Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle departmentThe 25% global tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect at midnight ET “with no exceptions or exemptions”.The European Commission responded almost immediately, saying it would impose counter tariffs on €26bn ($28bn) worth of US goods from next month.We’ll be able to find other markets for our steel and our aluminium and we have been diversifying those markets.” Continue reading...

Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle department

The 25% global tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect at midnight ET “with no exceptions or exemptions”.

The European Commission responded almost immediately, saying it would impose counter tariffs on €26bn ($28bn) worth of US goods from next month.

We’ll be able to find other markets for our steel and our aluminium and we have been diversifying those markets.”

Continue reading...