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U.S. trade representative: Talks with China 'very positive,' Aug. 12 tariff deadline may be extended
U.S. trade representative: Talks with China 'very positive,' Aug. 12 tariff deadline may be extended
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that trade negotiations with China are going well and that President Trump may extend a 90-day pause in tariffs on many Chinese goods...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts action on trade talks before Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts action on trade talks before Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the Trump administration is sticking with its plan to raise tariffs next month on countries that do not agree to revamped trade deals with...
Canada says it will defend workers, stop fentanyl ahead of Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Canada says it will defend workers, stop fentanyl ahead of Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is making progress in stopping fentanyl and will continue to work with the U.S. on trafficking and other matters ahead of...
Trump says he's keeping Aug. 1 deadline to collect big tariffs
Trump says he's keeping Aug. 1 deadline to collect big tariffs
President Trump said Tuesday he will not budge from his decision to impose tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners starting Aug. 1, pushing back on the idea...
Opinion: Everyone who grasps the risk of nuclear war says Trump shouldn’t be trusted
It was a mistake to visit Los Alamos in the middle of a presidential campaign that Donald Trump might win. I get that now, after wandering around the New...
Column: What Donald Trump’s incomprehensible word salad about child care revealed
In the United States, most parents of young children work, most need help caring for their children, and most cannot depend on family members to pitch in.So wouldn’t you...
Opinion: Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power in the capital city after...
Column: Kamala Harris put California at the center of politics. Will that help or hurt her?
When Kamala Harris was formally installed as the Democratic presidential nominee, her home-state delegation had the best seats in the house, right up front.Visions of the Golden State and...
Once seen as an environmental crusader, RFK Jr. sheds green mantle with Trump endorsement
For decades, Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. worked as an environmental lawyer, filing lawsuits against polluters. He helped found a global green group that fought for clean water and helped...
Column: Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Convention Week
WASHINGTON —  During the nine years Donald Trump has been running for president, his political superpower has been his feral talent for seizing media attention and knocking opponents off-stride with...
The Democrats’ ‘way forward’ has a distinct Clinton-era feel
CHICAGO —  Former President Clinton had trouble recalling the year of his first Democratic convention — either 1972 or 1976 — but wondered how many more he’d be around for.“All...
With conventions over, a 10-week sprint to the White House begins
CHICAGO —  Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed a monthlong burst of energy and optimism among Democrats who believe she is the party’s best chance of defeating former President Trump...