President Trump said he will announce reciprocal tariffs on “every country” sometime this week. That means that the U.S. would match any tariffs foreign countries place on it with identical tariffs of its own. Kip Eideberg, the senior vice president of government and industry relations at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss the impact.
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Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
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President Trump welcomed the king of Jordan to the White House on Tuesday, just one day after threatening to withhold aid to the Middle Eastern nation if it does not take in Palestinian refugees. After, Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to work with Elon Musk’s DOGE. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more and BBC’s Wyre Davies reports on the Middle East.
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By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
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After three-and-a-half years of imprisonment in Russia, Butler, Pennsylvania, native Marc Fogel is returning home.
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Vice President JD Vance warned foreign leaders on Tuesday against placing excessive regulations on artificial intelligence in Paris. He highlighted U.S. advancements in AI and vowed to safeguard the technology from people trying to weaponize it. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has the details.
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Five years after the COVID pandemic forced millions of kids out of their classrooms, many student have yet to catch up. The average learner is still nearly half a grade behind in reading and math, one reason for that is attendance. Long after schools reopened, many students aren’t showing up. But as Caitlin Huey-Burns reports, it’s not all bad news.
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President Trump and Elon Musk took questions at the White House on Tuesday after Mr. Trump signed an executive order telling federal agencies to cooperate with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins with analysis.
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The White House says President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will take effect on March 12. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signaled he could retaliate against the U.S. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady breaks it down.
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Grants from the National Institutes of Health have helped create breakthroughs in cancer treatments, heart disease and vaccine development. But scientists from some of the nation’s top medical labs are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to cut $4 billion in funding for equipment and research staff could jeopardize medical progress. Dr. Celine Gounder joins to discuss.
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