The trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump are escalating to new heights. Just days after Trump unveiled sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world, China levied a retaliatory 34% tariff on all U.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak to reporters Tuesday afternoon, a day before President Trump’s tariffs on the Canada, Mexico, China and certain product imports, are

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.

Maher received some backlash for accepting the invite to the White House. Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh said last week it was “a bullshit business move by Maher” to sit down with Trump for dinner and said that he would never do the same. Maher told Cuomo that it was an “honor” to be invited to the White House.

Top White House and administration officials have been promising businesses, consumers and fellow Republicans more “certainty” on trade in the coming days, eager to calm skittish markets and avoid the stock market plunge that accompanied the White House’s initial tariff roll-outs. But they have one problem: Donald J. Trump.