Hassett Says US Close to Deal With Canada as Talks Pick UpUS trade negotiations with Canada have picked up and are “gathering steam,” White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says in an interview with Fox News.Bloomberg3h agoWhole story →EconomyGovernment
Audi defends plans for a $4 billion Georgia plant amid VW restructuring, tariffsAudi's CEO defended the company's plans for a $4 billion plant in Georgia, calling it a business decision to grow sales and reduce exposure to U.S. tariffs.CNBC5h agoWhole story →Economy
Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump SaysThe Volkswagen division, which imports all its cars from Europe or Mexico, has been hit hard by U.S. tariffs.The New York Times6h agoWhole story →Economy
VIDEO -- Suspect Arrested in ICE Office Firebombing Attempt Case: 'Despicable, Terroristic Crime'A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday and accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday. The post VIDEO — Suspect Arrested in ICE Office Firebombing Attempt Case: ‘Despicable, Terroristic Crime’ appeared first on Breitbart .Breitbart News Network6h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at homeVW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. The German brand’s chief…The Guardian8h agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomy
El-Sayed slams Trump's Canada tariff cuts as 'arbitrary' midterms ployTrump signed a proclamation Friday that removes some Canadian products from the 50% tariffs he imposed in August, while adding others.NewsNation2h agoWhole story →Economy
Why is the U.S. accusing Canada of election interference?the U.S. Embassy accused Canadian officials of meeting with Democratic lawmakers, urging the use of retaliatory levies to hit Republican states, and running anti-tariff political advertising.The Philadelphia Inquirer2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump escalates Canada trade war with import bans, federal contract restrictionsAs the U.S.-Canada trade fight expands from tariffs into import bans, trucking and logistics providers could face more uncertainty.FreightWaves2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyus canada trade dispute
My New Lawfare Article on Why "The President Doesn't Have Unlimited Power to Impose Import Bans"Many of the same constitutional and other constraints apply as with tariffs.Reason20d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomytrade policy debate
Trump sued over 50% tariffs on Canada in latest trade challengeA new lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump's tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.CNBC5d agoWhole story →Economytrade tariff lawsuit
Jacob Sullum: Why Trump’s Section 301 tariffs are illegalPresident Donald Trump is trying to "shift the exercise of core tariff authority from Congress to the Executive Branch," three former trade officials warn in a brief they filed this month.Santa Ana Orange County Register1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomysection 301 tariffs dispute
gun groups warn that bans revert rights to the 19th centuryThe Supreme Court is being urged by pro-gun groups to strike down "assault weapons" bans as unconstitutional for curtailing rights.Washington Examiner2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticesupreme court gun ban case
California Bans Child Marriage: Map Shows Where It Is Still LegalCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom called the move a “long overdue measure to protect young Californians and minors.”Newsweek24d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeGavin Newsomcalifornia child marriage ban
Trump says US will not strike Iran before midtermsOil markets largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s pledge on Thursday not to strike Iran before November’s midterm election.Semafor17d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetus iran conflict
Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffsPresident Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promisedABC News12d agoSources (2)Whole story →Economymidterm elections
