Taylor Berman

New York, Santa Fe, United States

Contributing Writer at The Fresh Toast

Deputy Executive Editor at Business Insider

Politics Editor, @businessinsider [email protected]

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Meet Kevin Warsh, the financier rumored to be Trump's next pick for the Fed

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Grace Eliza Goodwin |Henry Blodget

Kevin Warsh, pictured here second from left, is reportedly one of Trump's top candidates for Fed Chair. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor 2025-04-18T16:18:45Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .
Some of the world's most expensive bags are about to cost even more for Americans

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Alice Tecotzky |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

Hermès plans to raise prices in the US to offset the effect on tariffs. Edward Berthelot/Getty Images 2025-04-17T20:51:03Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Hermès said on an analyst call on Thursday that it will raise prices in the US.
Trump publicly mocks GOP lawmakers who are trying to limit his tariff powers

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Bryan Metzger |Henry Blodget

Trump said that GOP lawmakers were undermining tariff talks with other countries. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images 2025-04-09T13:45:50Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Some Republicans have signed onto bills or efforts to limit Trump's tariff powers.
The one phrase everyone is using as they wait for more Trump tariff news

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Grace Eliza Goodwin |Henry Blodget

A growing number of economists and commentators say Donald Trump needs to find an "off-ramp" from his latest tariffs policy. Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images 2025-04-08T21:59:26Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .
Republicans can't agree on what Trump wants from tariffs — but they do agree it's going to hurt

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Bryan Metzger |Henry Blodget

"There can be permanent tariffs, and there can also be negotiations," Trump said at the White House on Monday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images 2025-04-08T20:18:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . We asked GOP lawmakers what Trump wants to get from his new tariff plan.
White House responds to Musk-Navarro feud: 'Boys will be boys'

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |John L. Dorman |Alice Tecotzky |Henry Blodget

Elon Musk escalated his attacks on Peter Navarro on Tuesday morning. Getty Images 2025-04-08T18:40:19Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The White House on Tuesday seemingly dismissed any feuding between Elon Musk and Peter Navarro.
Elon Musk vs. Peter Navarro: Their feud over Trump's tariffs explained

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Alice Tecotzky |Henry Blodget

Musk escalated his attacks on Peter Navarro on Tuesday morning. Getty Images 2025-04-08T18:35:23Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Elon Musk and Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro have been locked in a public spat over tariffs.
US Supreme Court pauses rehiring of fired probationary federal employees

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |John L. Dorman |Henry Blodget

The Supreme Court — for now — sided with the Trump administration regarding probationary federal workers. Al Drago/Getty Images 2025-04-08T16:53:22Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . SCOTUS halted a federal judge's order mandating that fired probationary workers be rehired.
The last time the US raised tariffs this much it made the Great Depression way worse

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Grace Eliza Goodwin |Henry Blodget

President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imported goods from other countries on Wednesday. Carlos Barria/REUTERS 2025-04-05T08:07:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Trump increased tariffs on US imports to the highest levels in nearly a century.
Ted Cruz says even American-made cars could get way more expensive due to Trump's auto tariffs

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Taylor Berman |Bryan Metzger |Henry Blodget

Cruz said that a Big 3 automaker told him that the average price of their cars would increase by $4,500 beginning in June. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images 2025-04-04T20:14:25Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .