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Trump’s Tariff Tactics Carry Higher Economic Risks Than During His First Term
When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and
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Live updates: Tariffs on Canada, Mexico to take effect Tuesday barring Trump reprieve
Long-promised tariffs on Canada and Mexico are set to take effect Tuesday barring a late-hour reprieve by President Donald Trump, who stalled the moves previously. Trump has said the tariffs are coming in response to the “very high and unacceptable levels” of fentanyl flowing across the northern and southern borders.
A federal judge in California said on Thursday that the US Office of Personnel Management must withdraw memos calling for other federal agencies to terminate probationary employees en masse, stating that the OPM exceeded its legal authority.
President Donald Trump said the Office of Personnel Management emails that were sent to federal workers are “somewhat voluntary” but also said if not answered could lead to firing.
A rift appeared to open Sunday between some of President Donald Trump’s agency heads and Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with reforming the federal government, over Musk’s demand that all federal employees state their weekly accomplishments or risk termination.
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to prepare for mass layoffs of their workers, according to the heads of the White House budget office and Office of Personnel Management. Budget Director Russell Vought and acting OPM Director Charles Ezell said in the memo to the heads of departments and agencies the they will have to submit the first phase of plans for reorganization plans by March 13,
Amid confusion regarding Elon Musk's request for federal employees to list five accomplishments they achieved last week, the president has stepped in to defend the OPM email, calling it "great" and arguing that "a lot of people aren't answering because they don't even exist.
After a slew of emails from HHS management about how to handle the OPM request to detail their week from the past week, employees were informed Monday afternoon that responses are not mandatory, but if they do respond,
Amid confusion regarding Elon Musk's request for federal employees to list five accomplishments they achieved last week, the president has stepped in to defend the OPM email, calling it "great" and arguing that "a lot of people aren't answering because they don't even exist.
Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee headcount, an effort known as DOGE.
NewsNation contributor and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump and Elon Musk are itching for a fight with the courts over their cuts to the federal workforce. Mulvaney was weighing in on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sending a memo to federal agencies requiring them to turn over their plans for mass government layoffs.
A U.S. judge ordered OPM to retract memos urging agencies to fire probationary employees, calling them likely illegal.
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