Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a tentative trade truce with China, saying Beijing has agreed to ease restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets critical to American industry, while the U.S. will halt efforts to revoke Chinese student visas. The announcement came via social media following two days …
Read More »Trump Doubles Steel Tariffs, Backs Controversial Nippon–U.S. Steel Deal
In a fiery speech to steelworkers at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works plant on Friday, President Donald Trump announced a doubling of tariffs on steel imports to 50%, up from the current 25%, as part of his broader push to fortify American manufacturing and revive the domestic steel industry. “We’re going …
Read More »Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Pact Weeks After Tariff Truce
Former President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating a recently agreed-upon trade agreement, just weeks after the two countries announced a temporary easing of tariffs on each other’s imports. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Beijing had “totally violated” the agreement, though he …
Read More »Appeals Court Restores Trump Tariffs For Now, After Trade Court Blocks Most
President Donald Trump’s global tariffs can remain in place while the courts examine whether the sweeping import taxes that have roiled worldwide trade reach beyond his presidential authority. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit delivered the order swiftly Thursday, handing Trump a win after a lower trade court blocked …
Read More »Trump Rejects “TACO” Label, Defends High-Tariff Strategy as Tough Negotiating
President Donald Trump pushed back hard Wednesday against the growing perception that he retreats from his own steep tariff threats, denying that he’s “chickening out” and insisting his trade tactics are deliberate negotiating maneuvers designed to pressure foreign governments. Asked about the so-called “TACO” trade — an acronym coined by …
Read More »Federal Judges Strike Down Trump Tariffs, Citing Presidential Overreach
A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda, ruling that he overstepped his legal authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners. The U.S. Court of International Trade said Trump’s actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) lacked clear …
Read More »Trump Delays 50% EU Tariff Until July 9 to Allow for Trade Talks
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will postpone a planned 50% tariff on goods from the European Union until July 9, granting both sides more time to engage in high-level trade negotiations. The decision came after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, …
Read More »Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on E.U. Imports, Roiling Global Markets
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a sweeping 50% tariff on all European Union imports, escalating a transatlantic trade dispute and sending shockwaves through global financial markets. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared trade talks with the E.U. were “going nowhere” and said the …
Read More »Pam Bondi Sold Millions in Trump Media Shares on Day of Major Tariff Announcement
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi sold millions of dollars’ worth of stock in Trump Media and Technology Group — the parent company of Truth Social — on April 2, the same day former President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign goods, according to a government ethics transaction report …
Read More »U.S. and China Agree to 90-Day Tariff Pause, Easing Trade War and Lifting Global Markets
The United States and China announced Monday a 90-day suspension of major tariffs, marking a dramatic de-escalation in a trade war that had rattled global markets and strained relations between the world’s two largest economies. Under the deal, U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will drop from 145% to 30%, while …
Read More »Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Foreign Films, Calls Global Cinema a ‘National Security Threat’
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday his intention to impose a sweeping 100% tariff on all foreign-produced films entering the United States, arguing that other countries are “stealing” Hollywood’s business and using film as a tool of propaganda. “Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,” Trump …
Read More »Trump Downplays Recession Fears, Defends Tariff Strategy as Economic Reset
President Donald Trump, in a sweeping interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker at Mar-a-Lago, defended his embattled economic strategy and escalated his administration’s conflict with elite academic institutions, most notably Harvard University. As signs of economic strain emerge, Trump is urging Americans to endure short-term hardship in pursuit of what he …
Read More »Three Senate Republicans Break With Trump on Tariffs But Rebuke Fails
Senate Republicans defended President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs Wednesday, blocking a largely symbolic measure to terminate the president’s import taxes that have shocked the economy. The resolution failed in a tied 49-49 vote Wednesday evening. Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie on a subsequent procedural vote to stop the measure from …
Read More »Trump Deflects Blame for Market Drop, Cites “Biden Overhang” Despite Tariff-Driven Declines
President Donald Trump is blaming former President Joe Biden for the worst stock market performance in a new administration’s first 100 days since Richard Nixon — even as economists and investors tie recent declines to Trump’s own sweeping tariff policies. On Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy …
Read More »Trump Acknowledges Tariff Impact on Prices, Says Children May Have Fewer Toys
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to concede that his aggressive tariff policy on Chinese imports may lead to higher prices and fewer consumer goods, particularly toys, but insisted the burden is falling more on China than U.S. families. “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30,” Trump …
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