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South Korean automaker Hyundai will announce a $20 billion investment in the United States. This includes a $5 billion investment in a steel mill in Louisiana. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reposted a link to the story, writing, "more investments, more jobs and more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans".

President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on any trades made with the United States. This "secondary tariff" will take effect on April 2, Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Second lady Usha Vance will travel to Greenland with her son and a U.S. delegation later this week. Vance and the delegation will visit “historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race,”  her office said.

How will President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs impact the average Americans? Worldwide tariffs on steel and aluminum are already in place. Plus, reciprocal tariffs on all imports are set to take effect in less than two weeks. These will have short and long term effects on American consumers, but those effects won’t take place in a vacuum. Trump’s domestic oil production plan, his deregulation efforts, and potential taxes cuts also need to be considered to estimate the full impact of the 47th president’s policies. Here to examine that impact is Vance Ginn, former Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget; and Michael Busler, Professor of Finance, Stockton University.

Examining the Potential Impact of President Trump’s Tariffs

Trump Begins Process to Shutter Education Dept.

President Trump, Russian President Putin Agree to Limited Ceasefire

President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's future fighter jet. The Next Generation Air Dominance program will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to enter combat alongside drones. Trump, the 47th president, said the new jet will be called the F-47. Meanwhile, Trump has denied a New York Times report that Elon Musk was due to be briefed by the Pentagon today about the U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China.

British police say there is no indication so far of foul play related to a blaze at an electrical substation that led to the closure of London's Heathrow airport, though counterterrorism detectives are leading the investigation into its cause.

The Taliban on Thursday freed an American citizen who had been detained in Afghanistan for more than two years, following talks between U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Taliban officials in Kabul. George Glezmann, who was detained in 2022 while visiting Kabul as a tourist, is now returning to the U.S..

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday afternoon to begin shutting down the Department of Education.

The European Union has delayed its first countermeasures against the United States over Trump's metals tariffs until mid-April, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic told a hearing at the European Parliament on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said he discussed Russian and Ukrainian requests and needs for a peace deal in an hour-long call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. "Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. A new policy statement and projections will be released at 2 p.m. ET at the end of a two-day meeting focused on how the economic outlook has shifted since President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to hold a press conference immediately after the announcement.

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over 90 minutes on Tuesday. The talk was in an attempt to convince his counterpart to accept a cease-fire in the Russia–Ukraine war and to move toward a more permanent end to the three-year conflict.

The United States was consulted on Monday by Israel regarding its deadly strikes in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News's "Hannity" show. "The Trump administration and the White House were consulted by the Israelis on their attacks in Gaza tonight," Leavitt said during the interview.

President Donald Trump will visit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday after taking over as chair. Trump also said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Portions of Pennsylvania, New York and Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states were still under a National Weather Service watch for damaging wind and tornadoes, as the death toll from weekend storms rose to at least 40 people across six states.

The United States will keep attacking Yemen's Houthisuntil they end attacks on shipping, U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signaled it could escalate in response to deadly U.S. strikes the day before.

President Donald Trump will deliver remarks at the Department of Justice Friday afternoon to rally support for his administration's tough-on-crime agenda. “President Trump will visit the Department of Justice to give remarks on restoring law and order, removing violent criminals from our communities, and ending the weaponization of justice against Americans for their political leanings,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee.

Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins the next phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, an offer Israel dismissed as "psychological warfare".

President Trump hosts NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte for a meeting at the White House. The president said earlier that he would put a 200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of the European Union if the bloc did not remove its tariff on U.S. whiskey.

Russia President Vladimir Putin said that Russia agreed with U.S. proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine but that any ceasefire should lead to long-term peace, and would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict.

The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Epoch Times on Thursday (March 13).

The Canadian government has announced retaliatory tariffs after universal U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum came into force on March 12. Canada’s measures will be implemented on March 13 and target CA$29.8 billion in U.S. goods. The European Union also announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products.

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the annual inflation rate slowed to 2.8 percent in February, down from 3 percent in January.

President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Wednesday, with Trump's trade policies and the conflict in Gaza among the potential topics of conversation. The annual White House meeting to mark St. Patrick's Day is usually a relatively straightforward affair for both the United States and Ireland. The Irish premier typically presents the president with a bowl of shamrocks as a symbolic gift, a tradition that will be observed during this visit.