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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars

President Trump said Wednesday he is imposing a 25% tariff on foreign-made cars and light trucks that are imported to the U.S.

March 26, 2025

RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement is already changing how America eats

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his drive to "Make America Healthy Again" are already chalking up some early wins.

March 26, 2025

White House says Trump to issue new tariffs on autos

President Trump will announce tariffs on automobile imports on Wednesday, according to the White House.

March 26, 2025

Change to Vance itinerary in Greenland is ‘very positive,’ Danish foreign minister says

Denmark's foreign minister said Wednesday he is happy that Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife will visit the U.S. air base in Greenland in place of second lady Usha Vance's planned attendance at a national dogsled race.

March 26, 2025

Trump: April tariffs on foreign goods might be ‘lenient,’ not equal retaliation

President Trump says his April tariffs on foreign goods will be "more lenient than reciprocal."

March 26, 2025

Dr. Oz nears Senate confirmation to lead Medicaid, Medicare after committee vote

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced Dr. Mehmet Oz as President Trump's pick to oversee Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs.

March 25, 2025

Canadians, and their dollars, stick to their homes and native land

Canadians aren't just avoiding American products because of President Trump's tariff threats and talk of annexation.

March 25, 2025

Trump to impose tariffs on nations that buy Venezuelan oil

President Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on the goods of any country that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela, a move that combines his twin focus on trade and immigration.

March 24, 2025

Trump wants Colorado to remove ‘worst’ portrait of him at state capitol

President Trump is slamming a portrait of himself at the Colorado state capitol as a lousy likeness and "purposefully distorted" to make him look bad.

March 24, 2025

Greenland’s leader slams ‘very aggressive’ U.S. stance before delegation visit

Greenland's leader says the U.S. is being "very aggressive" ahead of a visit by U.S. second lady Usha Vance and appealed to the international community to push back on President Trump's stated goal of annexing the Arctic island.

March 24, 2025

Trump slams actor George Clooney in rant against media, judges and a portrait artist

President Trump is lambasting actor George Clooney as a "failed political pundit" after CBS' "60 Minutes" interviewed the longtime Democratic supporter about his debut on Broadway.

March 24, 2025

No foolin’: Trump says he picked April 2 as tariff deadline for a reason

President Trump says he's waiting until the second day of April to announce reciprocal tariffs on other nations because he doesn't want to be misunderstood.

March 21, 2025

Sea of lawsuits stir debate about formula for premature babies

Parents of premature babies are contending with head-spinning legal drama over specialized formulas that U.S. agencies have endorsed as standard options but face hundreds of lawsuits and inconsistent outcomes in court.

March 21, 2025

Trump pledges to make U.S. the ‘undisputed’ crypto superpower

President Trump on Thursday said he will push America to dominate the emerging crypto market through a national stockpile of Bitcoin and legislative guidance for the industry from Congress.

March 20, 2025

EU delays retaliatory tariffs on U.S. whiskey, other products

The European Union said Thursday that it's delaying a first round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. whiskey and other goods until April so it can realign its response and negotiate with the Trump administration.

March 20, 2025

Trump urges Federal Reserve to cut interest rates alongside his tariff plan: ‘Do the right thing’

President Trump is urging the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates earlier in the year to "ease" the economy into his system of tariffs on foreign goods.

March 20, 2025

Deals, factory moves, task forces: Globe braces for Trump’s ‘dead serious’ tariff plan

Foreign leaders, automakers and drugmakers are scrambling to get ahead of President Trump's plan to upend the global trade regime by imposing reciprocal tariffs on friends and foes alike.

March 19, 2025

Trump says he wouldn’t defy a court order, but is willing to attack judges

President Trump said he would never defy a court order but signaled he is willing to go after judges who defy his deportation plans or other parts of his agenda.

March 19, 2025

Musk says ‘some kind of mental illness’ behind death threats, Tesla vandalism

Elon Musk said late Tuesday there are people who want to assassinate him over his government-cutting work and that "hatred and violence from the left" is responsible for attacks on dealerships for his Tesla cars.

March 19, 2025

Trump eyes paving over Rose Garden as part of White House makeover

President Trump is reportedly eyeing plans to pave over the historic Rose Garden at the White House, giving it the patio-like feel of his club in Florida.

March 18, 2025