White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that the administration is confident it will be able to continue its tariff agenda despite recent legal setbacks. “And so we're very thrilled.

The U-turn was the latest example of how Mr. Trump uses loyalty as a key criterion for top administration roles, and came at a fraught moment for the space agency.

It was the latest example of loyalty as a key criterion for administration roles.

After 130 days spent fighting the federal government, Elon Musk turned up with a black eye at the White House on Friday for his last day as a “special government employee.” If you squinted, you could see it: His right eye socket was puffy and empurpled. No doubt about it, that was a big, fat shiner.

Musk's departure comes 130 days after Trump returned to office, the maximum allowable through his status as a "special government employee".

Trump announced the deal last week. Steel tariffs were not included in the lawsuit in which a judge ruled this week that many of Trump’s levies were illegal.

Wednesday's surprise ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade threatened to kill or at least delay the imposition of the global tariffs.