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FILE – U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump’s conflicting statements confuse tariff picture—is it ‘strategic uncertainty’ or is he unclear what he wants?

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian PM Mark Carney and President Donald Trump agree to disagree about Canada becoming the 51st state: ‘It won’t be for sale. Ever.’

By Rob Gillies, Josh Boak, and others

Donald Trump at podium

Trump’s 2026 budget claws back $163 billion in domestic spending while boosting national security

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, and others

President Donald Trump arrives to welcome the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team to the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says his relief on 25% auto tariffs is bid to help carmakers ‘during this little transition’ to building in U.S.

By Josh Boak, Alexa St. John, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump also signed a memorandum ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety and ordering an elevation of what he called “competence” over “D.E.I.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s own contradictions on his tariff plan could lead to enormous consequences for Americans

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of “reciprocal tariffs” while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Half of Americans are very worried the U.S. is headed toward a recession—and point the finger to Trump’s tariffs

By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others

Javid Moghaddasnia, director of customer engagement, discusses American Giant clothing while being interviewed at the company’s showroom in San Francisco, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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3 in 4 Americans think Trump’s trade policies will increase prices: ‘This whole tariff war is just a losing situation’

By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump doubles down on claim he can remove Fed chair Jerome Powell: ‘If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast’

By Christopher Rugaber, Aamer Madhani, and others

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Trump might pump the brakes on auto tariffs — ‘I don’t change my mind but I’m flexible,’ president says

By Josh Boak, Michael Liedtke, and others

FILE – Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a news conference regarding President Donald Trump’s pending tariffs on Canada, at the Capitol, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.. File)

Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war, but ‘nobody on our side thinks zero tariffs ever’

By Josh Boak, Matt Brown, and others

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House on Marine One, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP Senator wonders if tariff ‘medicine will be worse than the disease’—‘This is President Trump’s economy now’

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, and others

Trump to discuss TikTok’s fate in meeting about potential investors including Oracle and Blackstone

By Sarah Parvini, Josh Boak, and others

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Florida, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s promised ‘Liberation Day’ of tariffs is coming. Here’s what it could mean for you

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

An aerial view shows auto dealerships in Cerritos, Calif., Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Economist honored by Trump who invented ‘Laffer curve’ warns 25% tariffs on autos could add $4,711 to the cost of a vehicle

US Vice President JD Vance (L) stands with his wife Usha Vance as they take part in a tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site in Dachau, southern Germany, on February 13, 2025. The US Vice President will participate in the Munich Security Conference (MSC). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and wife change their Arctic itinerary—much to the relief of Greenland and Denmark

By Josh Boak, David Keyton, and others