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President Donald Trump started his week with the devastating news of deadly floods in central Texas while also negotiating a peace deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on a week that also saw a reciprocal tariffs deadline move to August and questions over who ordered a Ukraine weapons pause.
Senate sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy exports with hefty tariffs gains momentum as Trump shifts position on Russia, with Graham teasing presidential support.
The chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers said that some countries that are negotiating with the U.S. could see tariffs delayed.
The U.S. is going to provide more weapons to Ukraine after having recently paused a shipment to the country, Trump said. He added that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump surprised markets late Thursday with a letter announcing a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, but some notable industries such as energy could get some relief from the new threat.
After President Donald Trump paused his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, his trade adviser Peter Navarro promised that the administration would deliver “90 deals in 90 days.” But that deadline came and went Wednesday with the White House 88 trade deals short.
President Trump plans to issue an executive order to extend the pause on his steep, so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. The pause had been set to expire Wednesday.
Dan Scavino sold off at least $1 million in Truth Social stock on April 1, while Sergio Gor sold at least $15,000 a few days earlier.
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already driven up some prices, but they have not yet produced the overall inflation that many economists feared.
The president’s tariff announcements suggest he has not backed away from his initial strategy, where even smaller trading partners will face tariffs.
The Council of Economic Advisers, chaired by Stephen Miran, said in a report this month that, using an analysis of a price index used to track inflation, it has contradicted the idea that