PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - April 18

Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, voting along party lines before his trial got underway to sweep aside two charges accusing him of failing to enforce immigration laws and breaching the public trust. - Facing criticism that it is overly beholden to Elon Musk, Tesla's board of directors said that it would essentially give him everything he wanted, including the biggest pay package in corporate history.

The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - U.S. President Biden on Wednesday called for major increases to some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China, speaking to members of a national steelworkers union in Pittsburgh as he vies with former President Donald Trump for votes in Northern industrial states.

- A large-scale outage is affecting residents' ability to call the 911 emergency number in parts of Nebraska and Texas, and the entire state of South Dakota. - The U.S. Senate dismissed the impeachment case against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, voting along party lines before his trial got underway to sweep aside two charges accusing him of failing to enforce immigration laws and breaching the public trust.

- Facing criticism that it is overly beholden to Elon Musk, Tesla's board of directors said that it would essentially give him everything he wanted, including the biggest pay package in corporate history. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)