• What's next for Trump's tariffs amid legal back and forth

    What's next for Trump's tariffs amid legal back and forth

    May 29, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... has the power to do so under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA. He justified this by saying the trade deficit and fentanyl crisis, which he blames on Mexico, Canada and China, pose a national emergency. But a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of ...

  • What's behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

    What's behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

    May 15, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... I think getting -- the big one is naloxone and Narcan. There's this medication that gets into the community where people can literally reverse a fentanyl overdose or an opioid overdose. Before that was there, people just died. And now even many of the people in severe addiction that I ...

  • U.S. overdose deaths fell by 27% last year — the largest one-year decline ever recorded

    U.S. overdose deaths fell by 27% last year — the largest one-year decline ever recorded

    May 14, 2025 04:18 PM EST

    ... federal taxpayer funding, is going to a variety of programs, including supportive housing and harm reduction efforts, such as providing materials to test drugs for fentanyl, the biggest driver of overdoses now. But what each state will do with that money is currently at issue.“States can either say, ‘We ...

  • What's next for Trump's trade war after pausing tariffs with China

    What's next for Trump's trade war after pausing tariffs with China

    May 12, 2025 10:53 PM EST

    ... want to keep the tariff slow. And it's very hard to know what those are. TikTok deal maybe. The Chinese will promise to stop fentanyl. But we have already had the administration say it's successfully stopped fentanyl. They will promise to buy more U.S. goods. They promised ...

  • Democratic Sen. Gallego of Arizona reveals immigration reform and border security plan

    Democratic Sen. Gallego of Arizona reveals immigration reform and border security plan

    May 12, 2025 05:53 PM EST

    ... by Gallego, who beat Republican Kari Lake in last fall's tight Senate race, calls for hiring more Border Patrol agents; using technology to stop fentanyl smuggling; reforming the asylum system; adding more ways for people to come to the U.S.; and a pathway to citizenship for some immigrants ...

  • U.S. and China reach temporary deal to reduce sky-high tariffs for 90 days, plan more talks

    U.S. and China reach temporary deal to reduce sky-high tariffs for 90 days, plan more talks

    May 12, 2025 01:56 PM EST

    ... 20 percent charge imposed because Trump says Beijing has not done enough to stop trafficking in the precursor chemicals used to make the synthetic opioid fentanyl. "The drop from sky-high to merely high tariffs, along with the uncertainty about the path of future tariffs, will still serve as a ...

  • No breakthroughs on 2nd day of U.S.-China tariff talks, but Trump touts 'great progress'

    No breakthroughs on 2nd day of U.S.-China tariff talks, but Trump touts 'great progress'

    May 11, 2025 04:13 PM EST

    ... intense. Trump's tariffs on China include a 20% charge meant to pressure Beijing into doing more to stop the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. The remaining 125% involve a dispute that dates back to Trump’s first term and comes atop tariffs he levied ...

  • U.S.-China tariff talks begin in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

    U.S.-China tariff talks begin in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

    May 10, 2025 04:50 PM EST

    ... intense. His tariffs on China include a 20 percent charge meant to pressure Beijing into doing more to stop the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. The remaining 125 percent involve a dispute that dates back to Trump’s first term and comes atop tariffs he ...

  • Trump signals he may lower tariffs on China

    Trump signals he may lower tariffs on China

    May 09, 2025 03:05 PM EST

    ... U.S. tariff includes a 20% rate tied to Trump's claim that Beijing has failed to stem the flow of chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, and this portion of the tariff is unlikely to be brought up in this weekend's talks. While an 80% tariff level on Chinese ...

  • WATCH: Trump welcomes Canada's new prime minister to Oval Office amid tensions

    WATCH: Trump welcomes Canada's new prime minister to Oval Office amid tensions

    May 06, 2025 01:29 PM EST

    ... steel and aluminum and tariffs on other products outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, in some cases ostensibly to address relatively low volumes of fentanyl intercepted at the border between the two countries.“Carney wants to show that he’s doing everything he can, including taking political risks to ...