Canada also said it’s open to the idea after Bessent said it could help build a ‘Fortress North America’ from the flood of Chinese imports. Mexico has made a “very interesting” proposal of matching U.S. tariffs on China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 28. It came after Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard
The decision comes as a six-week cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has ended. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking action to ensure the speedy delivery of Israel’s military aid, committing to fulfill the United States’ security arrangements with the nation. “I have signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery
The outbreak so far has led to one death and more than 140 cases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new U.S. health secretary, said that a measles outbreak in western Texas that has infected more than 100 people and led to one death is a “top priority” for his agency and said that vaccines will
Waltz recalled telling Zelenskyy, ‘Look, Mr. President, time is not on your side here.’ National security adviser Michael Waltz said on March 1 that administration officials had advised President Donald Trump to avoid a follow-up meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the latter clashed with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in a heated
TEL AVIV—Israel halted any entry of goods into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, signaling the start of a more aggressive phase of its war to destroy Hamas. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision was a response to Hamas’s rejection of a proposal by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to extend the phase
The plan could help prevent a government shutdown ahead of the looming March 14 funding deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on March 2 that he prefers passing a clean government funding extension to prevent a government shutdown through September before working towards including cuts recommended by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in
‘Exactly what they are, we’re going to leave that for the president and his team to negotiate,’ Howard Lutnick said. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on March 2 that tariffs on Mexico and Canada will resume as planned on Tuesday, but that the president will establish their exact levels. President Donald Trump had previously promised