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- China has placed counter-tariffs on US imports that will come into effect on February 10 after US President Donald Trump placed 10 percent levies on Chinese goods.
- Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a 30-day suspension on US tariffs after agreements were reached with Trump.
- The Mexican and Canadian leaders have agreed to send thousands of police to their borders with the US to fight drug trafficking and undocumented migration.
- The Trump administration has locked US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers out of their headquarters in central Washington, DC, as it moved to close the agency.
- Democrat lawmakers have questioned the legality of billionaire Elon Musk’s role in sweeping changes at key US federal government bodies, including the Department of the Treasury and USAID.
- A judge in Washington, DC has extended an order pausing Trump’s plan to freeze potentially trillions in US federal government spending.