• Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here's what it could mean for you

    Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here's what it could mean for you

    Mar 31, 2025 10:31 PM EST

    ... Venezuela, even though the United States also does so. Imports from China are being charged an additional 20 percent tax because of its role in fentanyl production. Trump has imposed separate tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico for the stated reason of stopping drug smuggling and illegal immigration. Trump ...

  • Examining Trump's claims that tariffs will revitalize American manufacturing

    Examining Trump's claims that tariffs will revitalize American manufacturing

    Mar 31, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... Solman: But the main theme is tariffs. The president and his team have cited very different reasons for imposing them. Donald Trump: They have allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before. This is retaliatory to a certain extent. Millions of people flowed into our country ...

  • Europe criticizes Trump auto tariffs, warning of economic threat to both continents

    Europe criticizes Trump auto tariffs, warning of economic threat to both continents

    Mar 27, 2025 03:35 PM EST

    ... to retaliate against each other.” Trump has already placed a 20 percent tax on all imports from China for its role in the production of fentanyl. He similarly placed 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, in part to pressure them to help reduce illegal immigration to the U.S ...

  • WATCH: Trump announces new 25 percent tariff on imported autos

    WATCH: Trump announces new 25 percent tariff on imported autos

    Mar 26, 2025 06:40 PM EST

    ... charged by other nations. Trump has already placed a 20 percent import tax on all imports from China for its role in the production of fentanyl. He similarly placed 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, with a lower 10 percent tax on Canadian energy products. Parts of the Mexico ...

  • WATCH: Gabbard calls Signal chats a 'mistake' as Trump officials face House Intelligence Committee

    WATCH: Gabbard calls Signal chats a 'mistake' as Trump officials face House Intelligence Committee

    Mar 26, 2025 01:45 PM EST

    ... pose other threats to Americans. The presentations from top Trump appointees reflect Trump's foreign policy priorities, including a focus on combating the flow of fentanyl, illegal immigration and human trafficking, and are taking place as Trump attempts to work out a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine three years after ...

  • WATCH: Trump intelligence officials testify in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat

    WATCH: Trump intelligence officials testify in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat

    Mar 25, 2025 12:42 PM EST

    ... In the committee room, it unfolded in split-screen fashion: Republican senators hewed to the pre-scheduled topic by drilling down on China and the fentanyl scourge, while Democrat after Democrat offered sharp criticism over a security breach they called reckless and dangerous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvn3Quku5E

  • WATCH LIVE: Senate passes Republican funding bill hours before shutdown deadline

    WATCH LIVE: Senate passes Republican funding bill hours before shutdown deadline

    Mar 14, 2025 02:03 PM EST

    For example, a Democratic memo said the bill would allow the administration to steer money away from combating fentanyl and instead use it on mass deportation initiatives. Democrats also object to clawing back $20 billion in special IRS funding, on top of the $20 billion rescission approved the year before ...

  • WATCH: Senate convenes as Democrats divided on whether to vote with Republicans on budget

    WATCH: Senate convenes as Democrats divided on whether to vote with Republicans on budget

    Mar 12, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    ... will have more leeway to reshape priorities. For example, a Democratic memo said the bill would allow the administration to steer money away from combating fentanyl and instead use it on mass deportation initiatives. "It is not a simple stopgap that keeps the lights on and the doors open," said ...

  • House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September

    House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September

    Mar 11, 2025 10:00 PM EST

    Spending bills typically come with specific funding directives for key programs, but hundreds of those directives fall away under the legislation. So the administration will have more leeway to reshape priorities. For example, a Democratic memo said the bill would allow the administration to steer money away from combating fentanyl ...

  • WATCH: Trump speaks to the Business Roundtable after day of tariff drama with Canada

    WATCH: Trump speaks to the Business Roundtable after day of tariff drama with Canada

    Mar 11, 2025 04:13 PM EST

    ... Canada. He has said that his separate 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada, some of which are suspended for a month, are about fentanyl smuggling and objections to Canada putting high taxes on dairy imports that penalize U.S. farmers. He also continued to call for Canada to ...