Politics
Trump says he will reduce Russia’s 50-day deadline for peace deal with Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain. Christopher Furlong | Via Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday he is reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to either reach a […]
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Massie warns blocking Epstein vote in the House could be political liability for GOP in midterms
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday criticized the push to force a vote in the U.S. House on releasing more federal files pertaining to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “reckless,” while […]
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U.S. and China to resume tariff talks on Monday in effort to extend truce
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via […]
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Lutnick: U.S. to release result of probe into chip imports in two weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration will announce the results of a national security probe into imports […]
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Trump announces EU trade deal with 15% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. reached a trade deal with the European Union, following a […]
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Lutnick: Trump wants ‘good enough’ EU trade offer — but what that means is unclear
Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce speaks during the Pennsylvania Energy And Innovation Summit 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the European Union should agree to open its markets for U.S. exports to convince President Donald Trump to […]
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Trump, EU’s von der Leyen to meet on Sunday to try to clinch a trade deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Council President Antonio Costa, on the day of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium June 26, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet U.S. President […]
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How Trump and trade wars pushed Russia and Ukraine into the cold
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017 Mikhail Klimentiev | AFP | Getty Images In heady times — and with trade wars dominating the news agenda — it’s easy to forget that Russia and […]
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Trump’s trade deals and tariffs are on the chopping block in court. What happens next
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals […]
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Trump arrives in Scotland for golf and bilateral talks as EU trade deal nears
Members of the police walk near the clubhouse of Trump Turnberry resort, during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland, in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 26, 2025. Phil Noble | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump, dogged by questions about his ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arrived in Scotland on Friday for […]
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