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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Senators go to Canada to meet PM Carney, smooth Trump tariff, 51st-state tensions
A bipartisan group of senators, led by North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer and New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, recently traveled to Ottawa, Ontario, to help ease rising tensions between the U.S. and Canada. The quintet, which also included Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., was photographed glad-handing Prime Minister Mark Carney, a liberal who had been aided in his election over conservative favorite Pierre Poilievre in part due to American right-wing overtures. As the lone Republican, Cramer was in the difficult spot of balancing representing the president's party and engendering goodwill with Carney, whose government has been targeted by U.S. tariffs and pledges by President Donald Trump to be made the "51st state." He did not respond to a Fox News request for comment in that regard, but Kaine told Punchbowl News that Trump respects Cramer and his "insight and loyalty." Canada's Pm Carney Vows To 'Fight' Trump's Tariffs; Other World Leaders Weigh Impact "That means the president can probably hear some things from him that, if I said it, I wouldn't get paid attention to," Kaine said. Read On The Fox News App In a statement, Cramer said the two nations share "more than a border" and that working through challenges requires "frank dialogue." "I was encouraged by the meetings, and the Prime Minister's transparent and thoughtful words were smart and instructive. I look forward to working with our friends, business partners, and neighbors in Canada to strengthen our relationship and address mutual issues facing our great countries," he added. The delegation, joined by Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, a former border-state congressman from Michigan, was geared toward joint defense and economic priorities, according to Cramer. The White House directed Fox News Digital to the State Department when asked about its response to the diplomatic overture from Cramer and the four Democrats. But Foggy Bottom did not provide comment for the record. But Cramer told Punchbowl he didn't want to get in Trump's way and that no trade deal could happen without the White House but that Canada needs to know they have a partner in the U.S. "Hopefully I navigated it OK, but I'll find out on Truth Social," he said. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Says 'Old Relationship' With Us 'Is Over' Amid Tension Over Trump Tariffs Kaine plans to force a Senate vote on a resolution to block Trump's China tariffs if détente isn't reached between Ottawa and Washington. His office directed Fox News Digital to a Punchbowl story on the matter, where the Virginian was quoted saying that there will be negative effects on the U.S. economy if "this doesn't get sorted out." "I hope I don't need to," Kaine said. The U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian steel, automobiles and other goods not currently covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal. Canada retaliated by imposing $43 billion worth of its own tariffs against the U.S. "We've got more that we need to do before we're satisfied that we have a partnership that is in Canada's interest. We've made a lot of progress," Carney said Tuesday after the visit concluded. Every congressional participant except Kaine hails from a state that borders Canada. One report said that annual Canadian visitation to Cramer's North Dakota outnumbers its own population, while Welch has been vocal about Vermont's symbiotic reliance on Canadian residents' dollars, especially in its recreation sector. "The U.S.-Canada relationship has made us all safer and more prosperous, protecting our continent from foreign threats and transforming North America into a hub of global trade, innovation and investment," Welch said in a statement co-signed by the other lawmakers. "The trip has reaffirmed our joint desire to move past current tensions in the bilateral relationship and lay the groundwork for a stronger partnership moving forward."Original article source: Senators go to Canada to meet PM Carney, smooth Trump tariff, 51st-state tensions
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House Passes Trump's Reconciliation Bill After Shoving In Larger Medicaid Cuts At Last Minute
After weeks of intraparty fighting, House Republicans passed the reconciliation package that addresses President Donald Trump's fiscal agenda in a largely party line 215-214 vote early Thursday morning. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) voted against the bill, joining all Democrats in opposing the package. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-MD) voted 'present,' a decision that lowered the threshold for the 'yes' votes needed by Republicans in order to pass it out of the lower chamber. 'I voted to move the bill forward along the process,' Harris said, according to Punchbowl. 