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Joe diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer, will head up a federal probe into former federal officials who investigated Trump, a Justice Department official confirmed.
A new NBC News poll has found that President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to a new low over rising costs and the Iran war. Salwan Georges / Bloomberg via Getty Images
What to know today
- TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING: President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
- TRUMP INVESTIGATIONS PROBE: Joe diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer who backed his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, will head up a Florida-based federal probe into former federal officials who investigated Trump, a Justice Department official confirmed to NBC News over the weekend.
- MICHIGAN BALLOTS: The Justice Department has demanded Wayne County, Michigan, home to Detroit, turn over all ballots from the November 2024 election, another escalation of the Trump administration’s voting inquiries.
Trump tariff refund portal launches today
NEW YORK — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch today.
Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8 a.m., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency administering the system.
It’s the first step in a complicated process that also might eventually lead to refunds for consumers who were billed for some or all of the tariffs on products shipped to them from outside the United States.
Companies must submit declarations listing the goods on which they collectively put billions of dollars toward the import taxes the court subsequently struck down. If CBP approves a claim, it will take 60-90 days for a refund to be issued, the agency said.
The government expects to process refunds in phases, however, focusing first on more recent tariff payments. Any number of technical factors and procedural issues could delay an importer’s application, so any reimbursements businesses plan to make to customers likely would trickled down slowly.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Feb. 20 found that Trump usurped Congress’ tax-setting role last April when he set new import tax rates on products from almost every other country, citing the U.S. trade deficit as a national emergency that warranted his invoking of a 1977 emergency powers law.
Although the court majority did not address refunds in its ruling, a judge at the U.S. Court of International Trade determined last month that companies subjected to IEEPA tariffs were entitled to money back.
Customs and Border Protection said in court filings that over 330,000 importers paid a total of about $166 billion on over 53 million shipments.
Not all of those orders qualify for the first phase of the refund system’s rollout, which is limited to cases in which tariffs were estimated but not finalized or within 80 days of a final accounting.
To receive refunds, importers have to register for the CPB’s electronic payment system. As of April 14, 56,497 importers had completed registration and were eligible for refunds totaling $127 billion, including interest, the agency said.
Jenna Bush Hager sits down with former Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden
Each of the four former U.S. presidents — Joe Biden, 83; Barack Obama, 64; Bill Clinton, 79; and George W. Bush, 79 — sat down with “TODAY” co-host Jenna Bush Hager and shared a message for the American people ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary in July.
Bush Hager, the daughter of former President Bush, shared Monday in a “TODAY” exclusive that she spoke individually with each at a private event over the weekend in Philadelphia hosted by the History Channel. The event, named “History Talks,” traditionally features former presidents, and was done in partnership with Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal.
The “TODAY” co-host also asked each of the four former presidents about what inspired them to run for the highest office in the nation — and what moments were most meaningful to them during their time in the Oval Office.
U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday.
The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 181 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Poll: Trump’s approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trump’s performance as president, while 63% disapprove — including 50% who said they disapprove strongly — putting his job rating at the lowest point of his second term in NBC News Decision Desk polling. Two-thirds of respondents also disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation and the Iran conflict.
Justice Department demands Michigan county turn over 2024 ballots
The Justice Department has demanded Wayne County, Michigan, to turn over all ballots from the November 2024 election, another escalation of the Trump administration’s voting inquiries.
In a letter to the chief election official of Wayne County dated April 14, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon cited three convictions for election fraud and five lawsuits against the county that alleged election fraud. Dhillon gave the county 14 days to produce the requested documents, which included ballots, ballot receipts, and ballot envelopes.
Trump loyalist Joe diGenova now leading ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets
Joe diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer who backed Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, will head up a Florida-based federal investigation into former federal officials who investigated Trump, a Justice Department official confirmed to NBC News on this weekend.
DiGenova, 81, who was U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during the Reagan era, will lead a sprawling investigation targeting Trump’s enemies, reaching all the way back to a previous Justice Department inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
New poll reveals how Trump’s support among young Americans is significantly changing
Young Americans are down on the state of the country. They’re pessimistic about their future. And, in increasing numbers, they disapprove of Trump and how he’s handling the issue most important to them: the economy.
