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U.S. ran the biggest trade deficits with China and Mexico in 2024. What about Canada?
The U.S. ended 2024 with the second-largest trade deficit on record — and China and Mexico were the countries that benefited most from sending goods to America. Canada? Not so much.MarketWatch - 23h -
What the 'mother of all trade wars' can teach us about U.S. tariffs, according to economists
Here's how current events are mirroring a key point in U.S. history that led to a trade war and exacerbated the Great Depression, according to economists.CNBC - 1d -
What to know about Trump's proposed U.S. takeover of Gaza Strip
President Trump on Tuesday night suggested the United States should take over the Gaza Strip with a plan to move the millions of Palestinians who live there. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Robert ...CBS News - 1d -
Iran praises U.S. for cutting foreign aid funding
Iran’s government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate.NBC News - 1d -
What to know about China's tariffs on the U.S.
China will impose new tariffs on the U.S. starting Monday after President Trump announced increased tariffs against the Asian superpower. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.CBS News - 2d -
What to know about China's planned retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
China announced retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. imports and opened an antitrust investigation into Google Tuesday morning as Beijing hit back at President Trump's new tariffs. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
What to know about Trump's pause on tariffs for Mexico and Canada
President Trump has opted not to institute the tariffs he had threatened against products from Canada and Mexico. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more on that and Mr. Trump's meeting with ...CBS News - 2d -
U.S. Diplomat Pressures Panama over Chinese Canal Businesses
Panama’s president said his country’s sovereignty over the waterway is not up for discussion.Inc. - 3d -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes first official foreign trip to Panama
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama as part of his first official foreign trip as President Trump announces massive tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada. Ed O'Keefe reports from Panama.CBS News - 4d -
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.The New York Times - 4d -
Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview was 'ill advised', aide told alleged spy
Fresh court documents reveal further correspondence from the prince's aide to Yang Tengbo.BBC News - 6d -
Is Trump about to lead the U.S. into a trade war? Here's what to know.
Less than two weeks into his second term, President Trump may be poised to deploy steep tariffs against key U.S. trading partners.CBS News - 6d -
What RFK Jr. told senators about his views on vaccines, abortion
President Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appeared for a confirmation hearing before senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill. As Republicans ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
What to know about Trump's claims about U.S. plan to send Gaza condoms
Neither the White House nor any federal agency has provided evidence for a plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Rubio exempting 'life-saving humanitarian assistance’ from foreign aid restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday exempting “life-saving humanitarian assistance” from President Trump’s executive order pausing nearly all foreign aid during a period of ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Democrats push for Rubio to preserve refugee program
House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday pushed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve a refugee program. “We urge you to immediately revoke the stop work orders that the Department issued on ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
President of Refugees International reacts to Trump foreign aid pause
Even as a federal judge temporarily pauses President Trump's order to freeze federal funding assistance, the State Department has already taken sweeping measures to halt foreign aid, sparking panic ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
A Nutrition Program for Low-Income Americans Seeks Clarity on Funding Pause
It was not immediately known how the federal funding freeze would affect W.I.C., which provides vouchers for healthy foods to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
What to know about Trump suspending some legal immigration programs
President Trump is suspending some legal immigration programs that allowed people from certain countries to seek legal status in the U.S. through parole, according to a government memo. CBS News' ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.CBS News - Jan. 26 -
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to Israel and Egypt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
Support for schools, hospitals and economic development in Ukraine at risk from Trump administration’s orderFinancial Times - Jan. 25 -
House Democrats urge Rubio to lift foreign assistance freeze
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians
The pause on several initiatives that allowed immigrants to enter the country temporarily will block the entrance of people fleeing some of the most unstable and desperate places in the world.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
The secretary of state's order made exceptions for military aid to Israel and Egypt.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
US orders immediate pause to foreign aid, leaked memo says
The State Department notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
Secretary of State Rubio orders U.S. to immediately stop almost all foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered an immediate stop to the flow of almost all U.S. foreign assistance, pending a review, according to an internal State Department cable obtained by NBC News. A ...NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
Secretary of state freezes contracts around the world, fulfilling executive order from Donald TrumpFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
What Is the Future of the Paris Agreement?
On President Trump’s first day in office, he pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a pact among nearly all nations to fight climate change. Reporting from Davos, Switzerland, David Gelles, a climate ...The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Panama Canal, immigration crackdown to be focal point of Rubio's 1st foreign visit
Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.”The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
What to know about State Department canceling refugee travel to U.S.
The State Department on Wednesday canceled all refugee travel to the U.S. and halted refugee processing to comply with President Trump's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Rubio's first order of business: Meeting Quad's foreign secretaries
Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which includes ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Marco Rubio: I plan to focus on a ‘straightforward’ foreign policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who is the first official member of Donald Trump’s new cabinet, joins TODAY to talk about his plan for a “straightforward” foreign policy, ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
What are Trump's foreign policy priorities?
President Trump will soon have to deal with the country's role in several major foreign conflicts and rocky relationships with several countries across the world. CBS News' Margaret Brennan breaks ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
What to know about DeSantis' pick to replace Rubio's Senate seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. The longtime Trump-ally was one of several state attorneys general who signed ...CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Warmer homes and healthier people: what’s not to like about a low-carbon future?
Challenges of hitting net zero emissions are often discussed, but little focus is given to the gains of living in a low-carbon world. The challenges of reaching net zero emissions are often ...The Guardian - Jan. 10