'I don't think it was completely where I would need it to be. But it was a vote to move along. Obviously if I voted no, it would've gone nowhere today.' Meanwhile, Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) did not vote. Garbarino reportedly fell asleep and missed the vote after sitting through proceedings all night. The massive reconciliation package — which already included massive cuts to Medicaid and the popular food assistance program SNAP, as well as tax cuts that will largely benefit wealthy Americans — got a makeover on Wednesday largely to appease the far-right members who were threatening to sink the bill. Notably, leadership made substantial changes to the Medicaid portion of the bill overnight. The new text moves up the start date of Medicaid work requirements from Jan. 1, 2029 to Dec. 31, 2026. That was one of the demands members of the Freedom Caucus had been pushing since last week. The bill already included a provision that banned coverage of gender-affirming care for minors. The new text extends that ban to adults under the program as well. Republicans also expanded the criteria for a provision that could cause states to lose a portion of the funds they receive through the federal matching rate if they offer coverage to undocumented immigrants. Another notable change is expected to incentivize states not to expand their programs under the Affordable Care Act. A newly added measure would give states a financial incentive not to expand coverage outside of the traditional enrollees, making higher payments to providers, like hospitals, for uncompensated care. The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act comes after two obstinate factions of the House GOP caucus spent the past several weeks refusing to come together and support the package without assurances their competing demands would be met. A group, largely made up of members of the House Freedom Caucus, had been pushing for steeper spending cuts and calling for leadership to move up the date for when Medicaid work requirements outlined in the legislation would kick in. Simultaneously, another group of largely blue-state Republicans have been unhappy with leadership's state and local tax (SALT) offer, as well as provisions of the bill that would slash Medicaid. House Republican leadership had been working with both sides to get everyone in line ahead of their self-imposed deadline: passing the bill out of the lower chamber by Memorial Day. But they had to call in the real leader of the House Republican conference this week to ultimately pull that off. On Tuesday morning, Trump attended a closed-door House Republican conference meeting in an attempt to strongarm both groups into accepting the offers they have received from leadership. He even called out a handful of Republicans by name during the meeting, telling them to get in line or else. A handful of members came out of that meeting signaling to TPM and other reporters outside the room that the President had made significant progress with holdouts on both sides of the spectrum. But others also acknowledged more time was likely needed for negotiations. That same night, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the blue-state Republicans reached a tentative deal on SALT as the Speaker agreed to boost the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000 for taxpayers making below $500,000 in the reconciliation package. That agreement, which was endorsed by Trump, triggered a rebellion from far-right members who had been calling for steeper cuts to lower the deficit. Johnson and House Freedom Caucus members went to the White House on Wednesday afternoon to work through their issues with Trump. That meeting and continued negotiations led to some of the major last minute revisions. The bill will head to the Senate next where it is expected to face its own challenges. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has already said he is a 'no' on the bill in its current form, as it does not do enough to address the deficit. And Senate Republican leadership is considering taking the House's package and chopping it up into pieces to make it easier to pass. Johnson reportedly warned Senate Republicans against making major changes to the bill, as he barely whipped the votes he needed to pass it in the lower chamber. Any major changes might not withstand a second House floor vote.
Politico
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Playbook PM: Hill holdouts hold out despite Trump pressure
Presented by THE CATCH-UP THE ART OF THE DEAL: President Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill today to instruct both moderates and hard-liners to set aside their concerns and get the reconciliation megabill done. But even with an extremely loyal conference, he may not have broken through the logjam (yet). Trump on the Hill: The president said on his way into Congress that he'd deliver a 'pep talk' for House Republicans. But behind closed doors, there was some tougher medicine: He urged conservatives to back down from demands for further Medicaid cuts — 'don't fuck around with Medicaid,' Trump said, per POLITICO's Meredith Lee Hill. And he urged blue-state Republicans who want a higher state and local tax deduction to stop fighting and accept Speaker Mike Johnson's latest offer. His big-picture message was to unify and pass the bill. The warnings: Trump told reporters that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) should be unseated, and other reconciliation opponents should 'possibly' face primary challenges. (Massie took it in stride and is still a no, POLITICO's Jennifer Scholtes and Katherine Tully-McManus report.) Inside the meeting, Trump told Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) that 'I know your district better than you do,' per The Hill's Mychael Schnell and colleagues. 'If you lose because of SALT, you were going to lose anyway.' Pushing ahead: Johnson still is aiming to get the bill through House Rules and to the floor tomorrow, and he was due to join the Senate Republican lunch today, per NOTUS. Get ready for negotiations to continue all afternoon, including on yanking clean-energy tax credits. There's a SALT meeting with Johnson at 2 p.m., per Punchbowl's Laura Weiss. But but but: Many of the hard-liner holdouts are holding on. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and others said they're still opposed. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) told WSJ's Olivia Beavers after the Trump meeting that the president still hadn't won over enough supporters for the current legislation. Harris indicated 'we can get there,' though 'maybe not by tomorrow.' SALT not shaken: And SALT advocates aren't mollified either. Trump argued that blue-state Democratic governors would benefit from a higher deduction, as POLITICO's Benjamin Guggenheim reports. (That stands at odds with his campaign pledge last year, the AP notes.) The latest SALT offer from Johnson was for a $40,000 cap and super-high income limit for four years, falling to $30,000 thereafter, per Punchbowl's Jake Sherman. But the SALT caucus told Johnson they still oppose the bill, with Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) and Lawler all publicly stating their no votes. 'I'm not going to budge,' Lawler insisted. Reality check: The bill Trump urged Republicans to pass was pretty different from the one they actually have, NOTUS' Riley Rogerson and colleagues note. His pitch to avoid most Medicaid reductions belies the major cuts that are already in the legislation, and he vastly overstated the tax hikes Americans would face if the bill didn't pass. 'He's not a detail guy,' said one member. More reading: 'GOP's Tax on Foundations Takes Aim at Billionaire Philanthropy,' Bloomberg … 'Republican Plan to Tax Elite Colleges Could Hit in Unexpected Places,' NYT … 'Trump Threatens to Tax Payments That Power Latin American Allies,' Bloomberg Good Tuesday afternoon. Thanks for reading Playbook PM. Drop me a line at eokun@ 9 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. THE LATEST DOCUMENTS: 'New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces felony assault charge in conflict at ICE facility, court filing shows,' by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein and Ry Rivard: 'The criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark alleges McIver 'slammed her forearm' into one agent and 'forcibly' grabbed him. The Democratic congressmember is also accused of using 'each of her forearms to forcibly strike' another officer, according to the complaint, which includes multiple photos from video cameras worn by officers, as well as others mounted outside the facility.' Said McIver, 'I'm looking forward to my day in court.' 2. TRAIL MIX: With three high-profile choices before him — House, Senate and governor — Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced that he'll run for reelection to his current seat, per the Portland Press Herald's Gillian Graham. (Good news for Hakeem Jeffries, less so for Chuck Schumer.) The centrist said he determined that the best path forward was to help Democrats flip the House; it would have been harder for the party to hold his seat if he vacated it. Race for the states: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially jumped into Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial primary, per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein. She called for Medicaid expansion and tried to walk a line between fighting against Trump and seeking bipartisanship with Republicans. … Liberal judge Chris Taylor said she'll run for a Wisconsin state Supreme Court seat next year, aiming to oust incumbent conservative Rebecca Bradley, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Alison Dirr and Molly Beck. 3. VAX NOT: 'FDA Stops Recommending Covid Vaccine Boosters for Most Americans,' by The Free Press' Olivia Reingold: 'In a paper published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, Martin Makary, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and Vinay Prasad, the newly appointed head of the FDA's vaccine division, have unveiled a new policy in which the government will no longer recommend Covid booster shots for healthy Americans ages 64 and younger. In addition, as of today, Covid vaccine manufacturers like Moderna and Pfizer will have to conduct trials to prove that their updated vaccines offer clinical benefits such as fewer symptoms, hospitalizations, or deaths.' 4. MUSK READ: Elon Musk said today that he'll significantly scale back his political spending, after the world's richest person became a crucial megadonor for Republicans last year, per the WSJ. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum, Musk indicated that he doesn't 'currently' see a need to spend big: 'I think I've done enough.' (Of course, he at first intended not to spend in the 2024 election either.) At the same time, NYT's Mara Hvistendahl and colleagues detail how Musk personally benefited from striking deals on Trump's Middle East trip last week. In the DOGE house: Musk may be taking a step back, but the ongoing impact of his slashing of the government is massive. WaPo's William Wan and Hannah Natanson have a deep dive into the intentional traumatizing of the federal workforce, which left many civil servants 'feeling devalued, demoralized and scared for themselves and the country' — and some struggling with suicidal ideation or panic attacks. Meanwhile, as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for more healthful food, USDA cuts to a school nutrition program have made achieving that goal more difficult, Reuters' Renee Hickman reports from Tucson, Arizona. 