New Tariffs to Take Effect Today; Takeaways From Elections in Florida and Wisconsin

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs will take effect immediately after his announcement on Wednesday. The White House says the plan, aimed at addressing decades of unfair trade, was finalized with advisers on Tuesday. The tariffs are expected to mirror other countries' rates, though full details are still unknown.

Two key elections wrapped up in Florida on Tuesday, with Republicans holding onto the first and sixth congressional districts. Meanwhile, liberal candidate Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election. NTD discussed the two elections with political analyst and TV and radio host John Gordon.

"Top Gun" and "Batman Forever" star Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65. He died Tuesday night in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, said in an email to The Associated Press. Kilmer died from pneumonia. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, which required two tracheotomies.