Auto Workers Union Cheers Trumps Aggressive Tariff Actions

Autoworkers union cheers Trump's 'aggressive' tariff actions

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said it supported President Trump’s Tuesday tariffs, offering a full backing for the “aggressive” action seeking to alter past trade agreements with neighboring ...

The Hill - 4h

Trump’s tariffs, whether implemented or not, have already hurt the U.S. auto industry

Many in the industry feel that the levies could still be called off. Virtually everyone is hoping that, if enacted, the tariffs will be short-lived. Regardless, uncertainty has already taken its toll.

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump's tariffs could quickly cut North American auto production by a third

A third of North American vehicle production could be cut by next week as a result of Trump's 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, S&P Global Mobility reports.

CNBC - 4h

Japanese auto sector’s $18bn Mexico bet grows risky under Trump tariff threat

New deals on pause as threatened duties undermine premise for investment

Financial Times - Feb. 26

Mexico will respond with retaliatory tariffs after Trump action, Sheinbaum says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will announce retaliatory tariffs on Sunday in response to President Trump implementing 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico. She announced at her ...

The Hill - 10h

Trump suggests Musk needs to be 'more aggressive'

President Trump suggested in a new post that tech billionaire Elon Musk, one of his closest allies, needs to be “more aggressive" — presumably referring to his efforts to slash spending, downsize ...

The Hill - Feb. 22

A Russia-Friendly Region in Bosnia Cheers Trump’s Return

Many ethnic Serbs in what was once Yugoslavia have long chafed at Washington’s foreign policy. ‘Trump’s America is different,’ said a former leader of a Serb enclave in Bosnia.

The New York Times - 11h

The state of the union under Trump is ... definitely not strong

President Trump faces a challenge in his speech to Congress, as he must address the shaky state of the nation, rising inflation, and his controversial economic policies, while also trying to rally ...

The Hill - 1d

Musk’s Team to Lay off Auto Safety Agency Workers Overseeing His Car Company

Elon Musk accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of holding back self-driving technology.

Inc. - Feb. 22

US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry

ABC News - 3d

Tariffs can help US workers. But Trump’s doing them all wrong | Dustin Guastella

Trump’s levies won’t bring factories home. But combined with infrastructure investment, protectionism can be a progressive boon. In the run-up to the 2024 election, a lot of people were ringing ...

The Guardian - 11h

Coach of top-ranked college basketball team cheers Trump's Bongino pick

The coach of Auburn University's men's basketball team, currently the top-ranked team in the country, posted in support of President Trump's announcement Sunday that conservative commentator Dan ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Medvedev cheers Trump for Zelensky's 'proper slap down' in Oval Office

Top Russian official and former president Dmitry Medvedev celebrated what he called President Trump’s “proper slap down” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday. “The ...

The Hill - 4d

‘Trump is kicking ass’: supporters cheer president’s frenzied first weeks

Core voters in Georgia are keeping the faith as the US administration tears up the rule book

Financial Times - 20h

Tariff uncertainty is weighing on market action, Jim Cramer says

CNBC's Jim Cramer suggested uncertainty regarding tariff policy will continue to shape market action.

CNBC - 6d

Hochul seeks to recruit laid off federal workers with ad in Washington's Union Station

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office is running a digital ad in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station to recruit laid-off federal employees to work for New York State amid the Trump administration’s ...

The Hill - 1d

Pritzker: Trump actions 'threat to our democracy'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Wednesday called President Trump’s efforts to reshape and shrink the federal government a “threat to our democracy.” “The things that I'm speaking out about now, ...

The Hill - 5d

Ukrainians Blindsided by Deal’s Breakdown and by Trump’s Actions

Some said they felt the U.S. president was disrespectful and that they were proud of their leader for standing up to him.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump expected to tout administration actions in address to Congress

President Trump is expected to highlight the early actions of his second term when he delivers remarks to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small ...

CBS News - 9h

Teachers union sues over Trump admin’s DEI warning to schools

The American Federation of Teachers sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its warning to schools that they may lose federal funding if they persist with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Judge orders Trump officials must testify in union lawsuit against admin

A federal judge issued a Thursday order requiring four Trump administration officials to testify in a lawsuit seeking to expose the inner workings of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...

The Hill - 4d

Culinary union member joins Rep. Steven Horsford at Trump's address to Congress

One of the defining promises of President Trump's 2024 campaign: Cutting taxes on tips. Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada and his guest for Trump's address to Congress, culinary union ...

CBS News - 2h

Trump touts DOGE cuts at CPAC as he tells Elon Musk to 'get more aggressive'

Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks today at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He's spoken at the conference every year since 2016.

NBC News - Feb. 22

Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

‘Heinous actions’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the administration. On a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Trump’s trade war has rattled investors — uncertainty is a call to action

Lack of clarity on what’s ahead should, if we’re smart, enhance our financial-planning skills.

MarketWatch - 3d

Trump takes actions to increase lumber supplies and curb wood imports

The president signed an executive order to increase the possible supplies of timber and lumber and possibly lower housing and construction costs, according to senior administration officials.

CBS News - 3d

Inside Trump’s federal worker firings

President Trump’s widespread firings of federal employees has reached every level of government, but critics say his selection of whom to axe is hardly arbitrary. In just a few weeks on the job, ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump Said Tariffs Are Coming

Also, Cuomo entered the New York mayoral race as a front-runner. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The New York Times - 1d

Will Trump's tariffs increase inflation?

Canada slapped a 25% retaliatory tariff on $155 billion worth of American goods on Tuesday after the Trump administration implemented its own 25% tariffs on nearly all imports from Mexico and ...

CBS News - 2h

Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reports. German election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Auto Workers Union Cheers Trumps Aggressive Tariff Actions

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