Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick highlights GOP tensions
While Trump loyalists have rallied behind Lori Chavez-DeRemer, she faces skepticism from some GOP senators whose support she may need.
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U.S. Senate confirms financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
At his confirmation hearing last month, Lutnick dismissed as “nonsense” the idea that tariffs contribute to inflation.
U.S. reverses plan to shut down free COVID test program
Internal documents show that officials at HHS had been considering whether to continue the program or dispose of millions of tests.
Trump casts psychiatric and weight-loss drugs as threats to children
President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to scrutinize the “threat” to children posed by antidepressants, stimulants and other common psychiatric drugs.
Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0
The former vice president’s refusal to break with Trump defined their time together in office until the two had a falling out over Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
The news comes as roughly 150 million taxpayers prepare to file returns by the April 15 deadline.
Tariffs could reach deep into manufacturing-heavy Indiana
While consumers across the country could pay higher prices on all sorts of goods, Indiana’s economy is especially vulnerable to the uncertainty from tariffs and retaliatory tariffs between nations, economists say.
Uncertainty over impact of tariffs leaves aftermarket manufacturer anxious
Anderson-based StagUSA Services Inc. manufactures aftermarket products allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas and propane. The company imports propane tanks from Mexico and other components from Poland.
Nashville distiller says Trump policies may present new opportunities
When the Trump administration announced tariffs on Feb. 1 for most Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods, Hard Truth Distilling Co. co-owner Jeff McCabe was worried but said his Indiana whiskey producer will be fine.
Portage plastics parts maker fears trade ‘chaos’
Konrady Plastics Inc. CEO Leah Konrady says President Trump’s trade proposals are creating uncertainty.
Q&A with entrepreneur Brian Schutt on tariffs: ‘It’s just math’
“I don’t think there’s going to be a company immune to the rising tide of costs.”
Survey: Tell us how your company will be affected by tariffs
IBJ wants to hear your thoughts about tariffs, how President Donald Trump’s proposals are impacting your organization and your story ideas related to trade.
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada, too
The decision came just hours after a similar agreement with Mexico.
UPDATE: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants, loans
The Trump administration plan had plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion, and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money.
UPDATE: TikTok restores service based on Trump’s promised executive order
TikTok restored service to users in the United States on Sunday just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban.
Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday to get TikTok back up
He said his order would “extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect” and “confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order.
It’s inauguration eve and Trump is ready to revel in his return to power
Trump said Saturday that unity would be a theme of his inauguration speech Monday at the Capitol, along with strength and fairness.
Tech giants who vilified Trump are now giving him millions
After giving sparsely to the presidential inaugurations of Trump in 2017 and Joe Biden in 2021, the country’s biggest tech firms—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Uber—have showered the president-elect with gifts or pledges of $1 million each.
Braun’s win, Beckwith upset, harrassment allegations among year’s biggest political stories
This year, both a presidential and gubernatorial election year for Indiana, provided no shortage of political news.
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
Republicans are under more pressure than usual as Trump and his allies make clear that they will confront senators who don’t fall in line.