Feb 26 Jamieson Greer confirmed as Trump’s top trade negotiator By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Greer is a veteran of President Donald Trump's first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico are ‘on time’ with more import taxes to come By Josh Boak, Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Trump has claimed that other countries charge unfair import taxes that have come at the expense of domestic manufacturing and jobs. Continue reading
Feb 18 Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77 By Berenice Bautista, Associated Press Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio has died at the age of 77. Continue reading
Feb 17 Mexico says it will wait for new response from Google on Gulf of Mexico name dispute before filing lawsuit By Associated Press “We will wait for Google’s response and if not, we will proceed to court,” Sheinbaum said Monday during a morning press briefing. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:54 Trump escalates his trade battles with new tariffs on steel and aluminum By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas President Trump pledged new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Two key American allies, Canada and Mexico, would be significantly impacted, but so would American businesses and consumers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Greg… Continue watching
Feb 10 Trump unleashes chaos by distraction upon the international community By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press President Donald Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction around the world with a blitz of executive orders and ideas. Continue reading
Feb 09 Trump says he plans to impose steel and aluminum tariffs, with more import duties coming By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Trump declares Feb. 9 ‘Gulf of America Day’ on flight to Super Bowl By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 “the first ever Gulf of America Day" as Air Force One flew over the body of water that he ordered to be renamed from the Gulf of Mexico. Trump also said… Continue reading
Feb 06 Mexico border cities fear U.S. tariffs could cripple economy, spark recesssion By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press President Donald Trump's threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have left many cities along Mexico's northern border in limbo… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:54 A look at how tariffs work and the impact they have on the economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes President Trump's tariff plans are leaving people with many questions about when they have been used in the past, what kind of effect they have had, how that squares with the president's arguments and their potential impact now. Economics correspondent… Continue watching