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Trump mulls semiconductor levies after lifting reciprocal tariffs on electronics

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Luke Garrett

The Trump administration is considering new semiconductor tariffs, after the White House exempted certain electronics from reciprocal tariffs. "We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigation," Trump posted on social media.
Trump is 'not joking' about third term, though Constitution says he can't serve

3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Luke Garrett

Updated March 30, 2025 at 21:08 PM ETPresident Trump declined to explicitly say he won't stay in office past Jan. 20, 2029, telling reporters: "We have a long way to go before we can even think about that."Trump's remarks to reporters came on Air Force One on Sunday, as he returned to Washington from Florida, where he spent the weekend. Trump was repeatedly asked about his remarks earlier in the day to NBC News in which he was quoted as saying he "was not joking" about a third term in office.
Trump is 'not joking' about third term, though Constitution says he can't serve

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Luke Garrett

President Trump said "there are methods" that would allow him to serve a third term in office — despite the two-term limit mandated by the Constitution. His remarks came during a wide-ranging phone interview with NBC News on Sunday. NBC News also reported that Trump said he is "pissed off" at Vladimir Putin for the Russian president's recent comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's leadership.
U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Luke Garrett

March 17, 2025 Updated March 16, 2025 at 17:59 PM ETThe Trump administration deported about 250 people who it says are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang, to El Salvador this weekend, multiple members of the administration said on social media on Sunday.
President Trump deports hundreds of migrants to El Salvador

1 month ago | kuow.org | Rob Schmitz |Luke Garrett

The United States is not at war, but this weekend President Trump invoked a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers.
President Trump deports hundreds of migrants to El Salvador

1 month ago | npr.org | Rob Schmitz |Luke Garrett

The United States is not at war, but this weekend President Trump invoked a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers. Sponsor Message ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: The United States is not at war, but this weekend, President Trump invoked a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers. It's called the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. A federal judge blocked his administration from using this law to immediately deport migrants.
Trump dismisses concerns over back-and-forth levies, says 'tariffs could go up' : NPR

1 month ago | npr.org | Luke Garrett

President Trump says economy is in a "period of transition" and can't predict if U.S. will fall into a recession
Trump dismisses concerns over back-and-forth levies, says 'tariffs could go up'

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Luke Garrett

President Donald Trump defended his administration's economic policy after he imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada last week and then rolled some of those levies back, causing what critics say is uncertainty for businesses and the broader economy.
Secret Service says it shot an armed man near the White House after a confrontation

1 month ago | opb.org | Luke Garrett |Robbie Griffiths

Police tape at the scene where Secret Service officers say shot a man near the White House. Washington D.C., 17th and F St NW, Mar. 9 2025. A man who was brandishing a firearm in Washington, D.C., was shot by Secret Service officers near the White House on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said. The man, who is thought to have travelled from Indiana, had been flagged to the Secret Service by local police as a potential suicide risk, according to the agency.
How Washington is reacting to the heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

1 month ago | opb.org | Luke Garrett

President Trump meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday. Both House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz questioned President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s future leadership of Ukraine following the heated Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy on Friday. Johnson told NBC News on Sunday that Zelenskyy might lose his support among his own people. “Something has to change,” Johnson said.