Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the Trump administration has an “opportunity for a big deal” on trade between the U.S. and China, providing a hint that a brutal tariff war between the two nations could ease up. Bessent, who delivered the keynote address at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C., today,
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Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is inviting gun manufacturers and sellers to move to Montana from Colorado after Democrats there passed one of the nation's most restrictive gun laws.
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Senate Democrat, is retiring after 30 years of service. The powerful Judiciary Committee chairman will step down at the end of his term.
‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—The White House responded to a report that President Donald Trump is considering a significant reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports to de-escalate the trade war, calling it “pure speculation.” “President Trump has
‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 23 that President Donald Trump hasn’t proposed reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports on a unilateral basis, responding to recent speculation that the president is seeking