Trump’s biggest tariff was on tiny Lesotho. Here’s what to know.

Maseru, Lesotho — President Trump in March described Lesotho as a place “nobody has ever heard of,” and then this week he hit the tiny African kingdom with the highest of his “reciprocal” trade tariffs for any single nation.  Mr. Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs included a whopping 50% levy on the small, impoverished nation’s

Trump plans to freeze $510 million for Brown University

Washington — The Trump administration plans to freeze $510 million in federal grants to Brown University while it reviews the school’s response to antisemitism and its efforts to eliminate diversity policies, the White House confirmed Thursday. Brown, however, said it was unaware of the funding freeze.  “At this moment, we have no information to substantiate

Lawmakers pursue avenues to counter Trump tariffs

Washington — Backlash to President Trump’s tariffs cropped up throughout Capitol Hill on Thursday, as Democrats, and some Republicans, expressed concern about the sweeping levies on foreign imports — while putting forward a handful of possible methods to counter them. On Wednesday, the president announced a 10% baseline tariff on all U.S. trading partners while