In today’s issue:
- Buckle up for tariffs, special elections
- Some GOP lawmakers frown on targeting judges
- Trump’s ire spins into tariff threats at Russia, Iran
- Why Democrats stage town halls in GOP terrain
President Trump will shake up global trade again this week, add new pressures to a slowing U.S. economy and pay new attention Tuesday to voters in Wisconsin and Florida, who may send early feedback about Republican governance.
The president has said that reciprocal tariffs on imported goods and higher levies on autos and car parts built outside the United States will take effect on Wednesday. Trump touts his policies as tools to return trade fairness and a boom in domestic manufacturing to America, but economists argue he risks inflating prices while slashing consumer and business spending because of uncertainty, including in ...
