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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

FILE – Vice President JD Vance leaves after speaking at the Congressional Cities Conference of the National League of Cities on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

JD Vance will join wife’s Greenland trip while island government says it has ‘not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official’

By Josh Boak, David Keyton, and others

U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump says he’ll slap a 25% tariff on countries that buy oil from ‘very hostile’ Venezuela

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives at the annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says tariffs will bring back ‘stolen’ wealth and companies—and higher ones will work even better—as trade war fears stoke business anxiety

By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, and others

A participant holds an “Elbows Up Canada” sign during rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

American steel knife company hit by Canadian customer anger as Trump tariffs arrive: ‘Thank you. We love your product. We are not buying’

By Paul Wiseman, Josh Boak, and others

Trump speaks from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office

Trump says he will double his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, reiterating that Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state would make all tariffs ‘totally disappear’

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press