World Oct 30 Trump and Xi outline deal to ease U.S.-China trade war, but tensions remain By Nick Schifrin
World Oct 30 Watch 6:29 Trump should ‘hold the line’ and block AI chips from Chinese market, ex-ambassador says To discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, Geoff Bennett spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. A diplomat with decades of service under Republican and Democratic administrations, Burns served as envoy during the Biden Administration. By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till
World Oct 30 Watch 6:26 Trump-Xi agreement a ‘fragile truce,’ former deputy national security advisor says For another view on the Trump-Xi meeting, Amna Nawaz spoke with Matt Pottinger. He was deputy national security adviser in the first Trump administration and spearheaded China policy as the confrontation with Beijing accelerated. He now serves as chairman of… By Amna Nawaz
Politics Oct 30 WATCH: 4 Republicans join Senate Democrats in passing rebuke to Trump’s global tariffs The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe, the latest note of displeasure at his trade tactics in Washington that came just as the president celebrated his negotiations with China… By Stephen Groves, Associated Press
World Oct 30 6 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others. By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Oct 29 Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The legislation would terminate the national emergencies that Trump has declared to justify the tariffs. Kaine is planning similar resolutions applying to Trump's tariffs on Canada and other nations. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… Continue watching
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump threatens Canada with 10% tariff increase for not pulling down critical ad sooner By Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. Continue reading
Oct 24 Ontario premier says he’ll pull ad that upset Trump so U.S.-Canada trade talks can resume By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Friday he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Continue reading