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Greenland leaders criticise US delegation trip as Trump talks of takeover<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Greenlandic leaders have criticised an upcoming trip by a high-profile American delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory that <\/strong>Donald Trump has suggested the US should annex, Reuters reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The delegation, which will visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of vice-president JD Vance, and include White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and energy secretary Chris Wright.<\/p>\n

Greenland\u2019s outgoing prime minister Mute Egede called this week\u2019s visit a \u201cprovocation\u201d and said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil recently, we could trust the Americans, who were our allies and friends, and with whom we enjoyed working closely,\u201d Egede told local newspaper Sermitsiaq. \u201cBut that time is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is now in a caretaker period after a 11 March general election won by the Democrats, a pro-business party that favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark.<\/p>\n

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Democrats, called for political unity and said the visit by the US delegation during coalition talks and with municipal elections due next week, \u201conce again shows a lack of respect for the Greenlandic people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waltz and Wright plan to visit the Pituffik space base, the US military base in Greenland. The White House said they will get briefings from US service members there. They will then join Vance to visit historical sites and attend the national dogsled race.<\/p>\n

Brian Hughes, spokesperson for the White House national security council, said the US team is \u201cconfident that this visit presents an opportunity to build on partnerships that respects Greenland\u2019s self determination and advances economic cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a visit to learn about Greenland, its culture, history, and people and to attend a dogsled race the United States is proud to sponsor, plain and simple,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

Trump has made US annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on 20 January. Greenland\u2019s strategic location and rich mineral resources could benefit the US. It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the US ballistic missile warning system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump\u2019s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration And Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration<\/a> and the erosion of privacy rights.<\/p>\n

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If access to this confidential database is agreed upon, it would mark a significant shift, likely becoming the first time immigration officials have relied on the tax system for enforcement assistance in such a sweeping way.<\/p>\n

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Under the agreement, the IRS would cross-reference names of undocumented immigrants with their confidential taxpayer databases, a move that would breach the longstanding trust in the confidentiality of tax information. Such data has historically been considered sensitive and thereby closely guarded, so the reported deal has raised alarm bells at the IRS, according to the Washington Post.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Greenlandic leaders have criticised an upcoming trip by a high-profile American delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory that <\/strong>Donald Trump has suggested the US should annex, Reuters reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The delegation, which will visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of vice-president JD Vance, and include White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and energy secretary Chris Wright.<\/p>\n

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Greenland\u2019s outgoing prime minister Mute Egede called this week\u2019s visit a \u201cprovocation\u201d and said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUntil recently, we could trust the Americans, who were our allies and friends, and with whom we enjoyed working closely,\u201d Egede told local newspaper Sermitsiaq. \u201cBut that time is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is now in a caretaker period after a 11 March general election won by the Democrats, a pro-business party that favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark.<\/p>\n

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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Democrats, called for political unity and said the visit by the US delegation during coalition talks and with municipal elections due next week, \u201conce again shows a lack of respect for the Greenlandic people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Waltz and Wright plan to visit the Pituffik space base, the US military base in Greenland. The White House said they will get briefings from US service members there. They will then join Vance to visit historical sites and attend the national dogsled race.<\/p>\n

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Brian Hughes, spokesperson for the White House national security council, said the US team is \u201cconfident that this visit presents an opportunity to build on partnerships that respects Greenland\u2019s self determination and advances economic cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a visit to learn about Greenland, its culture, history, and people and to attend a dogsled race the United States is proud to sponsor, plain and simple,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

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Trump has made US annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on 20 January. Greenland\u2019s strategic location and rich mineral resources could benefit the US. It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the US ballistic missile warning system.<\/p>\n

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Chuck Schumer defied calls to give up the top Democratic position in the Senate after he voted for Republicans\u2019 funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, saying on Sunday: \u201cI\u2019m not stepping down.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schumer has faced a wave of backlash from Democrats over his decision to support the Republican-led bill, with many Democrats alleging that the party leader isn\u2019t doing enough to stand up to Donald Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

Explaining his decision during an interview with NBC\u2019s Meet the Press on Sunday, Schumer said: \u201cI knew when I cast my vote against \u2026 the government shutdown \u2026 that there would be a lot of controversy.\u201d He said that the funding bill \u201cwas certainly bad\u201d, but maintained that a shutdown would have been 15 or 20 times worse.<\/p>\n

Schumer has argued that billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk and his so-called \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d (Doge) would have used a shutdown to \u201ceviscerate the federal government\u201d, which he said would have been \u201cdevastating\u201d.<\/p>\n

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A delegation of officials from the United States will visit India from 25-29 March for trade talks with Indian officials, a US embassy spokesperson said on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch will lead the group. \u201cThis visit reflects the United States\u2019 continued commitment to advancing a productive and balanced trade relationship with India,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> is expected to impose reciprocal tariffs from 2 April on various nations, causing alarm among Indian exporters, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

India has an \u201cobvious expectation\u201d, a government source said, that the Trump administration<\/a> could exempt it from reciprocal tariffs as the two nations continue talks on a bilateral trade pact.<\/p>\n

