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Ben Werschkul

Washington, D.C.

Washington Correspondent at Yahoo Finance

Washington correspondent for Yahoo Finance. [email protected] or DM for signal

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  • 2 laws Trump could use to reimpose his tariffs (and why he might use both)

    1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Ben Werschkul

    President Trump's trade plans ran into a stumbling block this week when a court blocked a wide swath of his tariffs. But he could bounce back quickly even if White House plans to appeal the defeat don't pan out.

  • Two laws that Trump could use to re-impose his tariffs (and why he might do them both)

    1 week ago | aol.com | Ben Werschkul

    President Trump's trade plans ran into a stumbling block this week when a court blocked a wide swath of his tariffs. But he could bounce back quickly even if White House plans to appeal the defeat don't pan out.

  • It's not just Elon Musk. Other Trump tech allies are turning on his 'big beautiful bill.'

    1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Ben Werschkul

    Elon Musk has announced his opposition to a second major plank of Donald Trump's agenda (after previously turning on the president's tariff plans) when he said with a new interview he was "disappointed" by the price tag of Trump's "big beautiful bill."The bill "increases the budget deficit...and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," the world's richest man said in a CBS interview that is scheduled to air in full this weekend.

  • Trump's tariff revenue has already topped $22 billion in May

    1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Ben Werschkul

    President Trump's tariffs continued to be felt by importers in May with a measure of government receipts for "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" already topping $22.3 billion this month, according to Treasury Department data. The monthly total is likely to rise only slightly in the coming days, with importers often depositing their tariff duties largely in a single day. A massive deposit of more than $16.5 billion appeared in government coffers on May 22.

  • Trump's tariff revenue has already topped $22 billion in May

    1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ben Werschkul

    President Trump's tariffs continued to be felt by importers in May with a measure of government receipts for "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" already topping $22.3 billion this month, according to Treasury Department data. The monthly total is likely to rise only slightly in the coming days, with importers often depositing their tariff duties largely in a single day. A massive deposit of more than $16.5 billion appeared in government coffers on May 22.

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