The Trump administration has updated its tariff list to exempt certain electronics, including smartphones and computers, from the 145% levies on China, effective April 5. This exemption was announced after a presidential memo on Saturday. The move aims to encourage U.S. manufacturing, particularly by companies like Apple, TSMC, and Nvidia. However, the 20% tariff on Chinese goods related to the fentanyl trade remains unchanged. Critics argue that the tariffs are economically ruinous and that the administration’s shifting stance on tariffs and leverage for deals is confusing. The conversation also touched on the challenges of keeping track of the rapidly changing tariff policies.
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters from all three outlets, however, said they remained blocked a few hours after the ruling.
It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.
In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
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