Day: February 11, 2025

Trump, whose return to power has thrown doubt over billions of dollars in US aid to Ukraine, told Fox News on Monday that he had told Kyiv he wanted “$500 billion worth of rare earth.”

What we’re following today: New tax on steel: Trump removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%. Other executive orders: He also pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell a Senate seat.. Another executive order reversed a federal …