The source said US vice-president JD Vance is also likely to visit India in April.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s second administration has shown an \u201cunprecedented degree of resistance\u201d to adverse court rulings, experts say, part of a forceful attack on the American judiciary that threatens to undermine the rule of law, undercut a co-equal branch of government and weaken American democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The attacks, experts say, threaten one of the fundamental pillars of American government: that the judicial branch has the power to interpret the law and the other branches will abide by its rulings.<\/p>\n

The attack came to a head this week when the Trump administration ignored an order from US district judge James Boasberg to turn planes carrying deportees around. \u201cI don\u2019t care what the judges think,\u201d Thomas Homan, charged with enforcing Trump\u2019s deportation agenda, said in a Fox News television interview on Monday<\/a> as the decision came under scrutiny. The next day, Trump called for Boasberg to be impeached, calling him a \u201cradical left lunatic\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For months, the Trump administration has made it clear they believe they can ignore judicial orders. \u201cJudges aren\u2019t allowed to control the executive\u2019s legitimate power,\u201d vice-president JD Vance tweeted<\/a> on 9 February.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk<\/a>, Trump\u2019s top adviser, has repeatedly called for impeaching judges, and is donating to<\/a> Republicans in Congress who have supported doing so. House Republicans have introduced resolutions to impeach Boasberg<\/a> and four other judges who have ruled against Trump.<\/p>\n

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IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants \u2013 report<\/h2>\n

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump\u2019s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration And Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration<\/a> and the erosion of privacy rights.<\/p>\n

If access to this confidential database is agreed upon, it would mark a significant shift, likely becoming the first time immigration officials have relied on the tax system for enforcement assistance in such a sweeping way.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, the IRS would cross-reference names of undocumented immigrants with their confidential taxpayer databases, a move that would breach the longstanding trust in the confidentiality of tax information. Such data has historically been considered sensitive and thereby closely guarded, so the reported deal has raised alarm bells at the IRS, according to the Washington Post.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Donald Trump\u2019s administration is likely to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on 2 April, Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump said in February that he intended to impose auto tariffs \u201cin the neighbourhood of 25%\u201d and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, but he later agreed to delay some auto tariffs after a push by the three largest US automakers for a waiver.<\/p>\n

Sector-specific tariffs are now not likely to be announced on 2 April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing an administration official.<\/p>\n

The official added that the White House was still planning to unveil reciprocal tariff measures on that day, although planning remains fluid.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg News reported on Saturday that sector-specific tariffs would be excluded.<\/p>\n

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Danish police have sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland<\/a> as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by second lady Usha Vance, AP reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The extra officers, deployed the day before, were part of regular steps taken during visits by dignitaries to Greenland, a self-governing, mineral-rich territory of American ally Denmark, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Citing office procedure, Danish police declined to specify the number of extra police flown on the chartered flight. News reports put the number at dozens of officers.<\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s visit comes at a time when Donald Trump<\/a> has suggested the United States should take control of Greenland.<\/p>\n

Greenlandic news outlet Sermitsiaq posted images of two US Hercules workhorse military aircraft on the tarmac Sunday in Nuuk, the capital, adding that the planes later departed.<\/p>\n

Vance will leave on Thursday and return Saturday, a statement from her office said. She and one of her three children will be part of a US delegation that will \u201cvisit historic sites\u201d and \u201clearn about Greenlandic heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Greenland leaders criticise US delegation trip as Trump talks of takeover<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Greenlandic leaders have criticised an upcoming trip by a high-profile American delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory that <\/strong>Donald Trump has suggested the US should annex, Reuters reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The delegation, which will visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of vice-president JD Vance, and include White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and energy secretary Chris Wright.<\/p>\n

Greenland\u2019s outgoing prime minister Mute Egede called this week\u2019s visit a \u201cprovocation\u201d and said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil recently, we could trust the Americans, who were our allies and friends, and with whom we enjoyed working closely,\u201d Egede told local newspaper Sermitsiaq. \u201cBut that time is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is now in a caretaker period after a 11 March general election won by the Democrats, a pro-business party that favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark.<\/p>\n

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Democrats, called for political unity and said the visit by the US delegation during coalition talks and with municipal elections due next week, \u201conce again shows a lack of respect for the Greenlandic people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waltz and Wright plan to visit the Pituffik space base, the US military base in Greenland. The White House said they will get briefings from US service members there. They will then join Vance to visit historical sites and attend the national dogsled race.<\/p>\n

Brian Hughes, spokesperson for the White House national security council, said the US team is \u201cconfident that this visit presents an opportunity to build on partnerships that respects Greenland\u2019s self determination and advances economic cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a visit to learn about Greenland, its culture, history, and people and to attend a dogsled race the United States is proud to sponsor, plain and simple,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n

Trump has made US annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on 20 January. Greenland\u2019s strategic location and rich mineral resources could benefit the US. It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the US ballistic missile warning system.<\/p>\n

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