{"id":133510,"date":"2025-04-13T05:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T05:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-big-tech-gets-a-big-tariff-reprieve-us-military-steps-in-on-mexico-border-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T05:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T05:25:02","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-big-tech-gets-a-big-tariff-reprieve-us-military-steps-in-on-mexico-border-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-big-tech-gets-a-big-tariff-reprieve-us-military-steps-in-on-mexico-border-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Big tech gets a big tariff reprieve; US military steps in on Mexico border – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

US president exempts host of electronics from tariffs regime; US military allowed \u2018more direct role\u2019 in securing border with Mexico \u2013 key US politics stories from Saturday 12 April at a glance
Big tech has gained a major exemption from Donald Trump\u2019s trade war after the US president exempted smartphones, computers<\/a> and other electronics from the 125% levies imposed on imports from China as well as tariffs imposed on other countries.
Experts had previously warned tariffs would cause electronic consumer prices to spike in the US, with Apple reportedly chartering<\/a> cargo flights to bring in 600 tons of iPhones from India rather than China amid the cratering trade ties between the two countries.
Dan Ives, the global head of technology research at financial services firm Wedbush Securities, said on Saturday: \u201cThis is the dream scenario for tech investors \u2026 Smartphones, chips being excluded is a game-changer scenario when it comes to China tariffs.\u201d
The move will benefit many countries in South-east Asia, for whom tech exports are a key part of their US trade. It coincides with a visit to the region this week by Chinese president Xi Jinping on his first official foreign trip this year.
Catch up with the key Trump administration<\/a> stories of the day:
A few weeks ago, Dane began stocking up on paper towels, toilet paper and \u201cpiddle-pads\u201d for their shih-tzu, while his wife upgraded from an iPhone 8 to 14. The 73-year-old in South Carolina said the purchases \u2013 which were made to get ahead of Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s trade policies \u2013 reminded him of the early weeks of the Covid pandemic.
\u201cIt\u2019s scary,\u201d Dane said. \u201cPrices are going to go up because of tariffs<\/a> \u2026 It\u2019s going to be messy.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The chaos of last week posed a serious challenge to many aspects of rightwing US media, which often acts as a largely unquestioning cheerleader for Trump and his Maga movement.
Despite warnings of a recession, Fox New host Sean Hannity described<\/a> the start of the tariff war as \u201ca day that will be remembered as a turning point and the start, I hope for every American, of a new golden age\u201d. Fox Business, a sibling network, had guests<\/a> who criticized the tariffs<\/a>, Fox News personalities told viewers nervous about their investments that everything would work out well.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration on Saturday confirmed that a Maryland man who was wrongly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.
However, the White House filing did not address the judge\u2019s demands that the administration detail the steps it was taking to return Kilmar Abrego Garc\u00eda to the United States.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> has authorized the military to take over control of land at the US-Mexico border as part of the president\u2019s broader efforts to crack down on undocumented immigration. The president\u2019s memorandum allows the US armed forces to \u201ctake a more direct role\u201d when it comes to securing the boundary in question.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Harvard University professors are suing to block the Trump administration\u2019s review of nearly $9bn in federal contracts and grants awarded to the Ivy League school as part of a crackdown on what the White House says is antisemitism on college campuses.
The group said in a lawsuit filed on Friday in a Boston federal court that the administration was trying to unlawfully undermine academic freedom and free speech.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The US has demanded control of a crucial pipeline in Ukraine<\/a> used to send Russian gas to Europe, according to reports, in a move described as a colonial shakedown.
Volodymyr Landa, a senior economist with the Centre for Economic Strategy, a Kyiv thinktank, said the Americans were out for \u201call they can get\u201d. Their bullying \u201ccolonial-type\u201d demands<\/a> had little chance of being accepted by Kyiv, he predicted.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Amir Makled thought he was being racially profiled. A Lebanese American who was born and raised in Detroit<\/a>, the attorney was returning from a family vacation when he said an immigration official at the Detroit Metro airport asked for a \u201cTTRT\u201d agent after scanning his passport.
\u201cSo I Googled what TTRT meant. I didn\u2019t know,\u201d Makled said. \u201cAnd what I found out was it meant Tactical Terrorism Response Team. So immediately I knew they\u2019re gonna take me in for questioning.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
After lighting a fuse under global financial markets, Donald Trump<\/a> stepped back \u2013 all the way to a Florida golf course. A week later, having just caved to pressure to ease his trade tariffs<\/a>, the US president defended the retreat while hosting racing car champions<\/a> at the White House.
Trump has spent time golfing, dining with donors and making insouciant declarations such as \u201cthis is a great time to get rich\u201d, even as the US economy melted down. It was a jolting juxtaposition that prompted comparisons with the emperor Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned, or insane monarchs who lost touch with reality.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Bernie Sanders drew a record-breaking crowd at his rally in Los Angeles<\/strong> on Saturday, which included musical acts from Joan Baez and Neil Young, who encouraged the crowd to \u201ctake America back\u201d<\/a>.
Panamanian opposition politicians have accused the US of launching a \u201ccamouflaged invasion\u201d<\/a><\/strong> of the country<\/a>, amid simmering discontent over the government\u2019s handling of the diplomatic crisis.
Iran and the US completed a successful opening round of indirect talks<\/a><\/strong> <\/a>in Oman<\/a> designed to prevent the weaponisation of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 11 April<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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