Florida stationery business owner sues Trump administration over tariffs

Pensacola, Florida — Emily Ley has spent the last 17 years building Simplified, her small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida. The company produces its planners in China, but for American shoppers.  “I would love to make them here, but the U.S. simply doesn’t have the infrastructure or the supply chain to do it,” Ley told

What happens if judge holds Trump admin in contempt over deportations

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg threatened on Wednesday to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for defying a court order to return Venezuelan migrants en route to a Salvadoran prison last month — possibly setting the stage for an unprecedented showdown between President Trump and the judicial branch. Boasberg, who said the

Fed’s Powell says tariffs could lead to inflation, economic slowdown

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday cautioned that the central bank could face a “challenging scenario” of managing both accelerating inflation and a slowing economy brought on by the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.  In written remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago, Powell reiterated that the Trump administration’s tariffs are “significantly larger than anticipated.”

California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs: “No other state will be more impacted”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The suit will argue Mr. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China or a 10% tariff on