5. IMMIGRATION SIREN: 'Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds,' by WaPo's Adam Taylor and Martine Powers: 'The Trump administration has devised plans to spend up to $250 million earmarked for foreign assistance to fund instead the removal and return of people from active conflict zones, including 700,000 Ukrainian and Haitian migrants who fled to the United States amid extreme, ongoing violence … [T]he draft documents also mention Afghans, Palestinians, Libyans, Sudanese, Syrians and Yemenis, saying they, too, could be targeted as part of the voluntary deportation program.' Another notable program: 'Trump administration fined this low-income migrant $1.8 million,' by Reuters' Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke: 'Trump has started to operationalize a plan to fine migrants who fail to leave the U.S. after a final deportation order, issuing notices to 4,500 migrants with penalties totaling more than $500 million … [People were] fined from several thousand dollars to just over $1.8 million.' Top talker: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem couldn't correctly state what habeas corpus is when pressed to define the concept by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), per CNN. Watch the video 6. MIDDLE EAST LATEST: Trump is increasingly fed up with the war in Gaza and upset by starving Palestinian children, Axios' Barak Ravid reports. He wants Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict quickly and has instructed aides to convey that, though it doesn't yet amount to significant pressure on Israel. 'If the president wants a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza he needs to put much more pressure on both sides,' one Israeli official says. 7. BIG JOHN THUNE DECISION: The Senate majority leader said he'll tee up a vote this week to rescind EPA clean-air waivers that allowed California to impose an electric vehicle mandate, per POLITICO's Jordain Carney. That will set up a high-stakes showdown. The implications aren't just limited to the fight against climate change — California's standards are nation-leading — and the impact on industry. It could also upend Senate precedent: Democrats have made clear that they think using the Congressional Review Act to nullify the waivers, in contravention of the Government Accountability Office and Senate parliamentarian, amounts to undermining the filibuster. Republicans insist it's not a 'nuclear option.' 8. WHAT KASH PATEL IS UP TO: The FBI is shuttering a watchdog unit that sought to police abuses of surveillance, NYT's Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman report. It's a striking moment for Patel, who previously criticized misuses of national security surveillance powers before taking over the agency — and for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which will be up for reauthorization in Congress in less than a year. 9. ONLY HALF A DECADE LATE: 'Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online,' by NYT's Teddy Schleifer: '[T]he party's megadonors are being inundated with overtures to spend tens of millions of dollars to develop an army of left-leaning online influencers. … The quiet effort amounts to an audacious — skeptics might say desperate — bet that Democrats can buy more cultural relevance online, despite the fact that casually right-leaning touchstones like [Joe] Rogan's podcast were not built by political donors and did not rise overnight.' TALK OF THE TOWN John Fetterman, under recent pressure for his absenteeism, showed up to his first Homeland Security Committee hearing of the year, where he said Democrats 'failed to secure our border and we deserve to pay a political price for that.' Donald Trump said that he didn't 'even know what the hell' NOTUS is, and that Reese Gorman should 'get yourself a real job.' John Phelan's $8.6 million Kalorama home suffered damage in a gnarly fire, per CBS. The Navy secretary is not occupying the mansion as it undergoes renovations. Melania Trump hung out with kids, including one in a Gulf of America cap, at a White House take-your-child-to-work day event. She has also put up quite the portrait of her husband. Chuck Todd is starting a new Sunday show … at night. EMILY'S NIGHT ON THE TOWN — 'For these liberal women, the future of Democratic politics is still female,' by WaPo's Kara Voght: 'At the Emily's List gala … [p]ress handlers hovered over this reporter's shoulder, interjecting warm yet stern reminders that conversations with attendees were strictly off-the-record. … Questions about Democrats' struggles with male voters were answered — mostly dismissed — with talking points. … In Emily's world, they're rightly having conversations about bridging gaps while supporting an ethos of authenticity that has worked for Democratic women.' OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at the 2025 Energy Future Forum, hosted by RealClear, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Center for Energy Analytics in the Chamber's Great Hall yesterday: Daniel Yergin, Marty Durbin, David DesRosiers, Mark Christie, Mark P. Mills, James Robb, Eric Grey, Terrence