After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
Category: Trump, Donald J
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China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
President Trump said that “we’re meeting with China” on tariffs, comments aimed at soothing jittery financial markets. But Chinese officials say no talks have taken place.
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Uncertainty Over Trump’s Tariffs Paralyzes U.S. Businesses
The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes.
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China Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports
An American business group said that Chinese officials had been surveying companies about American products that are crucial to their supply chains.
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Will Cars, Phones and Other Goods Be Too Big to Tariff?
Washington and Beijing increasingly look likely to de-escalate their trade war. But the economic damage and ongoing uncertainty may persist for a while.
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What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
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Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending
PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments made by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble.
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U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project
A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.
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Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of his department.
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Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak?
Many investors and business leaders increasingly believe President Trump will dial back his trade battles. Not everyone is willing to commit to that bet.
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Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Economy to a Halt
The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.