Trump’s pick to lead the NOAA, Neil Jacobs, was chief atmospheric scientist for Panasonic Weather Solutions and is a proponent of privatization. The president’s nominee for another top NOAA post, Taylor Jordan, is a lobbyist for weather-related clients.

President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary had to step in after he appeared lost on the latest development in his sprawling trade war. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey on Sunday, Trump announced that the administration would be sending out about a dozen letters throughout the week warning other countries that tariffs will be reinstated if they don’t close a trade deal soon.

At a cabinet meeting several days ago, Donald Trump claimed that many countries were bending the knee to him over trade policy. "We'll give you access to our markets, we'll give you everything," these countries apparently told Trump.

President Donald Trump’s country-by-country tariffs will take effect Aug. 1, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, signaling some breathing room for US trading partners ahead of a July 9 deadline previously set by the president.

The Nvidia chief has generally tried to stay out of politics but was forced to enter the fray thanks to the president’s wild pendulum swings on tariff and export control policies, the latter of which Huang called a “failure” in May, according to the Journal.

U S Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has stepped in after President Donald Trump appeared to struggle to answer a question about his ongoing tariffs on foreign trading partners.

President Trump has issued letters to 14 countries with new tariff rates as he pushes the deadline from July 9 to August 1. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick added the president plans to send out another 15 to 20 letters in the coming days.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick checked out early for the Fourth of July holiday. Ahead of the July 9 deadline for President Donald Trump’s pledge to strike 90 trade deals in 90 days, Lutnick was scheduled to meet with Maroš Šefčovič,

Trump announced a 20% levy on the Phillippines, as per his latest Truth Social post. Laos: 40%. Myanmar: 40%. Thailand: 36%. Cambodia: 36%. Bangladesh: 35%. Serbia: 35%.

The U.S. will put in place a 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting on Aug. 1, according to letters posted by President Donald Trump on his social media platform on Monday. Trump wrote to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to inform them of the news, citing unfair trade balances.

US President Donald Trump's country-by-country tariffs will take effect August 1, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, signaling some breathing room for US trading partners ahead of a July 9 deadline previously set by the president.