Keeley, Clay Gaspar, Kimberly Greene, Brandon Craig, Mike Howard, Dan Lipman, Dan Golding, Scott Gatzemeier, Aaron Zubaty, Christopher Guith, Heath Knakmuhs, Ruth Demeter, Jeff Guittard, Ben Geman, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Evan Halper, Callie Patteson, Jim Varney, James Downing, Nathan Worcester and Chris Knight. — The Planetary Society hosted a kick-off reception for the bipartisan Congressional Planetary Science Caucus yesterday in the Rayburn foyer, including an exhibition of space science. Bill Nye and caucus co-chairs Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.) spoke, and Jack Kiraly emceed. SPOTTED: Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), George Whitesides (D-Calif.) and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Alicia Brown, Jen Lotz, Amanda Hendrix, Britney Schmidt and Newton Campbell. MEDIA MOVES — Amanda Chu will be a health care influence reporter at POLITICO. She previously has covered U.S. energy for the FT. … The POLITICO Journalism Institute announced its 2025 class: Veronica Violet Bianco, Ronni Butts, Diya Contractor, Laney Crawley, Rachael Dziaba, Marisa Guerra Echeverria, Savannah Grooms, Mara Mellits, Maia Nehme, Caleb Ogilvie, Chinanuekpele (Chinanu) Okoli, Janelle Sears, Daviel (Davi) Schulman, Diamy Wang, Jerry Wu, Dorothy Quanteh and Jasmine Tucker. TRANSITIONS — Former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig is joining Foley Hoag as senior counsel. … Jeremy Dalrymple is now associate director and fellow of governance at the R Street Institute. He most recently was counsel to the Senate Homeland Security Investigations Subcommittee, and is a Heritage and Senate Budget alum. … Jason Todd is joining the National Automobile Dealers Association as policy and grassroots advocacy director. He previously was VP at Independent Electrical Contractors. … … Sarah Salas is now policy adviser for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). She previously was legislative assistant and professional staff member for Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). … Eun Young Choi is now a partner at Arnold & Porter. She previously was deputy assistant AG in the Justice Department's National Security Division. … Elizabeth Gregory is now a VP in the strategy and comms practice at Teneo. She most recently was a senior adviser to Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Dina Powell McCormick, as well as ColdSpark. ENGAGED — Karalee Geis, senior associate director for the White House's Office of Public Liaison, and Niall McMillan, an attorney at Offit Kurman, got engaged Saturday at West Potomac Park. They met at a birthday party for Nick Lisowski. Pic BONUS BIRTHDAY: Ben Yoho of The Strategy Group Company Send Playbookers tips to playbook@ or text us on Signal here. Playbook couldn't happen without editor Zack Stanton, deputy editor Garrett Ross and Playbook Podcast producer Callan Tansill-Suddath.
News.com.au
02-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Woolies flags astonishing sausage trend
Woolworths has revealed an astonishing sausage trend sweeping Australia. The supermarket has reported a massive 20 per cent increase in sausage sales this week ahead of the May 3 federal election. The statistic comes after democracy sausage providers everywhere spent the week stocking up for voters to get their fix from their local polling place. The democracy sausage has become a crucial and celebrated part of the voting process for Australians in recent years, with the proceeds from the goods generally go to a local fundraising cause. A spokeswoman for Woolworths said the traditional thin beef sausage has been the most popular item in the range this week. 'Sausages have been extremely popular this week with a 20 per cent uplift as customers gear up for the weekend,' she said. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said his favourite type of Democracy Sausage is with a bit of barbecue sauce and 'well done' onions, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a traditionalist with photos showing the Prime Minister passing a local a sanga with onions on top of the sausage at a Punchbowl sausage sizzle earlier in the campaign. Recently one in three Aussies voted in favour of a new sausage sizzle policy: onions first, sausage second, according to new research from Australian Onions. This year, a team of snag-loving data fiends have put together an interactive Democracy Sausage map, which lists the location of sausage sizzles and cake stalls open Saturday across the globe. The map features more than 1800 listings using crowdsourced data. Some of the international stalls have been listed in Japan, US, South Africa, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and even Antarctica. The Democracy Sausage team has encouraged anyone with information about a fundraiser that's not yet on the map to get in touch, either by sending a tip-off via the website or by reaching out on social media. 'People associate ideas and memories with sights and sounds, and there's no better sight than seeing Aussie voters helping community groups while smelling delicious sausages and onions on a BBQ,' founder Alex Dawson said. In New York, two Aussies abroad said they have 'taken over an NYC hotdog cart and turned it into the OFFICIAL Democracy Sausage Cart 2025 to bring you a taste of Australia'.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
That $119 swimsuit? With tariffs it will cost you $360.
