The View | Trump-Xi summit a strategic turning point in US-China rivalry

The View | Trump-Xi summit a strategic turning point in US-China rivalry

Late last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached a trade truce in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Beyond the pre-existing tariffs imposed by the first Trump administration and reinforced by the Biden administration, the current Trump administration will now levy an additional…

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President Donald Trump gesturing to a group of reporters in front of a teal-colored jet engine.

Who Would Get Them and When?

President Donald Trump is proposing to send most Americans a payment of at least $2,000 a person from revenue raised by his tariff program, according to his social media posts over the weekend.  The announcement came with few details about how the administration would distribute the money — or whether it would be legal, as…

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Trump proposes $2,000 dividend funded by tariffs. Here's what experts say about the plan.

Trump proposes $2,000 dividend funded by tariffs. Here’s what experts say about the plan.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he wants to give most Americans a $2,000 payment funded from tariffs as he defended what’s become one of his administration’s signature policies. Mr. Trump touted his tariff policy as helping the U.S. raise new revenue, which he said has driven “record investment” in U.S. manufacturing.  “A dividend of…

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Trump says Americans are paying 'something' for tariffs; US reportedly blocks sale of Nvidia scaled-down AI chip to China

Trump says Americans are paying ‘something’ for tariffs; US reportedly blocks sale of Nvidia scaled-down AI chip to China

During a back and forth with reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office, President Trump recognized that US consumers are “paying something” for tariffs. “No, I don’t agree. I think that they might be paying something. But when you take the overall impact, the Americans are gaining tremendously,” Trump said. The White House has said…

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How Far Can Donald Trump Take Emergency Power?

How Far Can Donald Trump Take Emergency Power?

On Wednesday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer insisted that the “most natural” and “common-sense” reading of IEEPA’s authorization to regulate importation is that it encompasses a power to impose tariffs, even though the word “tariff” is not used in the statute. If the Court decides against the President, the lucid performance of Neal Katyal, representing…

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