congress, and she’s running to strengthen public schools, lower the cost of health care and housing, and stand up for Virginia’s jobs and freedoms,” said Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who chairs the DGA.
“The ongoing economic uncertainty of rising prices and Republican attacks on Medicaid, public education, and the federal workforce only raise the stakes of this critical race, and we will continue working alongside Abigail to make history and win this November,” Kelly added.
Spanberger is the party’s expected nominee, and she is not facing any competition in the June 17 primary. She is expected to face Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who is also on a glide path to the GOP nomination.
The race to replace term-limited GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin is one of two governor’s races this year, and it is expected to be competitive. President Donald Trump lost Virginia by 6 percentage points in November, but Youngkin won by 2 percent in 2021.
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