Feb 10 Watch 4:54 Trump escalates his trade battles with new tariffs on steel and aluminum By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas President Trump pledged new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Two key American allies, Canada and Mexico, would be significantly impacted, but so would American businesses and consumers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Greg… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 5:00 Former CFPB director says Trump 'begging for another financial crisis' by closing agency By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been shut down by President Trump, at least for this week and possibly much longer. The agency, created by Congress after the 2008 financial crisis, has limited credit card fees, made mortgage loans easier… Continue watching
Feb 10 Trump's latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports sow uncertainty By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty. Continue reading
Feb 10 Puerto Rico governor's effort to eliminate renewable energy goals sparks pushback By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico legislators on Monday held a contentious public hearing on a governor-backed bill that would eliminate renewable energy goals and extend operations of the island's lone coal-fired plant, long accused of polluting low-income communities. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump administration takes USAID off its building lease By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The eviction comes as a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. Continue reading
Feb 10 How the Trump administration moved to shut down the consumer protection agency's headquarters By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump already commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump unleashes chaos by distraction upon the international community By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction around the world with a blitz of executive orders and ideas. Continue reading
Feb 10 Judge says Trump hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge has found the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and has ordered the White House to release all money. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump orders U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost of producing the coin By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Continue reading