President Trump will announce auto tariffs during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said during a briefing with reporters at the White House. Details of the tariffs remain unclear, including whether they will apply broadly to all imports of cars and car parts, or be more narrowly tailored. … Read more
The director of Voice of America, along with journalists at the government-funded international broadcaster, sued Trump administration officials on Wednesday over the government’s attempt to shut down the network. The lawsuit, filed by Michael Abramowitz, Voice of America’s director, marks the latest legal challenge to the administration’s push to shrink the government. President Trump signed … Read more
One is a veteran TV executive. The other emerged from the world of digital media. Both are now chief executives of major public media organizations appearing before Congress on Wednesday, where they will face tough questioning from lawmakers. Here’s a look at their backgrounds. Katherine Maher C.E.O., NPR Ms. Maher, 41, has spent much of … Read more
“No Other Land” has racked up festival awards, critical acclaim and the Oscar for best documentary feature. Yet the film, a narrative exposé about Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes directed by two Palestinians and two Israelis, has not been acquired by a traditional North American distributor. This is partly a reflection of the collapse of … Read more
Last summer, the basketball podcast “Mind the Game” ended under unusual circumstances. The dynamic between its co-hosts had been transformed: After their ninth episode, one host, JJ Redick, became head coach of the other host, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. It was not clear whether “Mind the Game” would continue; Mr. Redick, a … Read more
The U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills by late May if Congress does not raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday. The forecast puts added pressure on Congress and the Trump administration to address the borrowing cap, which restricts the total amount of money … Read more
The British government on Wednesday laid out plans for higher military spending and cuts to social benefits, as it sought to keep the nation’s finances on track in what it called a “more uncertain world.” Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, said there would be an extra 2.2 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) for defense … Read more
Last summer, the basketball podcast “Mind the Game” ended under unusual circumstances. The dynamic between its co-hosts had been transformed: After their ninth episode, one host, JJ Redick, became head coach of the other host, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. It was not clear whether “Mind the Game” would continue; Mr. Redick, a … Read more
Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar brand to two private capital firms for just over $1 billion, the company announced on Wednesday after years of struggling with Family Dollar’s operation. The private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management are buying Family Dollar together, according to the statement. In the announcement, Dollar … Read more
Calls to eliminate government funding for NPR and PBS may have reached a peak, but the two networks have been living under that threat for decades. Congressional Republicans have periodically attempted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the government-backed organization that administers hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding directed to public broadcasters … Read more