{"id":29030,"date":"2025-09-08T09:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/trump-tells-foreign-firms-to-respect-immigration-laws-after-hyundai-raid-us-politics-live-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:26:04","slug":"trump-tells-foreign-firms-to-respect-immigration-laws-after-hyundai-raid-us-politics-live-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/trump-tells-foreign-firms-to-respect-immigration-laws-after-hyundai-raid-us-politics-live-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tells foreign firms to \u2018respect\u2019 immigration laws after Hyundai raid \u2013 US politics live | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump tells foreign companies to \u2018respect\u2019 immigration law after Hyundai Ice raid<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I\u2019m Tom Ambrose and I\u2019ll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We start with news that <strong>Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire and train American workers and respect immigration laws<\/strong>, after a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in Georgia saw about 300 South Koreans detained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Nearly 500 workers in total were detained in the raid on Thursday, with US authorities releasing footage showing them restrained in handcuffs and ankle chains, loaded on to buses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The raid marked the largest single site sweep carried out under Trump\u2019s nationwide anti-immigration campaign and appeared to strain the longstanding diplomatic and economic relationship between the US and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation\u2019s Immigration Laws,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday, adding \u201cYour Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people \u2026 What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A still frame from a video made available by ICE shows an immigration raid at the Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Georgia<\/span> Photograph: Corey Bullard With Us Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ice)\/EPA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump made the post shortly after telling reporters he would look at what happened but that the incident had not harmed his relationship with South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor advised staff who were about to go on business trips next week to the US to delay them unless considered indispensable, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">And in other developments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans.<\/strong> In a new interview Bessent, a former billionaire hedge fund manager, dismissed concerns from major American companies including John Deere, Nike and Black and Decker who have all said that Trump\u2019s tariffs policy will cost them billions of dollars annually.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Republican senator who heads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for \u201cdespicable\u201d comments apparently in support of extrajudicial military killings.<\/strong> \u201cKilling cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,\u201d the vice-president said in an X post on Saturday, in defense of Tuesday\u2019s US military strike against a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 people the administration alleged were drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>President Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, after earlier issuing what he called his \u201clast warning\u201d to the Palestinian militant group.<\/strong> Trump, speaking to reporters after landing in the Washington area on Sunday evening following a brief trip to New York, said he had been discussing the issue on the plane.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump was booed and cheered at the US Open during the national anthem before Sunday\u2019s men\u2019s final.<\/strong> Prior to the match, US Open broadcasters were asked not to show any negative crowd reactions to the president at the event.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Nine attorneys \u2013 who have represented approximately 50 Jeffrey Epstein survivors \u2013 have told the Guardian they have not been recently contacted by the justice department<\/strong>, despite the president\u2019s promises to get to the bottom of the deceased financier\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>As Chicago braced for an immigration enforcement crackdown and a possible national guard deployment<\/strong>, churches across the city have urged congregants to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump said on Sunday that individual European leaders would visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss how to resolve the Russian-Ukraine war.<\/strong> Speaking to reporters, Trump also said he would speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin soon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share<span id=\"svgminus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><\/span><span id=\"svgplus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The president has also spent a fair amount of time on Truth Social today, most recently <strong>touting the impact of the surge of federal law enforcement in DC<\/strong>, and the takeover of the Metropolitan police department (MPD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWashington, D.C. IS A SAFE ZONE IN JUST A MATTER OF WEEKS. Thank you, President Trump. Who\u2019s Next???,\u201d Trump said, possibly alluding to his frequent threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, attorney general <strong>Pam Bondi<\/strong> said that since more federal law enforcement began assisting MPD last month, there have been more than 2,000 arrests in the capital, and 213 illegal firearms seized.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump says US is ready for second phase of Russian sanctions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the president said that he was ready for the second phase of sanctions against Russia. He didn\u2019t elaborate on when those sanctions would take effect, or how severe they would be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He later said that \u201cno one has been tougher on President Putin\u201d but went on to say that he\u2019s not \u201cthrilled\u201d with the Moscow leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cLook, we\u2019re going to get it done. The Russia, Ukraine situation. We\u2019re going to get it done,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.02 EDT<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump trade adviser demands justice department to vindicate him from subpoena conviction<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Hugo Lowell<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Intent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, <strong>Peter Navarro<\/strong> asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump\u2019s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cadc.40540\/gov.uscourts.cadc.40540.2132720.0.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">quietly dropped the case<\/a> in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Navarro\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26085452\/navarro-opp-to-gvt-motion-to-strike-brief-9625.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">13-page filing<\/a><\/strong> also has the potential to set precedent for years to come over complicated immunity and separation of powers questions concerning the ability of White House advisers to defy congressional subpoenas without facing prosecution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe department\u2019s abrupt withdrawal now deprives the court of transparency about the department\u2019s current view concerning the landmark constitutional issues presented, undermines the fairness of the process, and burdens the defense with uncertainty,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Navarro was subpoenaed in 2022 by the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot<\/strong> for his involvement in a plan to delay Congress\u2019s certification of the 2020 election results to change the outcome, including to recruit state lawmakers to join the effort.