• As Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada, businesses brace for repercussions

    As Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada, businesses brace for repercussions

    Mar 06, 2025 11:35 PM EDT

    ... Mexico. The Canadians and Mexicans responded to the first rounds of tariff by saying they're putting more troops on the border to address the fentanyl and immigration issues. But, so far, that's really small potato. I don't think that's a very significant policy response. So, no ...

  • WATCH: Trump signs orders postponing some tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

    WATCH: Trump signs orders postponing some tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

    Mar 06, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... exempt from tariffs until April 2. She said the two countries will continue to work together on migration and security, and to cut back on fentanyl trafficking to the U.S. WATCH: Mexico argues American gunmakers liable for cartel gun violence From January to February, the amount of fentanyl seized ...

  • For a second time, Trump delays tariffs on most goods from Mexico

    For a second time, Trump delays tariffs on most goods from Mexico

    Mar 06, 2025 05:15 PM EDT

    ... first term. "We are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl," Trump said on Truth Social. WATCH: Trump takes a victory lap in fiery address to Congress Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs threats ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's claims during his address to Congress

    Fact-checking Trump's claims during his address to Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... to the Ukraine oversight inspector general. And that includes money that's spent inside the U.S. on weapons manufacturing. The president also said that fentanyl coming from Canada is killing thousands. Actually, only 43 pounds of fentanyl was seized in 2024 -- 43 pounds of the fentanyl that was seized ...

  • Analyzing Trump's speech, support for his policies and what comes next

    Analyzing Trump's speech, support for his policies and what comes next

    Mar 05, 2025 11:25 PM EDT

    And we have to also look at what President Trump was handed. He was really handed an economy that wasn't working for the American people, an open southern border with fentanyl coming in and killing our kids. Every city in this country, every town in this country is essentially ...

  • WATCH: Vance holds press conference on immigration after touring southern border in Texas

    WATCH: Vance holds press conference on immigration after touring southern border in Texas

    Mar 05, 2025 07:13 PM EDT

    ... crackdown on immigration a centerpiece of his reelection campaign, pledging to halt the tide of migrants entering the U.S. and stop the flow of fentanyl crossing the border. As part of that effort, he imposed 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying neither is doing enough ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's 2025 address to Congress

    Fact-checking Trump's 2025 address to Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 05:26 PM EDT

    ... bragged (not always accurately) about how, during his first term, he presided over peace and didn’t start any wars. Mexico and Canada have "allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before, killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens." Mostly False. There’s a kernel of ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing following Trump's first major address to Congress

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing following Trump's first major address to Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 04:40 PM EDT

    ... and closest trading partners. A 25% tax on goods from Canada and Mexico went into effect early Tuesday — ostensibly to secure greater cooperation to tackle fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration — triggering immediate retaliation and sparking fears of a wider trade war. Trump also raised tariffs on goods from China to ...

  • Trump grants 30-day exemption for U.S. automakers from tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

    Trump grants 30-day exemption for U.S. automakers from tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

    Mar 05, 2025 04:39 PM EDT

    ... percent tariff he placed on China to 20 percent. The administration has claimed that the tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of drugs such as fentanyl, with aides asserting that this is about a “drug war” rather than a “trade war.” U.S. customs agents seized just 43 pounds (19 ...

  • Read the full text of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress

    Read the full text of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 03:53 PM EDT

    ... country. That has never happened before. They want to make us happy. First time ever. But we need Mexico and Canada to do much more than they've done, and they have to stop the fentanyl and drugs pouring into the U.S.A. They're going to stop it.