President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher targeted tariffs for most countries, excluding China, which now faces a 125% duty. The pause was due to over 75 trading partners not retaliating and seeking discussions. Canada and Mexico will maintain a 10% tariff, while the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will have no tariffs. The European Union plans to impose fresh retaliatory duties next week. Matt Gagnon criticized the inconsistency in the Trump administration’s tariff justifications, noting the shift from economic arguments to bilateral trade deals. He emphasized the need for clear objectives and consistent messaging.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.
