President Donald Trump said he'll announce Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
Meanwhile, Trump said he's serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow. “Yeah it is,†Trump told Fox News Channel’s when asked whether his talk of annexing Canada is “a real thing†— as ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Prime Minister Justin Trudeau .
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China’s tit-for-tat duties on US imports took effect Monday
It came just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S.
The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump’s first term in office, when the U.S. and China that spanned most of Trump’s first four years in office and was continued to a certain extent under his successor, Joe Biden.
Less than a month after returning to the White House on Jan. 20, Trump slapped 10% duties on all Chinese imports, a move that’s expected to raise prices on goods including .
China responded with 15% duties on , and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the U.S.
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‘Why are you here?’ USAID staffers asked
A man who had earlier identified himself as a USAID official, while refusing to identify himself further, is taking a harsh tone with staffers who arrive for work at agency headquarters.
“Go home,†the man told arriving staffers. “Just go.â€
“Why are you here?†he asked.
USAID workers prevented from getting to offices
Security guards have turned away USAID staffers who arrived for work at agency headquarters in Washington even after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of aid and development staffers off the job worldwide.
A front desk officer on Monday told a steady stream of agency staffers in business clothes or USAID sweatshirts or T-shirts that he had a list of no more than 10 names of people allowed to enter the agency.
Staffers who hadn’t seen each other since President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk began dismantling their agency embraced each other.
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
The 40-year-old vice president, who was just 18 months into his tenure as a senator before joining Trump’s , is expected, while in Paris, to push back on European efforts to tighten AI oversight while advocating for a more open, innovation-driven approach.
The has drawn world leaders, top tech executives, and policymakers to discuss artificial intelligence’s impact on global security, economics, and governance. High-profile attendees also include Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, signaling Beijing’s deep interest in shaping global AI standards.
The event highlights a growing divide between the European Union and other players pushing for more regulations to make the fast-moving technology safer for the public, and the U.S., where the Trump administration has prioritized business-friendly policies and technological dominance.
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Trump says he’s directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies
He cited the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!†Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.â€
The move by Trump is the latest in what’s been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation on issues ranging from immigration, to gender and diversity, to the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump had not discussed his desire to eliminate the penny during his campaign. But Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency raised the prospect in highlighting the penny’s cost.
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday
President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from , as well as other import duties later in the week.
“Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,†he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl. When asked about aluminum, he responded, “aluminum, too†will be subject to the trade penalties.
Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce “reciprocal tariffs†— “probably Tuesday or Wednesday†— meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods.
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