A NEW ERA OF U.S.-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONS: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order implementing the framework agreement between the United States and Japan that he announced on July 22, 2025. The framework agreement provides American producers and manufacturers well over $15 billion of unprecedented access to Japanese markets while still accounting for
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862) (section
Today, Hitachi Energy announced a $1 billion investment in U.S. critical electrical grid infrastructure, including a $457 million investment in a new Virginia-based large power transformer facility — creating thousands of new jobs and helping to power the artificial intelligence revolution. It’s a key step forward in accelerating President Donald J. Trump’s energy dominance agenda
Office of the First Lady First Lady Melania Trump will host a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education today alongside members of the Task Force and private sector leaders from American industry. “I predict AI will represent the single largest growth category in our nation during the Trump Administration—and
President Donald J. Trump’s America First agenda is delivering historic results at an unprecedented pace. From shattering tariff revenue records to securing the border and revitalizing our nation’s capital, the Trump Administration is proving that bold leadership gets real results. Here are a few of the latest victories for the American people you may have
Overview Overall inflation in the United States has eased. Headline CPI increased at a 1.9 percent annualized rate from January through July. Under the hood, there has been a shift in relative prices. Core goods (which exclude food and energy) inflation has risen modestly, which has been more than offset by a decline in services
Nearly 60 people were shot and at least nine people were killed in Chicago over Labor Day weekend amid dozens of shootings that marked the most violent holiday weekend of the summer in one of the nation’s most dangerous cities. The shootings included a drive-by attack that wounded seven people and another that resulted in