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In just two weeks, the president has reminded the world that he is a crude bully who will conduct foreign policy based on his own erratic impulses.

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Higher tariffs could worsen the squeeze on American families by increasing their taxes, lowering their income, and requiring ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump that the planned tariffs are on hold for a month, a statement confirmed by ...

Asia shares mostly fell in Monday trading as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading ...

Whatever form the tariffs take and whatever this country’s response, aid for those who are laid off or companies shuttered should be narrowly targeted. This should not be allowed to snowball into yet ...

President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose or threaten new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China ...

After running my column two weeks ago here, “Wildfires and rising insurance rates, another consequence of record inflation,” ...

Clyde Peterson signed his work "CP Houston." For 41 years, he showed Houston Chronicle readers the Houston’s-eye view of the world.

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing ...

Later in the day, speaking from the Oval Office, Trump confirmed that tariffs on Canadian goods were coming but that Canadian oil might be at a lower rate.