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President suggests layoffs will be ‘a lot’ and in Democrat areas as unions for federal workers take the matter to court – key US politics stories from 10 October at a glance

Tory MP Alicia Kearns said the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for Beijing ‘sends a really dangerous message’

Alicia Kearns says she was told that the decision to drop charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had ‘come from the top’.

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has faced backlash following the collapse of a trial for alleged Chinese spies

Trump said the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on China "over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying."

President Trump escalates the US-China trade war, announcing a new 100% tariff on Chinese goods set for November 2025. Read the full details on the escalating economic conflict, new export controls, and the impact on global markets.

President Donald Trump stated on Friday that starting Nov. 1, the U.S. will introduce new 100% tariffs on goods imported from China in addition to all current tariffs.

China's latest move threatens to reignite the countries' trade war.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -2.71%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.90%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -3.49%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) fell -2.61%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks had been dropping all day after Trump announced a ‘massive increase of Tariffs on Chinese products,’ to counter the country’s new export controls on rare earth minerals

The main indexes erased early gains after President Trump said China is becoming "hostile" and threatened to cancel a meeting with President Xi.