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The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Feb. 18, putting in place a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s hardline trade polices.

Japan has raised the issue of auto tariffs with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% levy on car imports, a move that would deliver a big blow to Japan’s economy.

President Donald Trump said he would likely impose tariffs on automobile, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports of around 25%, with an announcement coming as soon as April 2.

The national average diesel price crept up 1.2 cents to $3.677 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data Feb. 18.

The EPA has taken a first step aimed at rescinding the Biden administration’s waivers granted for California’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Omnibus low nitrogen oxides rules.

Amazon workers at a warehouse in North Carolina overwhelmingly rejected union representation.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asked the board overseeing the U.S. Postal Service to begin the succession process, paving the way for his departure after a turbulent run of almost five years.

“[The port] was held up for five years, and it was stonewalled. Bureaucrats got in the way, and now we are moving forward with that," DOT Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Feb. 14.

The move is the latest in a rapidly widening trade war as Trump delivers on his campaign pledges to institute sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies and rivals alike.

“We have more energy than any other country and now we are unleashing it,” President Donald Trump said as he signed executive orders in the Oval Office on Feb. 14.