Trump secures a trade deal — and a glittering crown
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. may reduce tariffs on China if Beijing helps to restrict exports of chemicals used to make fentanyl. It’s the latest indication that some sort of trade agreement may be reached when Trump meets China’s leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.
The measure seeks to terminate the national emergency declarations Trump used to justify imposing 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods,
The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night passed legislation terminating the national emergency declaration to impose duties on Brazilian imports.
The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats test GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy.
Five Republicans joined with Democrats on a vote to end the national emergency that President Trump has declared as the basis for sweeping tariffs on Brazil.
The justices used the doctrine, a judicially created method of reading statutes, to thwart several major Biden programs.
Senators are set to vote this week on rebuking the president’s Brazil and Canada levies. But a high court ruling is the remedy that might really stick.
Donald Trump has said he is adding 10% to US tariffs on goods imported from Canada, after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan. Calling the advert a "fraud", the US president lashed out at Canadian officials for not removing it ahead of the World Series baseball championship.