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 Getty Images The announcement that the United States and China were cutting tariffs following weekend discussions sent stock markets surging throughout the world. Dow Jones futures rose by more than 1,100 points, according to CNN. The Standard & Poors and Nasdaq markets rose 3% and 4%, respectively. “This is a huge positive in the right…

 Getty Images The Democratic National Committee voted on Monday to void its earlier election of David Hogg as vice chair of the Democratic Party. The decision follows growing internal criticism of Hogg’s leadership, though party officials said the vote was in response to a procedural challenge filed in February. The challenge alleged that both Hogg…

 Getty Images Democrats appear to be politicizing yet another move by President Donald Trump, this time claiming he gave preferential treatment to South African refugees because they are white. The Trump administration on Monday welcomed 59 white South Africans granted refugee status in the United States, citing racial discrimination as the basis for their admission.…

 Getty Images Former Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro has a new job, and a familiar face may be replacing her on the top-rated cable news channel. A White House source said that Alina Habba, the former attorney for President Donald Trump who is serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, is being eyed to…

 Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s broad executive actions aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, ruling that such moves require congressional authorization. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun of Massachusetts also issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to reinstate employees who were dismissed in mass layoffs earlier this…