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  • TrumpFinance

    Trump voter and Montana Knife Co. founder feels tariff pain: His $515,000 sharpener from Germany is set to cost another $77,250

    By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • Donald Trump, Jerome PowellPolitics

    Trump ambushes Powell with scrap of paper showing alleged cost overrun on live TV. Fed chair pushes back

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump calls the Japan trade deal on autos a major win. Detroit says it’s ‘definitely at a disadvantage’

    By Josh Boak, Alexa St. John, and others
  • 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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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 TrumpPolitics

    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)Politics

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

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Jair Bolsonaro, Donald TrumpPolitics

    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 TrumpPolitics

    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)Politics

    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)Middle East

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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