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Byline: JOSH BOAK Associated Press

23 May

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies

published on May 23, 2025 - 2:19 PM

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25%

27 Mar

Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos. Carmakers could face higher costs and lower sales

published on March 27, 2025 - 2:47 PM

President Donald Trump said he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster

26 Mar

Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues

published on March 26, 2025 - 3:36 PM

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would

30 Jan

Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil

published on January 30, 2025 - 3:18 PM

(AP) — President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still

21 Oct

Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory

published on October 21, 2024 - 2:13 PM

The Biden administration said Monday that it would provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor for a new factory,

14 Mar

Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for ‘American steel workers’

published on March 14, 2024 - 2:33 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of

09 Feb

Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips

published on February 9, 2024 - 2:15 PM

(AP) — The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed

27 Nov

Biden says he’s helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council

published on November 27, 2023 - 2:44 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday opened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council by warning companies

21 Sep

VP Harris announces start of process to remove medical debt from people’s credit scores

published on September 21, 2023 - 2:04 PM

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that the Biden administration is taking the first steps toward removing medical bills from people’s credit scores,

07 Jul

Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’

published on July 7, 2023 - 2:32 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a