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Political leaders representing states that border Canada and Mexico are sounding the alarm about how cross-border tariffs between those countries and the United States will impact their local economies, and their states’ residents.

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Mexico is delaying its response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as President Claudia Sheinbaum avoids retaliation while both countries negotiate to avert levies.

The Senate on March 11 confirmed Steven Bradbury as deputy secretary of DOT and on March 10 confirmed the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Labor Department.

Canada announced new 25% counter-tariffs on $20.8 billion of U.S.-made items after the Trump administration went ahead with global levies on imports of steel and aluminum.

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum that kicked in March 12 threaten to send prices higher.

Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production.

The European Union announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on steel and aluminum.

President Trump increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%, promising that the taxes would help create factory jobs at a time when his tariff threats are jolting the stock market.

House Republicans on March 11 passed legislation to keep the U.S. government open past a March 15 shutdown deadline, daring moderate Democrats in the Senate to block the measure.