China exports sharply beat expectations in the first two months as trade surplus surges to highest on record

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s trade surplus rose to its highest on record in the combined January-February period while exports massively beat expectations, underscoring the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy…

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Paul hopes for Mullin's DHS confirmation hearing next week

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said on Monday that he expects to hold a confirmation hearing next week for Senator Markway Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “We’re shooting for a week from Wednesday,” Paul told reporters as he…

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