The chief executive of Nvidia, a leading manufacturer of computer chips used by Artificial Intelligence companies, is meeting with President Donald Trump as his administration weighs whether to expand limits on shipping advanced chips to China. The meeting comes during a week when the Chinese startup DeepSeek threw the AI industry into upheaval and sent…
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to impose sweeping tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imported to the U.S. as well as goods such as computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in a push to increase U.S. production of the products. Trump announced the moves during remarks at a congressional Republican treat at…
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Saturday he wants Egypt and Jordan to accept additional Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip while floating a plan to “just clean out” the war-torn area to bring peace to the Middle East. He suggested the relocations of Palestinians from their homes in Gaza could be either temporary or…
WASHINGTON ― Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers whose prison sentence for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack was commuted this week, showed up at President Donald Trump‘s Saturday rally in Las Vegas. Rhodes, released from prison Tuesday, was among dozens of Trump supporters who stood behind the…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued Russian President Vladimir Putin an ultimatum on Wednesday – make a deal with me to end the Ukraine war or pay a hefty economic price. Trump said he’d put all manner of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States and vaguely threatened…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would impose high tariffs on Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not bring a stop to the “ridiculous” war in Ukraine. “Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social. “If we don’t make a…
President Donald Trump pledged to revoke the so-called electric vehicle mandate, and an executive order on day one of his second presidential term signals his intent to undo much of his predecessor’s legacy when it comes to electric vehicle promotion. But it’s unclear how sweeping the impact will be or whether it will ultimately kill…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’s looking at slapping an additional 10% tariff on China, as he upped the ante on the U.S. competitor and pushed Beijing to crack down on the production and distribution of fentanyl. On his first full day in office, Trump said he was also eying Feb. 1 for the…
On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives some of the biggest takeaways from President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. Trump’s new meme coin soars. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down Trump’s executive orders surrounding January 6 pardons, and the southern border. Trump Monday also signed an order on TikTok and removed the…
Declaring a national emergency and deploying armed military personnel to the southern border. Mass deportations. Ending birthright citizenship. Reinstate Remain in Mexico. Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Travel and asylum bans. Donald Trump plans to take sweeping executive actions on the border and immigration after being sworn in as the 47th President of the…