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President Trump plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will walk back some tariffs for carmakers, administration officials said, removing some levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits.The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so that carmakers who pay a 25 percent tariff on imported cars are not subject to other levies, for example on steel and aluminum, officials said in a call with reporters Tuesday.Carmakers will also be able to qualify for tariff relief for a proportion of the cost of…

Very early on a fall morning in 2017, F.B.I. agents knocked down the front door of a home in Atlanta with a battering ram. Guns drawn, they set off a flash-bang grenade and charged inside.The couple who lived there, Hilliard Toi Cliatt and Curtrina Martin, barricaded themselves in a closet. The agents dragged Mr. Cliatt out at gunpoint and handcuffed him. They told Ms. Martin to keep her hands up as she pleaded to see her 7-year-old son, who had been asleep in another room.As they questioned Mr. Cliatt, he gave his address. It was different from the one the…

At age 90, Renée Richards plays a lot of golf.”Yesterday I played 18 holes. I’m going to play 18 holes in my league today, and if I feel okay, I’ll play 18 holes tomorrow,” said Richards recently.The former professional tennis player and ophthalmologist made headlines in the 1970s, when after transitioning to female she sued and won the right to play in the U.S. Open. During her half-decade pro career, the doctor peaked at 20th in the world and in 1977 made the U.S. open finals in doubles, where she lost to a pair that included tennis legend Martina Navratilova.…

President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago on March 14. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images A coalition of labor unions, nonprofits and local governments including Chicago, Baltimore and Harris County, Texas, has mounted the broadest legal challenge yet to President Trump’s massive overhaul of the federal government. In a lawsuit filed late Monday, the plaintiffs charge that actions taken by the president, Elon Musk and the heads of nearly two dozen federal agencies to dramatically…

There’s a fresh spat brewing between the White House and Amazon.Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on Tuesday accused the online retail giant of being “hostile and political,” citing a report — disputed by Amazon — from Punchbowl News saying that the company would start displaying the exact cost of tariff-related price increases alongside its products.Displaying the import fees would have made clear to American consumers that they are shouldering the cost of President Trump’s tariff policies rather than China, as he and his top officials have often claimed would be the case.An Amazon spokesman said the company had…

UPS on Tuesday announced it is planning to cut 20,000 jobs this year, part of a cost-cutting effort that’s linked to fewer deliveries from Amazon, its biggest customer. The shipping company, which operates in over 200 countries, currently has around 490,000 employees. The layoffs will impact slightly over 4% of its workforce.The move is part of the company’s plan to consolidate UPS’s facilities and workforce. Along with the job cuts, the company announced it will also close 73 of its buildings by the end of June 2025 and said that it may target additional buildings for closure. “These actions will enable us…

Activism / April 29, 2025 The American people can smell a rat. If we want to be trusted partners, we have to show we are worthy of the trust and be willing to do what it takes to engage, explain and bring people to us. Ad Policy Seattle Mayor Ed Murray (C) celebrates with supporters after signing a bill that raises the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour on June 3, 2014, in Seattle, Washington.(David Ryder / Getty Images) As Democrats and millions of Americans across the country stand up to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the rest of…

President Trump is planning to travel to Michigan on Tuesday, on the 100th day of his second term, for back-to-back events meant to demonstrate his commitment to the heart of American manufacturing at a time when many people are growing dissatisfied with his economic agenda.Mr. Trump plans to visit Selfridge Air National Guard Base, whose future has been uncertain in recent years. He has said he is working with local officials to keep Selfridge open and vowed an infusion of new resources, such as fighter jets, at the base.After that, the president is expected to travel to Macomb Community College,…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’s “very confident” that the two people arrested in connection with the theft of her purse are in the country illegally. “These are career criminals,” Noem told CBS News in an interview at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday. “They have perpetuated crimes against many people in this country for many years illegally.”Noem’s purse was stolen April 20 when she was at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., with her family. She said the bag was sitting between her feet when it was taken. Noem said she does not believe she was targeted and it was just a…

General Motors is abandoning a previous forecast for solid profit growth this year as a result of the uncertainty created by President Trump’s trade policies, the automaker said on Tuesday.The Trump administration imposed a 25 percent tariffs on imported cars this month and has said it will impose a 25 percent duty on imported parts on Saturday. About half the cars that G.M. sells in the United States in a typical year are made abroad, mostly in Canada and Mexico.“We are not going to give any more forward guidance on tariffs until we have more clarity,” the company’s chief financial…