As of Monday, the Trump administration's new travel ban has taken effect. Foreign nationals from 12 countries, mostly in the Middle East and Africa, are barred from entering the United States. And people from an additional seven countries are now subject to heightened restrictions. According to the White House, the move is necessary to protect…
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — President Donald Trump has said he wants to bolster manufacturing jobs and other technical employment in the United States. But in the aviation industry, finding skilled workers to make airplanes and engines — and maintaining those jobs for years to come — has been a struggle. The average age of a certified…
There are good reasons to worry about U.S. national parks right now. The Trump administration's extensive layoffs of National Park Service workers and proposed cuts of $1.2 billion to the federal agency's budget—amounting to a reduction in funding of almost 25%—will have a sharply negative impact on everything from preservation efforts and recreational programming to…
The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citing national security interests, the proclamation states that the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may…
People shop at a Walmart in Rosemead, California, on April 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the retailer warned this week that it will raise prices because of tariffs. "Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for…
"The president's proposed budget plan is beyond extreme. It is catastrophic." That's what Theresa Pierno, the head of the National Parks Conservation Association, said in an urgent press release on Friday. "If enacted by Congress, our national park system would be completely decimated." She's talking about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2026, which…
Boeing 737s on the ground in Renton, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC President Donald Trump expressed frustration in recent days about the long wait for a pair of Boeing 747s that will serve as the new Air Force One planes. The planes are years behind schedule. Trump negotiated the $4 billion contract…
A customer at a food market in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images As economists ring alarm bells over the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policy on consumers and the U.S. economy, there's a group of Americans who may benefit: tourists traveling abroad. That's due to the impact of tariffs on the…
Passenger protections in the United States may seem vulnerable with the change in administrations. But there’s some good news.
When Donald Trump nominated Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation last month, Airlines for America—lobbyists for the largest carriers—said it was “thrilled.” Not surprising, since Duffy has lobbied…
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Euro is expected to hit parity with the dollar Economists expect the euro to fall to or even below parity with the U.S. dollar next year. That would mean the currencies had a 1:1 exchange rate. The euro is used by 20 of the 27 nations in the…