Another day, another deadline and another trade curveball from U.S. President Donald Trump just before the buzzer. The tariff deadline was set for August 1. Markets were watching. Countries were calculating. And then, right before midnight, came another announcement: 40% tariffs on transshipped goods, new rates for dozens of nations, and yet another reshuffling of Trump’s trade playbook. All…
Canada ‘disappointed’ by U.S. hiking tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the U.S. increasing tariffs to 35% on the country had “disappointed” its government. The duties have already come into effect and are the latest escalation in the months-long U.S.-Canada trade conflict. “While we will continue to negotiate with…
ROME (AP) — Hard-right commentators, politicians and activists in Europe have uncovered a secret to expanding their influence: engaging with Elon Musk. Take the German politician from a party whose own domestic intelligence agency has designated as extremist. Her daily audience on X surged from 230,000 to 2.2 million on days Musk interacted with her…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te canceled his United States visit to New York City and Dallas after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration urged him to avoid a stopover in the Big Apple, according to a report from the Financial Times. A foreign affairs expert said the cancellation is likely to raise tensions between the two nations…
New analysis shows where most immigration arrests are happening – CBS News Watch CBS News A new CBS News analysis shows nearly one in four ICE arrests have happened in Texas since the start of President Trump’s second term. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Source link
Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s White House ballroom and Martin Van Buren – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s plan to build a $200 million ballroom at the White House brings to mind an episode from Martin Van Buren’s presidency. John Dickerson explains Source link
The United States special envoy has arrived in Israel to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Gov. Kathy Hochul weighed in Thursday calling for aid to reach Palestinians amid a growing crisis in the region. She issued a statement calling for “lasting peace that protects the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians.” “The…
United States President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced that it would back Palestinian statehood, following the examples of the United Kingdom and France amid growing international condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood…
FBI Director Kash Patel travelled to New Zealand to inaugurate the office, which will also oversee the bureau’s operations in Pacific countries. The United States’s Federal Bureau of Investigation has upgraded its presence in New Zealand to a standalone office in the capital, Wellington, as both governments work together to counter Chinese influence across the…
U.S. President Donald Trump calls on a reporter during a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Come Friday, the world will have to contend with higher tariff rates from the…