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Trump announced widespread tariffs on U.S. trading partners Wednesday. The next day, a 25% tariff on automobiles takes effect. Another tariff on auto parts is expected by May 3.

Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said that closeness between Detroit and Windsor is what makes the threat of a trade war so jarring.

President Donald Trump levied tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, with no exemptions. The tariff is more strict than previous tariffs and is expected to be effective on March 12.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore what Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in her big speech this week at the Detroit Auto Show (and why she said it now). Plus, Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt throws his hat in the ring for Michigan governor in 2026, and the latest changes to Michigan’s tipped wage and sick time leave laws.

In today’s podcast, a look into what is happening with a big regional automaker after their CEO's resignation.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the carmaker that owns brands like Jeep and Ram and Citroën and Peugeot.

A conversation about how Donald Trump’s first-term trade war set the stage for the present dispute over manufacturing tariffs.

What’s going on with UAW workers at a Stellantis plant in Toledo? Also, interpreting history for people who want to understand the present, we speak with the hosts for the show Throughline. And the director of an ensemble that united musicians from all over the Americas talks about an upcoming performance in Michigan and connecting young musicians.

UAW wins in Tennessee, U-M students protest war in Gaza, taking pride in Detroit hosting the NFL draft, and RFK Jr finds loophole to get on Michigan's presidential ballot

A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore lost power and rammed into a major bridge, causing the span to buckle into the river below.