Tag: Trade

President Trump roundly criticized the European Union, which is said to be preparing retaliatory tariffs on popular U.S. brands if Trump proceeds with his plan to install 25 percent and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, respectively. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Steel tariffs will be imposed ‘in a loving way’

Gabby Morrongiello · March 6, 2018 9:10 pm

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (pictured above) and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, called on Internal Revenue Service acting commissioner David Kautter, a Trump appointee, to stop the agency from handing out bonuses to employees who have been disciplined for misconduct. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orrin Hatch warns Trump: Steel tariffs will undercut tax overhaul

Joseph Lawler · March 6, 2018 8:40 pm

Sanford: Tariffs Are an 'Experiment with Stupidity'

Haley Byrd · March 6, 2018 7:55 pm

A Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday indicates 50 percent of American voters oppose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and 31 percent approve of the move. (iStock photo)

Fifty percent of American voters oppose steel, aluminum tariffs: Poll

Katelyn Caralle · March 6, 2018 7:27 pm

Frustrated Republicans Dread Legislative Response to Trump's Tariff Proposal

Haley Byrd · March 6, 2018 4:50 pm

"We're not looking to get into trade wars, we're looking to make sure U.S. companies can compete fairly around the world," Steven Mnuchin added. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steven Mnuchin: Canada and Mexico won’t get hit by tariffs if NAFTA is renegotiated

Joseph Lawler · March 6, 2018 4:31 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady is working with the president on a tariff plan that would impact the offending nations, such as China, and spare the countries who are trading fairly. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP leaders negotiating with Trump on narrowing tariff plan

Susan Ferrechio · March 6, 2018 3:50 pm

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone on Monday "to address trade and the ongoing NAFTA negotiations in Mexico City," the White House said in a summary of the call. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Trump, Justin Trudeau talk amid tariff threats

Sarah Bedford · March 6, 2018 2:27 pm

In the wake of President Trump's announcement that tariffs would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports, several World Trade Organization members have already signaled they are getting countermeasures ready.

How Trump’s steel tariffs could break the WTO

Pete Kasperowicz · March 6, 2018 2:00 pm

The European Union is getting ready to hit goods like jeans, bourbon, motorcycles, and a range of agricultural goods, in case the Trump administration goes forward with hits plan to impose its steel tariff, according to Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno)

Europe to retaliate against US steel tariffs by hitting US jeans, bourbon, motorcycles: Report

Pete Kasperowicz · March 6, 2018 12:23 pm

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently estimated that trade with Canada and Mexico supports nearly 14 million American jobs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump’s plans for ‘energy dominance’ depend on NAFTA’s survival

Kyle Isakower · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

In his first year, President Trump largely went along with Republican policy priorities. His new tariffs mark a shift from that. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s GOP trade war

W. James Antle III · March 6, 2018 5:01 am