Headlines for February 4, 2025

Trump Suspends Trade War with Canada & Mexico; China Hits U.S. with Retaliatory TariffsDemocrats Protest Outside USAID Headquarters as Trump Seeks to Dismantle AgencyFederal Judge Extends Injunction on Federal Spending FreezeTrump Administration Freezes Work of Consumer Protection Agency as Elon Musk “Deletes” Free IRS Tax Preparation SoftwareTrump Administration Deactivates Famine Early Warning System NetworkM23 Insurgents Declare “Humanitarian” Ceasefire in Eastern DRC After Bloody Seizure of GomaIsraeli PM Netanyahu Says “No Guarantees” Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold Ahead of White House VisitIsraeli Settlers Attack Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, Including Oscar-Nominated Director Basel AdraIsrael Builds Military Bases in Syria After Ouster of Bashar al-AssadThree Students Sue Columbia After Their Suspension for Palestinian Rights ActivismSenate Confirms Climate Change-Denying Fracking Exec. Chris Wright as Energy SecretaryBukele Agrees to Lock Up U.S. Citizens, Deportees in Mega-Prison Rife with AbuseU.S. Businesses Close Doors for “A Day Without Immigrants” Amid Trump Crackdown”Competent White Men Must Be in Charge”: White Supremacist Darren Beattie Gets State Department RoleGerman Protesters Condemn Chancellor Front-Runner Merz for Working with Neo-Nazi Party