Tag: Trade

Factory workers.

No more foreign foundations: the case for American cement

Fred Fleitz · April 21, 2026 5:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Carney says Canada needs to ‘take back control’ with US relations fraught

Emily Hallas · April 20, 2026 4:34 pm

Trump Africa

Trump’s bid to win influence in Africa hits great wall of entrenched China

Brady Knox · April 20, 2026 7:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on multiple vessels after re-closing Strait of Hormuz

Brady Knox · April 18, 2026 9:54 am

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron leave after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026

France and UK lead ‘defensive’ mission in Strait of Hormuz to protect shipping

Molly Parks · April 17, 2026 6:08 pm

A television broadcasts news about the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's global tariffs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. The US Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping global tariffs, undercutting his signature economic policy and delivering his biggest legal defeat since he returned to the White House. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

CBP launched its tariff refund portal to return $175 billion in duties. What to know

Claire Carter · April 16, 2026 11:51 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at a press conference at the White House on April 6.

Beltway Confidential

Why the US-Indonesia defense pact is a big deal

Sean Durns · April 15, 2026 1:58 pm

A crane unloads a container from a truck at the Uiwang ICD Terminal in Uiwang, South Korea, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump administration tells court its tariff refund system will launch Monday

Jack Birle · April 15, 2026 1:01 pm

Empty aluminum cans

Energy and Environment

Iran war disrupts global aluminum supply, prolonging shortages for months

Maydeen Merino · April 10, 2026 5:00 am

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes, on April 9, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, conditional on shipping being allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran tries to clear up why ships aren’t passing through Strait of Hormuz

Brady Knox · April 9, 2026 10:36 am

Hormuz

No oil tankers passed through Strait of Hormuz on first day of ceasefire

Brady Knox · April 8, 2026 11:09 pm

Containers of Zyn, a product gaining traction, Phillip Morris smokeless nicotine pouches, are displayed for sale among other nicotine and tobacco products at a newsstand Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in New York.

National Zyn: Costa Rica’s nicotine pouch ban is an attack on America

Jason Reed · April 8, 2026 5:00 am