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General Motors files for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) - General Motors, the fallen icon of American industrial might, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of an Obama administration plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government.

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Trump says Americans will receive $2K tariff dividend

President Trump said Sunday that most Americans would receive a $2,000 dividend payment as a result of his administration’s tariffs levied against foreign countries.

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