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A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Tokyo. The headline reads “U.S., a 15% tax on goods imported from Japan.” (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Trump announces Japan trade deal that drops threatened tariffs from 25% to 15% and promises $550 billion investment in U.S.

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

FILE – The sculpture of an eagle looks out from behind protective construction wrapping on the facade as the Federal Reserve Board Building undergoes both interior and exterior renovations, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Fed’s architects wanted glass in the HQ renovation, but Trump appointees to a local commission pushed for marble

By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others

United States President Donald Trump

Trump on smaller nations in Africa and the Caribbean: ‘We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them’

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carney, who was elected into office last week, is expected to meet with President Trump to discuss trade and the recent tariffs imposed on Canada. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump stuns Canada with tariff letter hiking rate to 35% from 25%

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, explicitly tying action to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump says it was ‘too time-consuming’ to negotiate trade deals so it was just easier to send letters

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s tariffs would cost mid-sized U.S. employers $82.3 billion, JPMorganChase Institute study finds

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to speak from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)

Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn’t the goal

By Josh Boak, Mike Pesoli, and others

(L-R) French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump attend a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE PLUNKETT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump leaves G7 summit early with hints of more conflict in the Middle East: ‘Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!’

By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, and others

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at U.S. Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration offers details of its ‘golden share’ in US Steel deal, but union says it’s ‘disappointed’

By Josh Boak, Marc Levy, and others

US President Donald Trump (2L) is greeted by Steven Crowchild of the Tsuut’ina First Nation (2R) and others upon arrival at Calgary International Airport, before the start of the G7 summit, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 15, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

G7 summit in Canada won’t release a joint statement as world leaders focus on not riling a Trump they disagree with

By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, and others

President Donald Trump speaks at U.S. Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as the Japanese firm complies with a ‘national security agreement’

By Josh Boak, Marc Levy, and others

President Donald Trump speaks during an "Invest in America" roundtable with business leaders at the White House, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s tax bill backfire: Foreign companies could avoid U.S. investment over steep hikes

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House asks Congress to claw back all of $9.4 billion in approved spending targeted by DOGE

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney General for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican senators, investors and even Elon Musk have doubts that Trump can fix the national debt

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press