NATIONAL ECONOMY

As uncertainties around tariffs and trade continue to rise, two business leaders spoke out at a town hall, with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) facilitating the discussion on the broader impact on manufacturers, consumers, and communities.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.

A Michigan clock company that has helped people keep time for 99 years says it’s going out of business due to tariffs and other economic conditions.

With President Donald Trump’s administration once again pushing back its deadline for negotiating new international trade deals, small business owners—including a Detroit boutique owner—voiced their concerns on a Wednesday press call, outlining how continued uncertainty around global trade had impacted their business. 

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers.

Congress is prioritizing the ultra-wealthy and corporate greed over everyday American people this tax season. Now, community organizations across the US are fighting back—here’s how you can get involved. 

US Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) said Monday that he is “not ready to give up” on tariffs issued by President Donald Trump “at this point” after a third day of global markets plummeting.

President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all US trading partners—a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others—that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tax on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts is likely to drive up prices at a time when many Americans already struggle to afford a new set of wheels. The tariffs will also force car companies to rethink what cars they make and where they make them.

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.