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How will Trump's auto tariffs affect car prices?

President Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on automobile imports. This is expected to raise the narrowing prices for American consumers and automakers relying on global supply chains. This tariff affects popular foreign brands such as Toyota and Honda, but American automakers such as Ford and General Motors also rely on imported parts to assemble […]

5 questions about Trump's auto tariffs

President Trump escalated a trade war with his partners this week when he announced that he would impose a 25% tariff on foreign vehicles and auto parts. The president argued that tariffs encourage foreign car producers to move production to the US and boost American employment, but rebound from trading partners and hits in the […]

Who is Susan Monarez, Trump's new nominee for CDC director?

After withdrawing his first candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Trump chose Susan Monares, a longtime federal employee and current CDC director, as his new choice. Monales has worked in multiple offices for nearly 20 years for the federal government, but has not worked for the CDC before Trump […]

Senate confirms Trump's nominee to run NIH

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhatacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was confirmed in 53-47 party-affiliated votes. Bhattacharya has become a celebrity among many Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic, criticizing masking orders, school closures and other measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. Bhattacharya […]

Why Trump's antitrust agenda could spell trouble for Big Tech

The Trump administration has made progress in several Biden-era antitrust litigation, policy and position, and has a continuous focus on offensive antitrust enforcement that could spell out big technology troubles. Despite President Trump's seemingly close relationship with technology leaders in his second term, his administration doesn't seem keen to mess up antitrust enforcement, which has […]

Chinese state media welcomes Trump's cuts to Voice of America

China's state media praised President Trump's decision over the weekend and shut down government agencies that oversee the US voice. “The so-called beacon of freedom, VOA is now dumped by its own government, like a dirty rag.” I wrote it in an editorial It was released this week and calls it “a frontline propaganda tool […]

Trump's 'unrelenting' campaign against Houthis

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