‘Nobody’s going to get around that,’ the president says at a U.S. Steel mill in Western Pennsylvania. WEST MIFFLIN, Pa.–President Donald Trump announced May 30 that tariffs are doubling to 50 percent for steel and aluminum imported into the United States. “We are going to be imposing a 25 percent increase. We’re going to bring
The Trump administration could pursue alternative pathways for imposing tariffs after a federal court this week struck down its use of emergency powers to enact broad levies on U.S. trading partners, according to experts. At risk is much of Mr. Trump’s trade agenda, which relies on tariffs as a way to secure better terms of
PBS on Friday sued President Trump and his administration over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut funding to the public TV network and NPR. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and comes days after NPR and three Colorado-based public radio stations separately sued the
Washington — President Trump praised Elon Musk for his work through the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency as the billionaire’s tenure as a “special government employee” comes to an end, saying his work “has been without comparison in modern history.” “He’s one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced,”
President Trump is visiting a U.S. Steel mill in the Pittsburgh suburbs Friday, a week after he announced a “planned partnership” between the company and its Japanese competitor Nippon Steel. The deal will allow U.S. Steel’s headquarters to remain in Pennsylvania, according to Mr. Trump, who characterized the agreement last Sunday as “an investment” and
In an update, the group says that it has deactivated 523,000 cards so far. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Thursday said that it has canceled another 20,000 or so federal credit cards and will expand its cancellation efforts to more agencies. In a post on X, the group wrote that after 13 weeks,
The former president, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer on May 18, spoke with reporters after a Memorial Day event about his diagnosis and treatment plans. WASHINGTON—Former President Joe Biden on May 30 said that he had a “good” prognosis and that treatment was underway for his diagnosis with prostate cancer, following his first public