New York Times reporter Ana Swanson reports from the Los Angeles Port, the largest port in the Western Hemisphere as well as the place that first saw the signs of Trump’s tariff war. The Port of Los Angeles is significant because of our trade relationship with China in particular, which is why The Trump administration’s 145% tariffs on the country resulted in lower volume at the port. Ana Swanson explains what the port illustrates about U.S. trade and how what’s felt at the Port of Los Angeles will soon be felt by U.S. consumers.

The leaders of Britain and the United States announced a deal last month, but it had not been clear when their agreement would go into effect. Britain hailed the announcement as “a huge win.”

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The leaders of Britain and the United States announced a deal last month, but it had not been clear when their agreement would go into effect. Britain hailed the announcement as “a huge win.”

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Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.

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Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.

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The move is one of the first times this year that consumer products were specifically targeted with higher import taxes.

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If a handshake agreement holds, it will merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started.

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If a handshake agreement holds, it will merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started.

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Two days of talks resulted in a “framework” meant to solidify terms of a deal that the superpowers reached in Geneva last month.

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Two days of talks resulted in a “framework” meant to solidify terms of a deal that the superpowers reached in Geneva last month.

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Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.

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The two leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, after weeks of worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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President Trump has doubled the rate on foreign metals to 50%, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.

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Instead of battling over tariffs, Washington and Beijing have turned to a potentially far more harmful strategy: flexing their control over global supply chains.

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