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-announced 25% steel & aluminum tariffs (the President says he is considering an exemption for materials from Australia)
-the President signed a plan for reciprocal tariffs on USA trading partners
-the President continues to make remarks about making Canada the 51st state
-announced 25% steel & aluminum tariffs (the President says he is considering an exemption for materials from Australia)
-the President signed a plan for reciprocal tariffs on USA trading partners
-the President continues to make remarks about making Canada the 51st state
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-the President ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, citing the high cost of production ($0.037 per coin in 2024)
-effectively closed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
-the President suggested the USA should take ownership of the Gaza strip, allowing for this and other countries to develop the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East”. So far, Arab nations have soundly rejected his plans.
-the President fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics AND the head of the Office of Special Counsel (the latter protects federal employees from illegal personnel actions, such as retaliation for whistleblowing)
-a member of Musk’s DOGE task force resigned amid revelations of previous racist messages posted online. Musk rehired and assigned the staffer to handle classified data from the State Department.
-the European Union vows tough countermeasures to the President’s proposed tariffs
-at a summit on AI in Paris, the Vice President railed against “excessive regulation” of the technology
-the President and Musk announced plans to purge 50% of staff at NOAA, the National Weather Service, and the National Hurricane Center
-the President signed an executive order requiring agencies to cooperate with the DOGE
-USAID employees file lawsuit to stop dismantling of department