Natasha Frost

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Image President Trump's tariffs took effect earlier this morning, hitting nearly all U.S. allies with punishing new levies and raising import taxes on Chinese goods to more than 100 percent. Trump said 70 governments have already approached the U.S. to make deals, and that officials would begin talks with Japan and South Korea.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Natasha Frost

13 hours agoSupreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workersWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Wall Street's elite grappled with anger, anxiety, frustration and fear over the weekend in response to President Trump's announcement of sweeping new tariffs, which top Trump aides raced to defend in various news media appearances. Some of his advisers said that they had already heard from foreign nations seeking to negotiate a deal on trade.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

In a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden, President Trump unveiled his most expansive tariffs to date yesterday, including tariffs of at least 10 percent on all trading partners except Canada and Mexico, with duties stretching past 20 percent, 30 percent and even beyond for some nations. He framed his policies as a response to a national emergency, saying that tariffs were needed to build up domestic production. Read more about his justification.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

In the first major election night of 2025, two Trump-backed Republicans won special congressional elections in Florida, shoring up their party's slim House majority at a crucial moment for President Trump's domestic agenda. Both victories had been expected. In Wisconsin, where a race for a State Supreme Court seat morphed into a referendum on Elon Musk's role in politics, Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate, overcame $25 million in spending by Musk to handily defeat a conservative.