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National security advisor Mike Waltz to step down, CBS says

By Kate Sullivan, Eric Martin, and others

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – FEBRUARY 20: President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the daily morning briefing at the National Palace on February 20, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Alessa Mejia/ObturadorMX/Getty Images)

Trump team pushes Mexico toward tariffs on Chinese imports

By Eric Martin, Jenny Leonard, and others

El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco welcomes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio upon his arrival at El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP) (Photo by MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL AP/AFP via Getty Images)

El Salvador offers to take U.S. criminal deportees of any nationality for a fee

By Eric Martin and Bloomberg

US President Joe Biden during the White House Conference on Women’s Health Research in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Biden is gathering business leaders, researchers, investors, and advocates to discuss innovations in women’s health care. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Biden plans measures on AI, clemency and lands in final stretch

By Josh Wingrove, Eric Martin, and others

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early November 6, 2024, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

How Trump could put his campaign promises on tariffs into action

By Daniel Flatley, Eric Martin, and others

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Joe Biden will double, triple and quadruple tariffs on some Chinese goods, with EV duties jumping to 102.5% from 27.5%

By Josh Wingrove, Jennifer A. Dlouhy, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 9: U.S. President Joe Biden points to WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces players and other invited guests as he walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 9, 2024 in Washington, DC, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is traveling to San Francisco, California for campaign fundraisers. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden administration expected to impose sweeping tariffs on China strategic sectors including EVs, batteries and solar cells

By Josh Wingrove, Jennifer Jacobs, and others

President Joe Biden speaks at the United Steelworkers Headquarters in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Biden hails the U.S. as the ‘strongest economy in the world’ but its hot inflation is angering allies as their currencies flop: ‘I don’t want to be impolite, but…’

By Enda Curran, Shawn Donnan, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 17: (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talk as they depart the U.S. Capitol following the Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Saint Patrick’s Day March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Friends of Ireland caucus was founded in 1981 by the late Irish-American politicians Irish-American politicians Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) and former Speaker of the House Tip ONeill (D-MA). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Debt deal adds fresh headwind to U.S economy already at risk of recession

By Eric Martin, Christopher Condon, and others

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the 2024 proposed budget request, focusing on investing in US security, competitiveness, and the path ahead for the US-China relationship, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s ban on Micron chips is ‘economic coercion’ and won’t be tolerated, says Gina Raimondo

By Sam Kim, Eric Martin, and others

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Warsaw Castle Gardens in Warsaw, Poland on February 21, 2023. – US President Joe Biden said support for wartorn Ukraine “will not waver” as he delivered a speech in Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Chip makers will have to provide child care to tap Joe Biden’s huge $39 billion semiconductor industry fund

By Eric Martin and Bloomberg

TOPSHOT – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro makes a statement for the first time since Sunday’s presidential run-off election, at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on November 1, 2022. – Brazil’s Bolsonaro sais will ‘comply’ with constitution after poll loss. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden faces a tough decision over Bolsonaro after yesterday’s insurrection in Brazil: Let him stay in the U.S. or kick him out

By Eric Martin, Jennifer Jacobs, and others

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‘Starting to bite’: The IMF and World Bank say a global recession is more likely as the Fed keeps raising interest rates

By Eric Martin and Bloomberg

A shopper at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Scranton, Pennsylvania has experienced a recent economic turnaround, but the mood among locals about the state of America remains sour. Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Personal Finance

Recession risks duel resilience hopes in global economy outlook

By Enda Curran, Eric Martin, and others

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – JANUARY 05: President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele speaks during the inauguration of a plan to repair roads at Ex-Casa Presidencial on January 5, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

The IMF wants El Salvador to choose between Bitcoin and a bailout

By Eric Martin, Michael McDonald, and others