In his first week back in the Oval Office, Trump has quickly torn up his predecessor’s alliance-driven foreign policy in favor of an even more rambunctious 2.0 version of “America First.” His provocations have raised tensions with key allies on multiple continents — and set up showdowns with other leaders that,
Trump’s move to rescind his tariff threat on Colombia suggests he can be swayed from carrying through on at least some of what he pledges to do
A brief standoff with Colombia holds important lessons for how future trade conflicts might unfold in the new Trump administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico. But they are not the only ones scrambling to understand the new administration's strategy. A public spat between Washington and Bogota was the latest brush with a trade war.
Trump's latest moves spark controversy, from imposing tariffs on Colombia to proposing US control of Canada and Greenland.
The president is increasingly threatening other countries with tariffs for issues that have little to do with trade.
U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to make good on his promise to issue tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. Leavitt told reporters in her first White House press briefing that Trump also is still "very much" considering fresh tariffs on China for Saturday.
The dispute marked the first major test of Trump's use of tariffs as a negotiating tactic with nations he views as uncooperative
Less than a week into his presidency, Donald Trump has briefly engaged in his first international tariff dispute. And the target wasn't China, Mexico or Canada - frequent subjects of his ire - it was Colombia, one of America's closest allies in South America.
President Donald Trump backed off a threat of "emergency" tariffs on imports from Colombia after the South American country agreed to let two repatriation flights from the U.S. land there.
Economists say Trump’s second-term tariffs, if carried out as promised, could put even more downward pressure on the economy, because he’s framed them as across-the-board, rather than targeted to particular consumer products or commodities.