Month: February 2025

The 25-percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are the latest salvo in his ongoing effort to overhaul the U.S. trading relationship with the rest of the world.

President ramps up controversial bid to boost economy by hiking import taxes to ensure ‘level playing field’

Administration will grant no exclusions to any products, officials say

President Donald Trump pardoned Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich for his corruption conviction, five years after commuting his prison sentence.

Today’s edition of quick hits.

A federal judge indicated Monday he won’t sit idly as Donald Trump pushes the limits of his power. Judge John J. McConnell Jr. called out the Trump administration in an order, alleging the White House disobeyed a judicial mandate last month that required funding that was abruptly frozen by an Office of Management and Budget directive be resorted. McConnell, of Rhode Island, doubled down on his order from January and demanded the Trump…

A judge weighing a challenge to the controversial plan didn’t immediately rule on its legality.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a new motion ordering the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds, after already doing so in January.

U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to consider an exemption for Australia over steel and aluminium tariffs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ancient finds are located at Leiden University Libraries.