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Trump has eased restrictions on US airstrikes and special operations raids in areas outside of countries officially considered combat zones by the US

Trump Loosens Restrictions on Military Raids and Airstrikes, Expands Targeting Scope President Donald Trump has rolled back restrictions on U.S. commanders authorizing airstrikes and special operations raids outside conventional war zones, expanding the range of individuals who can be targeted, according to U.S. officials familiar with the policy
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Trump said that all federal funding will stop for colleges and schools that allow "illegal" protests and that agitators will be imprisoned or sent back to the country they came from

Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funding Over 'Illegal Protests,' Vows to Expel or Imprison Agitators WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration will halt all federal funding for colleges and schools that permit "illegal protests", while also pledging to imprison agitators and deport foreign
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Canada’s province of Ontario will slap a 25% export tax on electricity it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York, in retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs

"If these tariffs continue—if the Trump administration imposes any further duties—we will immediately apply a 25% surcharge on the electricity we export," Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at the provincial legislature. "And we won’t hesitate to cut off their power entirely if necessary.
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