The revised bill, however, narrows tariff provisions against buyers of Russian oil, and proposes authorising the US president to impose tariffs up to 100% on exports from the five largest Russian oil buyers, namely, China, India, Slovakia, Hungary, and Azerbaijan.
While the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, and an additional 25% tariff on India for buying Russian oil was withdrawn earlier this year,...
US Senator Mike Lee claimed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in US custody following a military operation. He said Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the arrest, describing it as a “kinetic” action carried out to protect US personnel.
In a letter dated Thursday (January 26), Rubio said, "An investigative report suggests that Pfizer may be conducting gain-of-function research, which it dubs “directed evolution” research to mutate the SARS-CoV-2 virus to create additional, more potent variants and vaccines to combat future variants."