The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.
Category: Executive Orders and Memorandums
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Trump 401(k) Order Opens Door for Crypto, Private Equity and Real Estate
The executive order is intended to give investors more options, but experts say employers will tread carefully before adding alternative assets.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Clamping Down on ‘Debanking’
Mostly right-leaning groups have complained of forced bank account closures. The evidence is spotty.
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Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War
The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.
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Trump to Double India’s Tariff to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases
Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as part of an effort by President Trump to pressure Russia into resolving its war in Ukraine.
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Trumps Claims Discrimination by Banks Ahead of ‘Debanking’ Crackdown
JPMorgan and Bank of America rejected Trump Organization deposits, the president said, fueling his displeasure with Wall Street.
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White House Urges ‘Pro-Innovation Mindset’ to Crypto In New Report
In a 168-page report, the White House called on banking regulators, tax officials and U.S. lawmakers to implement policies that would advance the crypto industry’s agenda.
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Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.
Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.
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Why the U.S. Is Way Behind China in Making Drones for War
A four-day test in the Alaska wilderness shows how far the U.S. military and American drone companies lag behind China in the technology.
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court’s ruling that paused the largest phase of the president’s efforts to downsize the government.
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The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid
The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.