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We can expect to hear from Donald Trump at about <strong>10<\/strong><strong>.10am ET<\/strong> today. He\u2019ll speak at the Museum of the Bible in DC, and deliver remarks to the <strong>White House religious liberty commission<\/strong> \u2013 which the president created via executive order in May.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a008.46 EDT<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-16bg4qr\">Michael Sainato<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>US states that protect unions\u2019 collective bargaining rights have experienced an increase in new union members, while states with anti-union \u201cright to work\u201d laws are responsible for declines in union members, a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/illinoisupdate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/state-of-the-unions-2025-1.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">report <\/a>reveals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The report on the state of unions by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found significant discrepancies between the 26 states in the US with \u201cright to work\u201d laws compared with the 24 states and Washington DC that protect collective bargaining rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The right-to-work states, concentrated in the south and central US, have a union density of 5.1%, compared with 14.2% for states with collective bargaining rights, concentrated on the coasts and in the north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Workers in right-to-work states earn about 7% less in wages, accounting for local differences in the cost of living. According to the AFL-CIO, the US\u2019s largest labor federation, states with right-to-work laws <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/issues\/right-work\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">received<\/a> 36% higher discrimination charges from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Right-to-work laws allow workers represented by unions to stop paying dues for the services and benefits they receive through union representation, depleting resources from labor unions. Public sector workers in all 50 states have also had their collective bargaining rights stripped through the imposition of right-to-work laws by the US supreme court\u2019s 2018 decision Janus v AFSCME.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Florida plan to drop school vaccine mandates won\u2019t take effect for 90 days<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Florida\u2019s plan to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/florida-vaccine-mandates-desantis-schools-health-38688345e8d2cac6ecc6e92f3babe0f8\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">drop school vaccine mandates<\/a> likely won\u2019t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, the health department said on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The department responded to a request for details, four days after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/florida-surgeon-general-ladapo-vaccine-mandate-desantis-746ef77416a544283f4c5375696c0365\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Florida\u2019s surgeon general<\/a>, Dr Joseph Ladapo, said the state would become the first to make vaccinations voluntary and let families decide whether to inoculate their children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s a retreat from decades of public policy and research that has shown vaccines to be safe and the most effective way to stop the spread of communicable diseases, especially among children. Despite that evidence, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, has expressed deep <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kennedy-senate-cdc-3a5a090fc9d9f547377203fe5c61ffa2\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">skepticism about vaccines.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Florida\u2019s plan would lift mandates on school vaccines for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis, the health department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe department initiated the rule change on September 3 2025, and anticipates the rule change will not be effective for approximately 90 days,\u201d the state told the Associated Press in an email. The public school year in Florida started in August.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The former US congressman John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of Nancy Pelosi, died Sunday. He was 92.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tributes poured in from California\u2019s top politicians, who recalled Burton as a fierce and tireless advocate for laborers, foster children and the environment. Over the years, Burton mentored Pelosi, former US senator Barbara Boxer, current US senator Alex Padilla and countless other California officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThere was no greater champion for the poor, the bullied, the disabled, and forgotten Californians than John Burton. He was a towering figure \u2013 a legendary force whose decades of service shaped our state and our politics for the better,\u201d said Governor Gavin Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Another former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, said that death had managed to separate him from a dear friend who was by his side for decades \u2013 as college students where they first met, as fellow newbies in the state Assembly and as influential members of California\u2019s Democratic political machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cJohn Burton may have been the best person with whom I served as a member of the legislature,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump issues \u2018last warning\u2019 to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his \u201clast warning\u201d to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well,\u201d Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. \u201cI have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hamas said in a later statement that it received some ideas from the US side through mediators to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The group said it was discussing with mediators ways to develop those ideas, without giving specifics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hamas also reiterated its readiness for negotiations to release all hostages in exchange for a \u201cclear announcement of an end to the war\u201d and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-16bg4qr\">Victoria Bekiempis<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Republican senator who heads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for \u201cdespicable\u201d comments apparently in support of extrajudicial military killings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cKilling cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,\u201d the vice-president said in an X post on Saturday, in defense of Tuesday\u2019s US military strike against a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 people the administration alleged were drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Vance added: \u201cDemocrats: let\u2019s send your kids to die in Russia. Republicans: actually let\u2019s protect our people from the scum of the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump has vowed additional military action against purported traffickers, who are not military targets, after the boat strike, saying \u201cthere\u2019s more where that came from\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The controversial attack inflamed already-high tensions between the US and Venezuela. In August Trump dispatched war ships and marines to the Caribbean, which his supporters say is in aid of efforts to oust Venezuelan\u2019s authoritarian