50 m. ago US Looks to Box In China by Recruiting Other Trading Partners

The Trump administration is preparing to pressure nations to curb trade with China in negotiations over US tariffs, according to people familiar with the matter.

Culture

71 m. ago VW Brand Freezes US Prices Through May to Ease Tariff Concerns

Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand plans to keep prices flat in the US through next month, the latest automaker to try to keep customers coming to dealer lots after the Trump administration increased tariffs.

Economics

73 m. ago Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he the administration must try to “purge” itself of a contempt finding […]

Politics

4 h. ago US Bitcoin Mining Firm Raises Funds With Chinese Rivals Stuck

A US maker of Bitcoin mining computers said it has closed a $153 million funding round as its Chinese competitors face increasing scrutiny and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Economics

4 h. ago China open to trade talks if U.S. shows respect, names point person

China wants to see a number of steps from President Donald Trump’s administration before it will agree to trade talks, including showing more respect by reining in disparaging remarks by members of his cabinet, according to a person familiar with the Chinese government’s thinking. Other conditions include a more consistent U.S. position and a willingness […]

Economics

7 h. ago Trump Energy Boss’s Company Plunging 40% Is a Warning for US Oil Production

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Donald Trump’s administration is giving the “green light” to more US oil production, but the signal from the fracking company he used to run is flashing bright red.

Economics

22 h. ago U.S. judge to question Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, even after the Supreme Court ordered his return to the U.S. The 4 p.m. hearing in a U.S. District Court comes a day after White House advisers repeated […]

Other

23 h. ago L’administration Trump persiste dans son refus de «faciliter» le retour d’un Salvadorien expulsé à tort

Le président salvadorien affirme ne pas avoir «le pouvoir de le renvoyer vers les États-Unis».

Politics

25 h. ago Canada, other copper suppliers push back against possible Trump tariffs

The three countries supply 94% of U.S. imports of refined copper and copper alloys, and told the Trump administration that those imports do not threaten U.S. security interests.

Economics

26 h. ago Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

HALIFAX — The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the “political landscape” created by the Trump administration and reports of some Canadians encountering difficulties while crossing the […]

Society

26 h. ago Trump Trade War Sparks Run on US Warehouses With Tariff Loophole

US importers looking to sidestep Trump administration tariffs are desperately seeking space in a type of warehouse that lets them stash merchandise for as long as five years without paying duties.

Economics

30 h. ago Trump administration freezes US$2.2B for Harvard over campus activism

In a letter to Harvard Friday, Trump's administration had called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university, as well as changes to its admissions policies.

Politics

42 h. ago S&P Sees High Risk of Ford, GM Ratings Downgrade on Auto Tariffs

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co., along with nearly a dozen car-parts suppliers, are at high risk of a negative ratings action in the coming weeks if looming tariffs from the Trump administration take effect, according to an S&P Global Ratings report.

Economics

43 h. ago Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Removing Climate Websites

The groups are accusing several federal agencies of wiping out online tools used to map environmental threats facing disadvantaged communities.

Society

46 h. ago Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico […]

Other

47 h. ago El Salvador president says he won’t be releasing man wrongly deported by US

The meeting came as El Salvador has been a critical linchpin of the Trump administration’s mass deportation operation sweeping the country.

Other

49 h. ago El Salvador President Bukele says he won’t be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ‘s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Trump administration officials emphasized that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious […]

Other

61 h. ago China’s Commodities Imports Shrink Bar Oil as Trade Woes Worsen

China’s commodities imports mostly fell year-on-year in March, the last full month before the Trump administration choked off bilateral trade by imposing punitive levies on Chinese goods.

Economics

61 h. ago Thailand Finalizes US Trade Strategy Ahead of Talks Next Week

Thailand aims to hold talks with Trump administration officials next week to secure relief from a planned 36% reciprocal tariff on its goods, with officials finalizing a set of proposals including to cut its $46 billion trade surplus with the US.

Economics

69 h. ago Trump team projects confidence and calm after tariff moves rattled markets

ATLANTA — Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course on some of its steepest tariffs. Trump, meanwhile, said on his social media platform that there ultimately will be no exemptions for […]

Economics