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Michael Mathes

Washington, D.C.

AFP journalist/editor in DC, Congress/politics beat vet. Ex-🇻🇳 🇹🇭 Also 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇧🇷 🇵🇪. Pavement fan. Magic lands call my name. Thoughts mine. RT=oh hey

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  • 2 days ago | miamiherald.com | Michael Mathes

    As a virologist and a former associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, I observed firsthand the development of various treatments and cures - a process that is complex, sometimes frustrating and often exhilarating. Now President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are dismantling the research infrastructure that made all that progress possible.

  • 1 week ago | terradaily.com | Beiyi Seow |Michael Mathes

    US exempts tech imports in tariff step backBy Beiyi Seow and Michael MathesWashington (AFP) April 12, 2025 The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering relief to US tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with China.

  • 1 week ago | newsmax.com | Beiyi Seow |Michael Mathes

    The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering relief to US tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with China. A notice late Friday by the US Customs and Border Protection office said smartphones, laptops, memory chips and other products would be excluded from the global levies President Donald Trump rolled out a week ago.

  • 1 week ago | philstarlife.com | Michael Mathes |Beiyi Seow

    The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs—offering relief to US tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with China. A notice late Friday by the US Customs and Border Protection office said smartphones, laptops, memory chips, and other products would be excluded from the global levies president Donald Trump rolled out a week ago.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Beiyi Seow |Michael Mathes

    The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs -- an apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China. A notice late Friday by the US Customs and Border Protection office said smartphones, computers and other electronics would be excluded from the import levies President Donald Trump rolled out a week ago.

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Michael Mathes
Michael Mathes @MichaelMathes
3 Apr 25

RT @AFP: https://t.co/sHuqV2zDsQ

Michael Mathes
Michael Mathes @MichaelMathes
13 Mar 25

Wall Street indexes all down more than one percent today…

AFP News Agency
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#BREAKING Trump says is 'not going to bend at all' on tariffs https://t.co/tpq7AC6fa2

Michael Mathes
Michael Mathes @MichaelMathes
4 Mar 25

RT @AFP: #BREAKING Trump orders pause to Ukraine aid: White House official https://t.co/WdmaB0vejc