tariffs

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer met privately with President Donald Trump last week to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state.

The Democratic governor said she had no qualms about partnering with a Republican president with whom she once had a fractious relationship.

Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35% tariff rate beginning Friday, though.

First, a debrief on U.S.-Canada tariffs and what they might mean for Michigan. Also, a reflection on the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and the theories it engendered. Then, a Michigan attorney and activist who joined a Gaza-bound freedom flotilla speaks on famine in the Gaza strip.

Prices have risen a bit, but companies have been finding ways to delay price increases — for now.

Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level.

Some small business owners in Detroit are sounding the alarm about higher tariffs hurting their businesses.

General Motors’s profits drop as tariff costs climb. A potential rule change could affect homeless people who use roadside rest areas. A professor makes the case for why Michigan lawmakers are considering banning cell phones in K-12 schools.

The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a meaningful drop from the 25% rate that Trump, in a recent letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said would be levied starting Aug. 1.