The president previously rescinded his nomination of Jared Isaacman as the space agency’s next leader, citing the entrepreneur’s ties to Elon Musk.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was directing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the interim administrator of NASA. Sign up to receive the latest updates from U.S. News & World Report and our trusted partners and sponsors.

Trump on April 2 proposed a 20% tariff for EU goods and then threatened to raise that to 50% after negotiations did not move as fast as he would have liked, only to return to the 10% baseline. The EU has 27 member states, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The notices bring the total number of countries Trump has hiked tariffs on this week to 21. The higher rates are slated to take effect on August 1.

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff delay provided some hope to major trade partners Japan, South Korea and the European Union that deals to ease duties could still be reached, while bewildering some smaller exporters such as South Africa and leaving companies with no clarity on the path forward.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part due to the treatment of its former president and his political ally, Jair Bolsonaro.

US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday, including a 50% rate on Brazil, one of the highest so far announced for the levies which are set to hit in August.

Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil’s prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil vowed to retaliate.

The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.