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US president seems to be weaponizing tariffs to punish Brazil for its coup trial against his ally Bolsonaro

After courtship with crypto industry, president now profits immensely from a sector he once said ‘seems like a scam’

Ex-prosecutors and historians warn that Republicans’ parroting of ex-president’s wild allegations of political bias could erode trust and lead to violence

Representative has become his most powerful ally in Congress – and her name is frequently mentioned as a potential running mate

Trump’s talk of seeking to ‘weaponize’ the DoJ and ‘retribution’ for opponents poses a direct threat to the rule of law and democracy in the US should he win a second term, experts say

Former DoJ prosecutors say Trump will pack government agencies with sympathizers in effort to ‘secure his autocratic power’

Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn criminal charges against him to his political advantage

The Peruvian city of Cusco is normally a bustling mecca for international tourists

LIMA, Peru — A right-wing populist president who led Peru during the 1990s is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses. Three of his four immediate successors faced bribery charges — one killing himself with a gunshot to his head when police descended on his home to arrest…