President Donald Trump said he'll announce Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
Meanwhile, Trump said he's serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow. 鈥淵eah it is,鈥 Trump told Fox News Channel鈥檚 when asked whether his talk of annexing Canada is 鈥渁 real thing鈥 鈥 as 好色tv Prime Minister Justin Trudeau .
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China鈥檚 tit-for-tat duties on US imports took effect Monday
It came just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S.
The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump鈥檚 first term in office, when the U.S. and China that spanned most of Trump鈥檚 first four years in office and was continued to a certain extent under his successor, Joe Biden.
Less than a month after returning to the White House on Jan. 20, Trump slapped 10% duties on all Chinese imports, a move that鈥檚 expected to raise prices on goods including .
China responded with 15% duties on , and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the U.S.
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鈥榃hy are you here?鈥 USAID staffers asked
A man who had earlier identified himself as a USAID official, while refusing to identify himself further, is taking a harsh tone with staffers who arrive for work at agency headquarters.
鈥淕o home,鈥 the man told arriving staffers. 鈥淛ust go.鈥
鈥淲hy are you here?鈥 he asked.
USAID workers prevented from getting to offices
Security guards have turned away USAID staffers who arrived for work at agency headquarters in Washington even after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of aid and development staffers off the job worldwide.
A front desk officer on Monday told a steady stream of agency staffers in business clothes or USAID sweatshirts or T-shirts that he had a list of no more than 10 names of people allowed to enter the agency.
Staffers who hadn鈥檛 seen each other since President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk began dismantling their agency embraced each other.
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
The 40-year-old vice president, who was just 18 months into his tenure as a senator before joining Trump鈥檚 , is expected, while in Paris, to push back on European efforts to tighten AI oversight while advocating for a more open, innovation-driven approach.
The has drawn world leaders, top tech executives, and policymakers to discuss artificial intelligence鈥檚 impact on global security, economics, and governance. High-profile attendees also include Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, signaling Beijing鈥檚 deep interest in shaping global AI standards.
The event highlights a growing divide between the European Union and other players pushing for more regulations to make the fast-moving technology safer for the public, and the U.S., where the Trump administration has prioritized business-friendly policies and technological dominance.
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Trump says he鈥檚 directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies
He cited the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
鈥淔or far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!鈥 Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site. 鈥淚 have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.鈥
The move by Trump is the latest in what鈥檚 been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation on issues ranging from immigration, to gender and diversity, to the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump had not discussed his desire to eliminate the penny during his campaign. But Elon Musk鈥檚 so-called Department of Government Efficiency raised the prospect in highlighting the penny鈥檚 cost.
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday
President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from , as well as other import duties later in the week.
鈥淎ny steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,鈥 he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl. When asked about aluminum, he responded, 鈥渁luminum, too鈥 will be subject to the trade penalties.
Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce 鈥渞eciprocal tariffs鈥 鈥 鈥減robably Tuesday or Wednesday鈥 鈥 meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods.
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