Amazon this week denied a report that it would display tariff charges on imported goods for sale on its platform after the White House denounced the move as a "hostile and political act." But other retailers are breaking out the import duties on customer receipts — sometimes causing shock among shoppers. Amid sweeping tariffs newly imposed by President Trump, including 145% levies on goods made in China, businesses are raising prices on a wide range of products, rather than absorbing the added costs from the steep taxes on imported items. Some are opting to tell consumers exactly why prices are rising by adding tariff surcharges to customers' bills. Others are simply raising prices across the board. Political news site Punchbowl on Tuesday reported that Amazon planned to list added costs derived from tariffs next to certain products sold on its site. The e-commerce giant pushed back on the report's claim, telling CBS News on Tuesday that its Amazon Haul store only "considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products." "This was never approved and is not going to happen," Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said in statement Tuesday. Other retailers both big and small are taking the opposite tack and showing customers exactly how much tariffs are adding to product costs. "This is transparency" David Warrick, executive vice president of Overhaul, a supply-chain management company, said most businesses can't absorb tariffs of as high as 145% on goods from China and are passing price hikes onto consumers. "This is transparency," he said of some retailers' decision to display tariff charges on customer receipts. "Consumers should understand that this is what you're paying for, and what the cost of trade policy is and how it's uplifting prices," he told CBS MoneyWatch. "It's useful, and a good demonstration of how tariffs are impacting daily spending." China-based e-commerce giants Shein and Temu both began listing new prices on their sites this week that reflect the cost of tariffs. Temu is also adding "local" labels to goods shipped from U.S.-based warehouses, indicating they are not subject to import duties on imports from China. "No import charges for all local warehouse items and no extra charges upon delivery," the Temu website says of the wide range of goods that are already in the U.S. Still, that isn't stopping some Temu shoppers from griping about the heavy new import costs on goods purchased from China, which can be greater than the value of goods themselves. In one Reddit post dedicated to Temu and tariffs, shoppers shared screenshots of the import duties, which were added to their total bills. According to another shopper, the purchased goods totaled $138.97, while the "import charges" amounted to $117.64. A third customer posted a receipt showing import charges of $60.57 on goods worth $47.52. Triangl, an online swimwear company, announced that as of April 30, orders from U.S.-based customers will include tariff charges at checkout. On Thursday, a one-piece woman's swimsuit sold on the site with a retail cost of $119 was subject to tax of $12.35, while shipping costs ran $20. Import duties on the item amounted to $211.11, raising the final price to $362.46. Ryan Babenzien, CEO of showerhead maker Jolie Skin Co. said in an April post on LinkedIn that the company plans to add a line in customer carts at checkout called the "Trump Liberation Tariff." "Technically WE are not raising our prices, but the Tariff will make it more expensive for American consumers to buy a Jolie," Babenzien said in the post. Via Seating, a Lake Tahoe, Nevada-based furniture company, is also informing customers about the hit from tariffs. In a statement on its website, the company says that, as of March, a 3% "tariff surcharge" is applied to most orders. "Due to the latest round of trade tariff impacts, many of our suppliers are raising their prices. While Via Seating has remained unaffected until now, the most recent round of trade policy changes, with no announced end date, are directly impacting our costs," the statement reads. Kristi Noem says if Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. we'd "immediately deport him again" Extended interview: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on deportations involving children and more Mike Waltz leaving post as Trump's national security adviser | Special Report
