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FILE - Trevor Milton, left, leaves the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Mar 28, 2025

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon

Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle startup Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud, was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed Friday. The pardon of Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology, could wipe out hundreds of millions of […]

Mar 27, 2025

US cities located in states won by Trump would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs, an analysis finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House — a sign of the possible political risk he’s taking with his tariff plans. A new analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce detailed […]

Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick said in March 2025 she is leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration. Photo courtesy Commonwealth of Virginia
Mar 27, 2025

Merrick leaving as state commerce secretary

Caren Merrick, Virginia’s commerce and trade secretary, said in a LinkedIn post that she is leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration. According to a Washington Post story Thursday, Merrick turned down the job of state secretary of natural resources. The Post reported that Youngkin offered Merrick the natural resources job in order to name her chief […]

FILE - Power transmission towers line a street in Redondo Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Mar 26, 2025

Copper prices have soared as the US threatens tariffs on the metal and China boosts its economy

NEW YORK (AP) — Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the vital metal. Buyers in the U.S. have been stocking up on copper ahead of potential tariffs. Future prices for the base metal hit $5.21 per pound […]

President Donald Trump arrives at the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Mar 26, 2025

Trump places 25% tariffs on auto imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters. “We’ll effectively be charging a […]

Scott Bessent, United States Secretary of the Treasury, speaks at an Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Mar 26, 2025

US could run short of money to pay its bills by August without debt limit deal, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills— as early as August without a deal between lawmakers and the White House, according to a Congressional Budget Office report Wednesday. By that time, the government […]

Mar 26, 2025

Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era

NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother and sister who make jigsaw puzzles celebrating Black subjects wonder if they need to offer “neutral” images like landscapes to keep growing. Pound Cake and Puzzles of Color […]

Mar 24, 2025

Caught in the middle, this US oddity at the border is grappling with Trump’s trade war with Canada

POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — In the northwest corner of Washington state lies a quirky U.S. exclave so dependent on Canada’s goodwill that the strain of President Donald Trump‘s tariff war is inescapable — in the sole grocery store, at any of the three eateries, and for the many residents who never voted for him. […]

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
Mar 19, 2025

Ben & Jerry’s alleges parent company Unilever removed its CEO over social activism

Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism. In a federal court filing late Tuesday, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever informed its board on March 3 that it was removing and replacing Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever. Ben […]

Protesters supporting gender affirming care and transgender rights gathered on U.Va.'s Lawn during a Feb. 21 special meeting of the university's board of visitors. Photo by Kate Andrews, Virginia Business
Feb 21, 2025

U.Va. board votes to continue gender-affirming care for existing patients under 19

During a Feb. 21 special meeting, the University of Virginia’s board of visitors voted for UVA Health to continue providing gender-affirming treatment to people under 19, but only to current patients. New patients will instead be referred to “alternative private providers” until further notice. Also, the BOV — a 17-member board named by Virginia’s governors […]

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Feb 12, 2025

Fairfax casino bill appears to be dead, following subcommittee vote

A bill that would have given Fairfax County the right to hold a casino referendum is likely dead for the 2025 session, after passing a vote last week in the Virginia State Senate. Senate Bill 982, introduced by Democratic Sen. Scott Surovell, was passed by for the day — in other words, not passed along […]

Elon Musk carries his son X Æ A-Xii, after a meeting about President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Feb 6, 2025

Judge hits pause on Trump/Musk federal workforce buyout deadline

Less than 12 hours before the Trump administration’s midnight Thursday deadline for 2 million federal workers to decide whether to accept a controversial buyout plan, a federal judge temporarily paused the clock, setting a hearing on the matter for Monday. Three unions representing about 800,000 federal workers filed the lawsuit to stop the deadline. In […]

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