United States Vice President JD Vance Defends Nuclear Arsenal Testing as Key to National Security

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the need for maintaining and testing the US’ nuclear weapons arsenal, describing it as a vital component of national security. "We have a big arsenal. Obviously, the Russians have a large...

Area farmers react to China’s pledge to buy U.S. soybeans

Bessent said China will start by purchasing 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the United States between now and January. The thaw in trade relations between the world’s two largest economies comes after after months of trade-issue turmoil...

Why did U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra swear at Ontario’s envoy? Take our business and investing news quiz

Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know. This week: The Bank...

If Blue Jays win the World Series, will they go to the White House? Here's what we know

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Sports Baseball Only one professional sports team from Canada has ever visited with a president in Washington Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, and Ernie Clement celebrate the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 win over the Los Angeles...

U.S. and China Suspend Port Fees Central to Trump’s Shipbuilding Strategy

The United States and China have agreed to suspend retaliatory port fees on each other’s vessels for one year, marking a significant pause in a central pillar of the Trump administration’s push to counter China’s shipbuilding dominance. The...

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes to get $100,000 for making team

For generations of American Olympians, chasing gold has rarely come with financial security. Now, just 99 days from the Opening Ceremony, and for the first time, making the team will come with a six-figure safety net. Starting with the 2026 Winter...

U.S. to drop refugee intake to 7,500, down from more than 100,000 under Biden

Breadcrumb Trail Links News World The vast majority of those being accepted during the fiscal year would be white South Africans and ‘other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination,’ a White House memo says Author of the article: Published Oct...

White House registers ‘techforce.gov’ domain

The White House appears to be moving forward with plans to redesign federal government websites, registering a new government domain — techforce.gov — this week. The new URL, which was first discovered Thursday by a bot tracking new government...

Mexico: Still no date to resume beef exports to the U.S.

sdenness / Depositphotos.com Mexico and the U.S. haven’t yet agreed to resume Mexican beef cattle exports into the U.S. amid the outbreak of the New World Screwworm in Mexico. Mexico’s ag minister announced that during a press conference with...

Turkey’s Emerging Role as U.S. Strategic Partner in Africa

As Turkey expands its influence across Africa through trade, infrastructure, and military exports, the United States faces a strategic dilemma: resist a NATO ally’s growing regional power or harness it for mutual benefit. The Erdogan Doctrine Goes...

Empty halls and echoing footsteps: behind the scenes in a shuttered U.S. Capitol

In normal times, trying to cross the Capitol Rotunda on a weekday morning is like playing a live-action game of Frogger, dodging between hundreds of tourists and tour groups as they admire its many statues and crane their necks at the frescoes on...

U.S. vice president warns of aviation "disaster" if gov't shutdown drags well into November

U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned Thursday that if the government shutdown drags well into November, air traffic controllers will continue missing paychecks, potentially disrupting the nation's air travel system as the holiday travel season...

U.S.-China summit ends with breakthrough trade deal after six years

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a long-awaited summit on October 30 at Gimhae International Airport’s Naraemaru Protocol Hall in Busan — their first in six years — producing a string of concrete agreements after 1...

U.S. Rep. Mrvan discusses government shutdown, Indiana’s redistricting efforts

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan said the Democrats’ efforts to lower healthcare costs amid the government shutdown are worth fighting for. Mrvan also warned that midcensus redistricting, for any state, could “accelerate extremism.” As the government...

70 years after the first attack on a U.S. commercial airliner, there’s a memorial

In the middle of the night on November 1, 1955, an adolescent Susan Morgan was roused from a deep sleep and told her parents had been in a plane crash. Back when individual aircraft had names, Mainliner Denver blew apart shortly after takeoff from...

U.S.-China soybean trade deal draws mixed reactions from Iowa farmers

DEWITT, Iowa (KWQC) - The U.S. and China have reached a new trade deal. China has agreed to purchase 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this year and 25 million metric tons annually for the next three years. China hasn’t bought soybeans from...

Chinese defense minister meets U.S. counterpart in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dong said that President Xi...

[APEC 2025] U.S. official says U.S. remains committed to APEC after Trump's early departure

By Kim Seung-yeon GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains "very committed" to working through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) platform, a U.S. official said Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Secretary Rollins says USDA remains committed to supporting U.S. farmers and ranchers

News Secretary Rollins says USDA remains committed to supporting U.S. farmers and ranchers The head of USDA says the Trump administration remains committed to supporting America’s farmers and ranchers. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says China’s...

Hegseth says U.S. 'not blind' to N. Korean threat, refuses to preview DMZ message

By Song Sang-ho KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the United States is "not blind" to North Korean threats, stressing that Seoul and Washington have shared interests about how the allies look at the...