Trump Administration’s Justice Dept. Firings Prompt a Torrent of Legal Fights
A series of dismissals by the Trump administration has flooded a little-known group of administrative judges who protect civil servants. Source: Original News
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs
Most levies on imported cars and car parts will remain in place, but automakers have secured some relaxation of the trade policy. Source: Original News
White House Attacks Amazon Over Idea of Showing Tariffs’ Cost
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.” Source: Original News
UPS Says It Will Cut 20,000 Jobs in Efficiency Drive
The move comes as President Trump’s tariffs are reducing shipping volumes and is in addition to 12,000 job cuts last year. Source: Original News
U.S. Gas Industry Pushes Back on Trump Shipbuilding Rules
The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas. Source: Original News
Trump’s 100-Day Economic Report Card
Market chaos and economic uncertainty has been a feature of the president’s first few months back in office. DealBook breaks down the milestones, and what to expect next. Source: Original News
Fact-Checking Trump’s False Claims in His First 100 Days in Office
The president’s dizzying efforts to reconfigure the global economy, reshape the federal government and restrict immigration have been undergirded by a nonstop distortion of facts. Source: Original News
Torture and Secret C.I.A. Prisons Haunt 9/11 Case in Judge’s Ruling
Prosecutors have said they will appeal the decision, although they lost a similar appeal this year. Source: Original News
Trump Travels to Michigan to Mark 100 Days in Office
President Trump is trying to show his commitment to U.S. manufacturing at a moment when many are growing dissatisfied with his economic agenda. Source: Original News
G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Trump Tariffs Take a Toll
General Motors also said its profit in the first three months of the year fell 7 percent from a year earlier. Source: Original News