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US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/defense-spending-trump-budget-proposal #TrumpAdministration #Democrats #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsCongress #UsMilitary #UsDomesticPolicy #UsForeignPolicy #DonaldTrump

US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere

Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs

The Guardian

US news | The Guardian 4h ago

The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/03/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-and-europe-the-uk-tried-to-be-a-bridge-but-trump-likes-to-burn-them #DonaldTrump #ForeignPolicy #EuropeanUnion #Brexit #Politics #UsForeignPolicy

The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them

Editorial: The president’s outbursts on allies and Nato were further confirmation that Europe cannot wait to bolster security – and Britain must play its part

The Guardian

Yonhap Infomax News 6h ago

President Trump suggests that with more time, the U.S. could open the Strait of Hormuz and profit substantially from oil control, calling it a potential "huge gusher for the entire world" in a social media post.
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Trump Says 'With More Time, Could Open Hormuz and Make Big Money from Oil' - Yonhap Infomax

President Trump suggests that with more time, the U.S. could open the Strait of Hormuz and

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World news | The Guardian 8h ago

LA drivers get creative as surging gas prices threatens love affair with the car https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/los-angeles-drivers-rising-gas-prices #LosAngeles #California #WestCoast #UsNews #WorldNews #UsForeignPolicy

LA drivers get creative as surging gas prices threatens love affair with the car

Shop around, coast downhill, band together – drivers tell of how they’re dealing with the costliest gas in the US

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 9h ago

Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/cuba-to-release-pardon-prisoners-us-fuel-blockade #Cuba #Americas #UsNews #UsForeignPolicy #Oil #TrumpAdministration #Commodities #DonaldTrump #Caribbean #WorldNews #MarcoRubio #Vatican #Communism

Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

Havana calls releases a humanitarian Holy Week gesture as Russian tankers allowed to reach oil-starved island

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 11h ago

How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/trump-gulf-oil-crisis #UsisraelWarOnIran #Oil #Commodities #UsEconomy #Economics #Business #UsForeignPolicy #DonaldTrump #UsNews #WorldNews

How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis?

As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US ‘energy independence’ is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the price

The Guardian