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President Donald Trump is proposing a 13% increase in defense spending for fiscal year 2026, pushing the Pentagon’s budget past the $1 trillion mark for the first time in U.S. history. The “skinny budget” plan, obtained by Air & Space Forces Magazine, outlines national security goals focused on deterring China, strengthening homeland defense, and revitalizing the defense industrial base.

Apple posted its highest March-quarter revenue in over two years, hitting $95 billion, as consumers rushed to buy devices ahead of new U.S. tariffs. The revenue spike, a five percent year-over-year increase, reflects growing economic uncertainty tied to the ongoing U.S.-China trade war under President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized more than four thousand counterfeit driver's licenses originating from China during a cargo examination in Chicago.

The University of California, Berkeley, is under federal investigation following revelations of millions in donations from entities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and restricted technology sectors.

China is once again deflecting responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the United States of being the true origin of the virus.

The United States is on the verge of finalizing a significant trade agreement with India, signaling a strategic pivot away from China.

China is once again proving it can't be trusted as a reliable business partner, with Chinese airlines now refusing to take delivery of Boeing aircraft.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed growing concerns over a potential recession, attributing the anxiety to media exaggeration.

The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, after it failed to disclose its foreign gifts and contracts.

Two Chinese nationals were detained twice within the same week for photographing U.S. fighter jets near Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.