Trump's First Term
Republicans to Musk: Keep a Low Profile on Social Security
Republicans in the US Senate want Elon Musk to stop talking about the social security system Social Security. According to The Hill, it is an "established truth" that the party that affects the system will lose the next election and therefore they want Musk and his efficiency department Doge to keep a low profile.
According to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, it also does not help the voter base that the cut is being made by the world's richest person.
- It worries people all over the US. And that is why the benefit system is seen as untouchable from a political perspective, she tells the site.
Musk has called Social Security a "pyramid scheme" in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan.
Republicans to Musk: Keep a Low Profile on Social Security
Republicans in the US Senate want Elon Musk to stop talking about the social security system Social Security. According to The Hill, it is an "established truth" that the party that affects the system will lose the next election and therefore they want Musk and his efficiency department Doge to keep a low profile.
According to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, it also does not help the voter base that the cut is being made by the world's richest person.
- It worries people all over the US. And that is why the benefit system is seen as untouchable from a political perspective, she tells the site.
Musk has called Social Security a "pyramid scheme" in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan.
Fed vs. inflation
Trump urges the Fed to "do the right thing" and lower interest rates
"It would have been much better for the Fed to have lowered interest rates," the US president writes on his Truth Social account. Trump goes on to write “do the right thing.”
On Wednesday, the US central bank left interest rates unchanged, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell mentioned in his speech that Trump's tariffs have raised the inflation outlook.
Trump urges the Fed to "do the right thing" and lower interest rates
"It would have been much better for the Fed to have lowered interest rates," the US president writes on his Truth Social account. Trump goes on to write “do the right thing.”
On Wednesday, the US central bank left interest rates unchanged, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell mentioned in his speech that Trump's tariffs have raised the inflation outlook.
Trump's tariffs
EU postpones tariffs on US goods
The European Union is postponing tariffs on US whiskey by two weeks, Bloomberg reports.
The plan was for them to be introduced on April 1, but it is now expected to happen in the middle of the month instead. During that period, more talks with the US are expected, a spokesperson for the European Commission said.
"The EU remains ready for a constructive dialogue with the US to reach a solution that avoids unnecessary damage to our economies," the spokesperson wrote to Bloomberg.
The EU decided to impose tariffs on US whiskey after Trump threatened tariffs on European aluminum and steel. Following the EU's statement, Trump threatened additional tariffs - 200 percent on European wine and spirits.
EU postpones tariffs on US goods
The European Union is postponing tariffs on US whiskey by two weeks, Bloomberg reports.
The plan was for them to be introduced on April 1, but it is now expected to happen in the middle of the month instead. During that period, more talks with the US are expected, a spokesperson for the European Commission said.
"The EU remains ready for a constructive dialogue with the US to reach a solution that avoids unnecessary damage to our economies," the spokesperson wrote to Bloomberg.
The EU decided to impose tariffs on US whiskey after Trump threatened tariffs on European aluminum and steel. Following the EU's statement, Trump threatened additional tariffs - 200 percent on European wine and spirits.
Tariffs threaten wine industry: “Big, big problems”
If Donald Trump's threat of 200 percent US tariffs on European wines comes to fruition, they would have enormous consequences for trade. One person who is worried is winegrower David Levasseur from the French town of Champagne, whom AP met.
- It would have meant big, big problems for me. We hope it's just, as we say here, "blah blah," he says.
His vineyard would have come to a complete standstill if such high tariffs were imposed. France's wine trade with the US amounts to 4 billion euros annually. The head of France's wine and spirits export organization, Gabriel Picard, says the tariffs have been a "hammer blow" to the industry.
Trump's threat of high tariffs came after the EU confirmed that it would impose a 50 percent tax on American whiskey on April 1.
If Donald Trump's threat of 200 percent US tariffs on European wines comes to fruition, they would have enormous consequences for trade. One person who is worried is winegrower David Levasseur from the French town of Champagne, whom AP met.
- It would have meant big, big problems for me. We hope it's just, as we say here, "blah blah," he says.
His vineyard would have come to a complete standstill if such high tariffs were imposed. France's wine trade with the US amounts to 4 billion euros annually. The head of France's wine and spirits export organization, Gabriel Picard, says the tariffs have been a "hammer blow" to the industry.
Trump's threat of high tariffs came after the EU confirmed that it would impose a 50 percent tax on American whiskey on April 1.
Border policy in the US
Fear among Venezuelans in the US after deportation: "Don't know what to do"
Venezuelan immigrants to the US are afraid of what will happen after 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Agua cartel were deported and taken to a high-security prison in El Salvador.
Both the BBC and The Guardian have spoken to immigration lawyers who all testify to the anxiety and uncertainty among Venezuelan immigrants.
"They don't know what to do. Even those who have documents and have been here for years," lawyer Adelys Ferro told the BBC.
Relatives of several of the Venezuelans who were deported have said their family members are innocent. Lawyers have also expressed sharp criticism of the lack of due process in the deportation.
"It's outrageous because they clearly have no connection whatsoever to the Tren de Agua," migration expert Adam Isacson told The Guardian.
Fear among Venezuelans in the US after deportation: "Don't know what to do"
Venezuelan immigrants to the US are afraid of what will happen after 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Agua cartel were deported and taken to a high-security prison in El Salvador.
Both the BBC and The Guardian have spoken to immigration lawyers who all testify to the anxiety and uncertainty among Venezuelan immigrants.
"They don't know what to do. Even those who have documents and have been here for years," lawyer Adelys Ferro told the BBC.
Relatives of several of the Venezuelans who were deported have said their family members are innocent. Lawyers have also expressed sharp criticism of the lack of due process in the deportation.
"It's outrageous because they clearly have no connection whatsoever to the Tren de Agua," migration expert Adam Isacson told The Guardian.
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