<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: To Pursue Jobs
What We’re Following
Tariff Tales: President Trump announced a plan to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The stated goals are to protect American manufacturers from competition and reduce dependence on imported metals for security reasons. Yet the plan could backfire by raising consumer prices and threatening key alliances. The decision—which reportedly took many White House staffers by surprise—has illustrated the divisions and apparent confusion within the Trump administration.
Though America’s most recent mass shooting, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Florida, hasn’t yet led to significant policy action on guns, the response of corporations and the public suggestsThat shift has some conservative leaders feeling that their right to bear arms is under siege—but gun-control advocates have never mounted an organized effort to and they’re not likely to do so anytime soon.
