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Deadline looms for Trump’s Canada, Mexico tariffs

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03.03.2025

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12:30 REPORT

It’s Monday. This is a big week in Washington with President Trump’s Tuesday evening joint address to Congress. Reminder: It’s not called the State of the Union address right after an election year.

In this edition:

  • Canada, Mexico tariff midnight deadline

  • RFK Jr. touts measles vaccine in new op-ed

  • Inside Trump’s federal worker firings

  • Protesters crash Vance’s Vermont ski trip

  • Most talked-about Oscars moments

 

I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips, feedback & cookie recipes to cmartel@thehill.com. Someone forward this to you?  Sign up.

 

Howdy, neighbors:

President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs against Canadian and Mexican goods are set to go into effect on Tuesday unless there is any last-minute negotiation today.

Why Trump is threatening tariffs on the neighbors: Trump wants to curb the flow of migrants and fentanyl into the United States. The tariffs were originally set to take effect on Feb. 1 but were punted by a month by Trump.

Hmm: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Features” that he sees the tariffs as a “fluid situation.”

Keep an eye on China, too: Trump is also planning to increase Chinese tariffs by an additional 10 percent.

 

➤ READ MORE:

The Wall Street Journal: How Much Do Tariffs Raise Prices?
The New York Times: Trump Turns Up Trade Pressure on China After Beijing Fails to Come Running

The Washington Post: China eyeing U.S. farm exports for retaliation, report says, as importers rush to beat tariffs

 

You’ll notice a few themes in who Trump has fired:

President Trump and his top adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, have taken an axe to the federal government, purging many federal employees. Critics have argued that Trump’s selection for nixed roles has not been random. In fact, they argue the fired workers were very much chosen to stifle his political opponents.

Who has been nixed:

❌ People who provide oversight of Trump’s actions (like inspectors general and top FBI........

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