Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show
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Tariffs Add to Automaker Concerns About Higher Steel Costs
Even before the new levies took effect, the industry was worried about prices after President Trump opposed a major merger in the steel sector.Read More
Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
President Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on metal imports. The move is expected to raise costs for U.S. manufacturers of cars, solar panels and other products, potentially slowing the economy.Read More
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.Read More
Trump Pulls Back Plans to Double Canadian Metal Tariffs After Ontario Relents
The president had threatened to hit Canadian metals with 50 percent tariffs but opted not to go ahead after Ontario lifted a charge on U.S. electricity.Read More
Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
President Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on metal imports. The move is expected to raise costs for U.S. manufacturers of cars, solar panels and other products, potentially slowing the economy.Read More
Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation
Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.Read More
Republican Refers to Transgender Member as a Man, Cutting Short a House Hearing
Representative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it.Read More
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.Read More
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.Read More