CIA chief reportedly warns Russia against attacking Nato countries on visit to Moscow – US politics live

Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary general

The ⁠Trump administration is considering a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, ⁠Politico reported on ⁠Thursday, ​citing eight people familiar with discussions.

A new tariff proposal could tax a ⁠wider range of tech goods. Instead of just targeting microchips, the duties would ⁠also apply to products that use them, such ​as laptops, gaming consoles and data ‌center servers, the report said.

A lot of this kind of scare-story material is being published right now. Of course, it has ‌nothing to do with reality and nothing to do ​with the intentions of the Russian Federation.

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