Tariffs, Trade Spats and Big Cuts

With one week until Election Day and more than 30 million ballots already cast, Republicans are focusing on voter fraud while Democrats hammer the Trump administration on corruption. ... A Democrat bucks his party with an ad opposing gender-affirming care in a bid for a red-state ...  Show more

With just eight days until Election Day, President Trump and former President Barack Obama campaign in key battleground states with competing messages for voters as the midterm race enters its final stretch... Trump's Justice Department targets battleground states with new lawsui ...  Show more

Tariffs are top of the agenda during a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Canada’s PM. Americans are on the cusp of tough choices because of Trump’s trade war. The US defense secretary made significant cuts across the military. The German chancellor’s tenure i ...  Show more

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Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/03/trump-takes-americas-trade-policies-back-to-the-19th-century?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymo ...