The Trump administration gave the tech industry and consumers a collective heart attack this morning with a statement that suggested the US would raise tariffs on China to 245%. The White House published an official fact sheet that said,

Only some Chinese goods, such as electric cars and syringes, are subject to a 245% duty. This is not a new, wide-ranging US tariff imposed on China, the White House says. Only some Chinese goods, such as electric cars and syringes,

The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court order restoring its access to press events in the White House after a judge found the news agency had faced unlawful retaliation.

The president is making the world’s most famous residence more like Mar-a-Lago, his gilded Florida club.

The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world.