Portage plastics parts maker fears trade ‘chaos’
Konrady Plastics Inc. CEO Leah Konrady says President Trump’s trade proposals are creating uncertainty.
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Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The administration on Thursday ordered agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection—potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
Rokita warns IMPD, IPS to cooperate with federal immigration authorities
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has advised IMPD and IPS to “discontinue policies and practices that limit their ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, or else face legal action from his office.”
Elon Musk calls for U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government
Elon Musk made the remarks as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending and restructure its priorities.
Trump closes down federal worker buyout offer after judge lifts hold
Unions representing more than 800,000 federal workers had filed a lawsuit to stop the program, calling it an “arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum.”
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
Congress established the CFPB to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry.
Trump OKs $782M loan to Indianapolis company’s sustainable jet fuel subsidiary
Montana Renewables is a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP. Calumet launched Montana Renewables in 2021 with the goal of becoming one of the top renewable diesel producers in North America.
Trump executive order vows substantial cuts to federal workforce
The executive order gives billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE, tasked with finding government inefficiencies, even more power than it has amassed in the first three weeks of the new administration.
Trump readies matching tariffs on trade partners, possibly setting up major economic showdown
President Donald Trump is taking additional action to upset the world trade system, with plans to sign an order as soon as Wednesday that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries.
Federal judge blocks ‘catastrophic’ Trump administration cut to NIH grant funding
A judge on Monday prevented the National Institutes of Health from changing the percentage that universities and medical schools are paid in facilities and administrative costs in 22 states.
Trump directs Treasury to stop minting new pennies
Proponents of eliminating the coin have cited cost savings, speedier checkouts at cash registers, and the fact that a number of countries have already eliminated their one-cent coins.
Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs
President Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce “reciprocal tariffs”—meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The National Institutes of Health said the change would save more than $4 billion a year, effective immediately.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline for them to apply for the deferred resignation program.
Judge to hear federal worker lawsuit, with buyout offer set to expire tonight
More than 40,000 people had accepted the offer as of Wednesday evening, a person familiar with the matter said.
Trump signs order barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports
Charlie Baker, president of the Indianapolis-based NCAA, said the organization would “take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration.”
Google scraps diversity hiring goals as it complies with executive order
Many companies inside and outside of the technology industry have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs.
Nonprofit’s lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an ‘avalanche’ of litigation
More than a dozen federal lawsuits have already been filed against President Trump and his administration by a wide range of nonprofits.
Federal layoffs ‘likely’ if too few employees choose to quit, memo says
Heads of federal agencies are under increasing pressure from the Trump administration to slash the size of their staff after early indications of the deferred resignation program show officials still short of realizing their goal of 2% to 5% reduction.
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada, too
The decision came just hours after a similar agreement with Mexico.