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Wheels of parmesan cheese are stored in a deli in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The U.S. had prepared for Wednesday's ruling and already drawn up lists of the dozens of goods it would put tariffs on. They include EU cheeses, olives, and whiskey, as well as planes, helicopters and aircraft parts in the case _ though the decision is likely to require fine-tuning of that list if the Trump administration agrees to go for the tariffs. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Airbus tariffs hit French wines, Italian cheese

An obscure fight over aerospace subsidies is set to become a kitchen table issue for American consumers, as the Trump administration prepares to target Italian cheese, French wine and other European goodies with retaliatory tariffs this month.

October 6, 2019
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, as they participate in a news conference at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Finland to return Hopi remains taken in 1895

The Trump administration on Wednesday said Finland has agreed to return American Indian remains that were excavated from the Southwest and taken to northern Europe at the end of the 19th century.

October 2, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump slams ‘Shifty’ Adam Schiff from Oval Office

President Trump said Wednesday he has a "duty to report corruption," hoping to explain his push to look into a 2020 Democratic rival during a now-famous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

October 2, 2019
President Donald Trump participates in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, left, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. From left are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Joseph Dunford, former chairman. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says Gen. Joseph Dunford helped him make 2015 decision to run

President Trump welcomed the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mark A. Milley, on Monday as he faces tough decisions on Iran and controversy in Ukraine, though first he publicly thanked the departing chairman for helping him make the decision to run for president in 2015.

September 30, 2019
President Trump says the whistleblower is acting out of political animus and can't be trusted. The complaint alleges a "quid pro quo" deal with the Ukrainian president, specifically military aid in exchange for information on a Democratic political opponent. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump blasts ‘secondhand’ whistleblower complaint

President Trump and his allies are deploying a new favorite word -- "secondhand" -- as they attempt to discredit a government official who blew the whistle on White House interactions with Ukraine, hoping the public will view Democrats' impeachment inquiry as a hasty mission built on hearsay.

September 29, 2019