Trump tariffs live updates: Stellantis to temporarily layoff 900 US employees

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Senators introduce legislation requiring Congressional approval for tariffs

A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would require Congress to approve all tariffs within 60 days.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., proposed the measure.

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Some nations targeted in Trump tariffs are uninhabited

Among the list of nations hit with tariffs in Trump's plan are several uninhabited islands with barely any permanent residents.

For example, the British Indian Ocean Territory was hit with 10% tariff but the only inhabitants of the United Kingdom territory are American and British military personnel and contractors stationed at a joint defense facility.

Norfolk Island, an Australian territory, was slapped with a rate of 29%, compared to the 10% for Australia. There is very little trade with the island, which has a population of just 2,000.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

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Stellantis to temporarily layoff 900 US employees in response to tariffs

Jeep maker Stellantis said on Thursday it will temporarily pause production at two plants: one in Windsor, Canada plant and another in Toluca, Mexico.

A drone view of Stellantis's Chrysler Windsor Assembly facility in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 4, 2025.
Carlos Osorio/Reuters

As a result, there will be temporarily layoffs for 900 employees at their American plants. Those locations include Warren Stamping and Sterling Stamping plants in Michigan as well as the Indiana Transmission, Kokomo Transmission and Kokomo Casting plants in Indiana.

The company said it's doing this as it assesses the medium and long-term effects of tariffs. The Trump administration's 25% auto tariff took effect earlier Thursday.

-ABC News' Zunaira Zaki