The White House will soon begin construction of a new $200m ballroom to be ready before Donald Trump’s term ends in early 2029. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the building will be 90,000 sq ft and will hold up to 650 seats. It will be the latest change introduced to what’s known as “the People’s…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump touted the expansive new tariffs on imports he imposed on global trading partners Thursday night, telling NBC News in a phone interview that it all was going “very well, very smooth.” He also said that with just a few hours to go before his self-imposed midnight deadline for trade deals,…
Trump imposed tariffs on dozens of countries in advance of his August 1 deadline to strike trade deals. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reimposing “reciprocal tariffs” ranging from 10 percent to 41 percent on US imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations. Separately, Trump also signed an executive order late…
President Donald Trump on Thursday formalized the array of high tariff levels and trade deals he has announced in recent weeks, the latest escalation in his attempt to disrupt and reshape the global economic order. In a sweeping executive order, Trump made official his agreements with prominent trading partners such as the European Union, Japan,…
Say goodbye to the version of Weakest Link that you knew and hello to the all-new Celebrity Weakest Link. The new game show is set to premiere this fall with the same host, but on a new network, and familiar contestants. Weakest Link first made its debut in 2001. Anne Robinson hosted the original version,…
The White House took a step forward with President Trump’s plan to remake the trade landscape by releasing new details Thursday evening that included a raft of new tariff rates, now formally authorized by executive order, which set levels from 10% to 40% on nearly every global trading partner. The move represents a giant shakeup…
US President Donald Trump again displayed anger with Russia following its latest deadly attack on Kyiv — a strike that killed 16 people and injured dozens — calling the action “disgusting” and vowing to slap new sanctions on Moscow. “Russia, I think it’s disgusting what they’re doing,” Trump told reporters at the White House on…
In North America, Procter & Gamble recently announced price adjustments on about 25% of its products, which will go into effect in the next few months. It said the average increase will be roughly 2.5%, broadly in line with overall inflation. “These adjustments reflect a mix of factors, including higher raw-material and supply-chain costs, investments…
Billionaire Elon Musk may be gone from President Donald Trump’s White House, but he may not be done with Republican politics. Musk made a pair of $5 million donations on June 27 to the main super PACs backing House and Senate Republicans. That made Musk the largest individual donor to both groups in the first…
On today’s battle-ready episode of Quick Charge, it’s Elon Musk vs. the world as big players position themselves for control of enough lithium to build 600 million electric cars and the rest of the industry squares up to Tesla in the battle for market leadership. While Windrose is making sales and expanding into new markets,…