Amid Trump tariff uncertainty, Shapiro tells farmers ‘we have their backs’

Amid Trump tariff uncertainty, Shapiro tells farmers ‘we have their backs’

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Warning new tariffs threaten an “economic calamity,” Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to protect Pennsylvania farmers, who were hit hard during President Donald Trump’s first term when U.S. trading partners placed retaliatory duties on agricultural exports. Shapiro highlighted his administration’s investments in agriculture as part of a statewide economic development plan in remarks to members of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Farms and associated businesses employ 600,000 […]

April 8, 2025 1

D.C. Bureau

Markets worldwide take another dive as Trump threatens higher tariffs on China

By: Ashley Murray, D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON — Global markets plummeted Monday for the third consecutive trading day since President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs — and the administration gave mixed signals on meeting other nations at the negotiating table. U.S. stocks reacted positively to a short-lived, incorrect report amplified on social media that Trump may pause the tariffs for 90 days, but the market plunged quickly when the […]

April 8, 2025 3

Arizona

Trump’s ‘Unleash American Energy’ order sparks concern about the Grand Canyon national monument

by Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Mirror President Donald Trump’s executive order for “Unleashing American Energy” is sparking concern for the safety of federal lands within national monuments across the U.S., but especially in the Southwest, where Trump has targeted monuments before. During his first term, Trump eliminated environmental protections for two national monuments in Utah by reducing the sizes of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. The Biden administration restored both in […]

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