leader, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. On Friday, reports revealed that Trump was sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to support US military action against drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">US treasury secretary denies Trump tariffs are tax on Americans<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-16bg4qr\">Maya Yang<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a new interview on Sunday with NBC host Kristen Welker, Bessent, a former billionaire hedge fund manager, dismissed concerns from major American companies including John Deere, Nike and Black and Decker who have all said that Trump\u2019s tariffs policy will cost them billions of dollars annually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Addressing Welker, Bessent said: \u201cYou\u2019re taking these from earnings calls, and on earnings calls, they have to give the draconian scenario. There aren\u2019t companies coming out and saying, \u2018Oh, because of the tariffs, we\u2019re doing this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He went on to add: \u201cIf things are so bad, why was the GDP 3.3%? Why is the stock market at a new high? Because, you know, with President Trump, we care both about big companies and small companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As concerns continue to grow over American companies trying to pass on the cost of US tariffs on to everyday Americans, Welker asked: \u201cDo you acknowledge that these tariffs are a tax on American consumers?\u201d To which Bessent replied: \u201cNo, I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">300 South Koreans detained at Hyundai plant in US to be released, says Seoul<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-16bg4qr\">Victoria Bekiempis<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>South Korea announced on Sunday that the roughly 300 of its nationals detained during an immigration raid in Georgia would be released and flown home, as the sudden detention of workers appeared to strain the longstanding diplomatic and economic relationship between the two nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Nearly 500 workers, among them at least 300 South Koreans and at least 23 Mexicans, were arrested at the Hyundai-LG battery plant in the city of Ellabell on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">US authorities released footage of the raid, which showed detained workers, restrained in handcuffs and ankle chains, loaded on to buses. The raid marked the largest single site sweep carried out under Donald Trump\u2019s nationwide anti-immigration campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAs a result of the swift and united response \u2026 negotiations for the release of the detained workers have been concluded,\u201d Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to South Korea\u2019s president Lee Jae Myung, told reporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cOnly administrative procedures remain. Once these are completed, a chartered flight will depart to bring our citizens home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">LG executive Kim Ki-soo flew to Georgia in an apparent effort to slow the fallout. \u201cThe immediate priority now is the swift release of both our LG Energy Solution employees and those of our partner firms,\u201d Ki-soo reportedly said before boarding a plane.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump tells foreign companies to \u2018respect\u2019 immigration law after Hyundai Ice raid<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I\u2019m Tom Ambrose and I\u2019ll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We start with news that <strong>Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire and train American workers and respect immigration laws<\/strong>, after a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in Georgia saw about 300 South Koreans detained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Nearly 500 workers in total were detained in the raid on Thursday, with US authorities releasing footage showing them restrained in handcuffs and ankle chains, loaded on to buses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The raid marked the largest single site sweep carried out under Trump\u2019s nationwide anti-immigration campaign and appeared to strain the longstanding diplomatic and economic relationship between the US and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation\u2019s Immigration Laws,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday, adding \u201cYour Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people \u2026 What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A still frame from a video made available by ICE shows an immigration raid at the Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Georgia<\/span> Photograph: Corey Bullard With Us Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ice)\/EPA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump made the post shortly after telling reporters he would look at what happened but that the incident had not harmed his relationship with South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor advised staff who were about to go on business trips next week to the US to delay them unless considered indispensable, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">And in other developments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans.<\/strong> In a new interview Bessent, a former billionaire hedge fund manager, dismissed concerns from major American companies including John Deere, Nike and Black and Decker who have all said that Trump\u2019s tariffs policy will cost them billions of dollars annually.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Republican senator who heads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for \u201cdespicable\u201d comments apparently in support of extrajudicial military killings.<\/strong> \u201cKilling cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,\u201d the vice-president said in an X post on Saturday, in defense of Tuesday\u2019s US military strike against a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea, which killed 11 people the administration alleged were drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>President Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, after earlier issuing what he called his \u201clast warning\u201d to the Palestinian militant group.<\/strong> Trump, speaking to reporters after landing in the Washington area on Sunday evening following a brief trip to New York, said he had been discussing the issue on the plane.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump was booed and cheered at the US Open during the national anthem before Sunday\u2019s men\u2019s final.<\/strong> Prior to the match, US Open broadcasters were asked not to show any negative crowd reactions to the president at the event.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Nine attorneys \u2013 who have represented approximately 50 Jeffrey Epstein survivors \u2013 have told the Guardian they have not been recently contacted by the justice department<\/strong>, despite the president\u2019s promises to get to the bottom of the deceased financier\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>As Chicago braced for an immigration enforcement crackdown and a possible national guard deployment<\/strong>, churches across the city have urged congregants to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump said on Sunday that individual European leaders would visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss how to resolve the Russian-Ukraine war.<\/strong> Speaking to reporters, Trump also said he would speak to Russian president Vladimir Putin soon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump tells foreign companies to \u2018respect\u2019 immigration law after Hyundai Ice raid Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I\u2019m Tom Ambrose and I\u2019ll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours. We start with news that Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire 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