Month: April 2025

And will wealthy consumers pull back?

Donald Trump is calling it Liberation Day. The president claims prospective tariffs on trillions of dollars of U.S. imports, which he is preparing to reveal on Wednesday, will mark the moment that global trading partners stop taking advantage of the United States. In fact, the decision could kick off a series of retaliations and negotiations which will drag on for years. Trump’s devotion to using tariffs to attack a vast array of American woes and foes means trade uncertainty is here to stay.

Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in an election that broke records for spending and became a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights.

President Trump’s talk of a third term.

The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because he’s now in Salvadoran custody.

Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei ‘parasites’

US President Donald Trump is preparing to impose new tariffs, arguing that reciprocal trade measures are necessary to address long-standing trade imbalances. His approach has unsettled global markets and raised fears of a trade war, with key economies like China, Canada, and the EU bracing for impact. While Trump insists his policies will benefit the US, critics warn of economic pain and a possible global slowdown. Meanwhile, allies are seeking ways to mitigate the fallout.