Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.
Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.
Shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in June. The United States has run a trade deficit since the late 1970s, but it reached a historic $1.2 trillion last year.
Negotiators announced on Sunday they had preliminarily agreed on several issues ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping this week.
Negotiators announced on Sunday they had preliminarily agreed on several issues ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping this week.