FILE - From left, Elon Musk, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Steven Cheung and Stephen Miller walk to board Marine One with President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House, March 14, 2025, in Washington.
A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump's signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised broader fears about inflation intensifying and the economy slumping.
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration: Musk's departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.