Trump to announce new tariffs and Susan Crawford wins in Wisconsin race: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs.
Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs. Elon Musk’s millions weren’t enough for victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. And two women speak out about the Trump administration’s failed attempt deport them.
Here’s what to know today.
It’s April 2 — the day President Donald Trump has dubbed “Liberation Day,” during which he’s expected to roll out the largest set of new trade barriers in generations. The anticipated announcement is a culmination of months of the president’s big talk about tariffs and adds to the duties he has already imposed.
The details of this latest round of tariffs aren’t yet clear. Trump has already announced his intention to impose tariffs on imported cars and auto parts, and he has suggested other new tariffs would be both reciprocal with other nations and include duties on specific sectors like pharmaceuticals or computer chips. But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged yesterday that Trump and his advisers were still “perfecting” the policies.
Some countries are trying to get ahead of the new duties, with Vietnam and Israel indicating they would relax duties on U.S. goods, while leaders in Europe were still holding out hope for negotiations.
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