Trump ‘Liberation Day’ reside information: Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs plan amid fears of escalating commerce struggle
Donald Trump is preparing to unveil a raft of new tariffs on Wednesday afternoon in what the president has repeatedly billed as “Liberation Day.”
Trump has promised to roll out reciprocal dollar-for-dollar tariffs on nations that levy duties on U.S. goods as part of an aggressive attempt to fulfill his administration’s America First agenda and correct years of what he deems “unfair” trade.
International markets wait tentatively as the president is expected to unveil his plans at 4 p.m. Wednesday at a “Make America Wealthy Again” event in the White House Rose Garden at the moment American markets close.
Plans remain under wraps with Trump’s team reportedly weighing options through Tuesday. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the president had already decided his course of action and that the tariffs would go into effect almost immediately. The only way to avoid the new levies, she said, is to move production to the U.S.
It follows the liberal candidate for a critical seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford, who defeated conservative Brad Schimel in a race seen as a referendum on Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk.
COMMENT: It will take Starmer’s greatest skill to deal with Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ – but victory is possible
Andrew Grice writes:
When Donald Trump confirms that he is imposing tariffs on imports from the UK, it will appear to be a huge setback for Keir Starmer. Yet, the prime minister can still turn a diplomatic defeat into a victory.
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New filing in case of wrongly deported Salvadoran man calls out Trump admin for not attempting to return him to U.S.
A new filing in the case of the Salvadoran man who was wrongfully deported from the United States to a notorious prison in El Salvador has called out the Trump administration for shockingly not even seeking his return to the U.S.
The filing from his lawyers reads in part:
Most shockingly, Defendants do not claim to be attempting to seek Plaintiff’s return to the United States absent this Court’s intervention. This would be a very different case if Defendants came before the court hat in hand, confessing error and assuring the court that remedial steps were underway, and arguing that the Court should not short-circuit measures that were already in process. Instead, Defendants have already washed their hands of Plaintiff, of his U.S.-citizen wife, of his autistic nonverbal five-year-old U.S.-citizen child. Defendants’ proposed resolution of this state of affairs, which they caused either intentionally or at best recklessly, is nothing at all.
This is an outrageous set of facts. If Defendants’ actions in this case are allowed to remain without redress, then the withholding of removal statute and orders of immigration courts are meaningless, because the government can deport whomever they want, wherever they want, whenever they want, and no court can do anything about it once it’s done.
Plaintiff has requested that this Court order Defendants to request his return from the government of El Salvador: first, just ask them nicely to please give him back to us. It is inexplicable that Defendants have not done so already.
Here’s our latest coverage of the case:
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How much was Kid Rock’s wild Oval Office outfit?
Ofelia Vasquez and her husband, Western-wear designer Manuel Cuevas, created the bedazzled suit for the singer after he called and asked for an outfit to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
Katie Hawkinson reports from Washington, D.C.
Trump attacks four ‘disloyal’ Republicans for pushing back on Canada tariffs
President Donald Trump chastised four “disloyal” Republican lawmakers who indicated they will join Democrats in voting for a resolution to undo his tariffs on Canada, calling them “extremely difficult” in an overnight Truth Social rant.
Ariana Baio reports.
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A man came to the US to donate a kidney to his brother — then ICE showed up…
A Venezuelan man came to the United States to donate a kidney to his brother in kidney failure, but ICE authorities detained him, putting the fate of both brothers in question.
José Alfredo Pacheco, 37, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure in December 2023, shortly after arriving in the Chicago area from Venezuela, seeking asylum. His older brother, José Gregorio González, 43, hoped to donate his kidney to save Pacheco’s life — but immigration authorities detained him, throwing their plans into disarray.
Kelly Rissman reports.
More than 80% of Americans see foreign trade as opportunity — up 20 points since 2024…
According to polling by Gallup, 81 percent of Americans see foreign trade as an opportunity for economic growth — and that number has jumped 20 percentage points since last year.
The percentage who see it as more of a threat to the U.S. economy has fallen by half to 14%, which would seem to indicate that the Trump administration is wildly out of step as it pursues its trade war against key global partners.
‘You failed, you couldn’t buy the vote’: Elon Musk mocked for trying to spin the Wisconsin election result
Elon Musk was roundly mocked on social media after attempting to spin his defeat in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race into a win for voters’ rights.
“This was the most important thing,” Musk posted on X in response to a post confirming that Question 1, which adds a voter ID requirement to the state’s Constitution had passed.
That was already the law in Wisconsin, and Question 1 just protected it in the state’s Constitution. However, Musk had long focused on the state’s Supreme Court race and talked little about Question 1. He often posted on social media about the dangers or electing a liberal judge and poured $25 million into the state to support the conservative candidate.
However, Musk’s pick lost to the liberal candidate.
Mike Bedigan and Madeline Sherratt take a look at the response.
Source: independent.co.uk
