Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. A little over a decade ago, at the end of a friend’s holiday house party, I went to fetch my coat from a pile on the sofa. It was easy to find in the…
Rich Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission until he was fired by President Trump on Thursday, said in a letter that his dismissal is illegal and that he plans to fight the action. “See you in court, Mr. President,” Trumka wrote in a May 9 social media post that included a…
Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump’s administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws. Mr. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency” on the first day of his presidency — part of Mr. Trump’s push to expand U.S. oil and…
Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon. The biggest issue they’re facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces…
In April, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping, across-the-board tariffs targeting friends and foes. While reciprocal tariffs were temporarily suspended for most countries — China being the key exception — a baseline 10% levy on all US imports and auto tariffs remains in place. With a single stroke, Washington sent markets reeling and global policymakers…
Some of Asia’s richest families are cutting exposure to US assets, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs have made the world’s largest economy much less predictable. One family office managing assets for Chinese billionaires exited its US holdings entirely and will shift the proceeds to Asia. A senior executive at one of Europe’s largest private banks…
Extended interview: Bill Gates on AI, Trump’s aid cuts, the closing of his foundation and more – CBS News Watch CBS News In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil, Bill Gates opens up about the end of his career, the future of artificial intelligence, the eventual closing of his foundation, President…
Kam Pin Industrial stayed put over a decade ago, when other Hong Kong manufacturers responded to China’s industrial upgrade, sensed rising US-China trade tensions and diversified their operations overseas. Now President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs on US trading partners threaten to hit hard. In the last of a three-part series, the Post finds out…
UPDATE: President Donald Trump made a significant trade announcement Thursday with the United Kingdom, yet another sign of some possible relief from historically high tariffs that have threatened serious damage to the US and global economies. The deal, hammered out at the 11th hour in a late-night call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday,…
President Donald Trump’s freshly announced trade deal with the United Kingdom is a big win for the White House — one his team must expand by getting more agreements inked, pronto. With fine details still being ironed out, the deal will eliminate the 25% tariffs on UK aluminum and steel (while keeping the baseline 10%…