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Workers in her district — especially farmers — know that Americans have been taken advantage of on the world stage, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

President Donald Trump said that the entire world wants to be a part of trade negotiations with the United States when asked about discussions with China on Wednesday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood before the Institute of International Finance this morning and delivered a speech that ought to be remembered as a turning point in U.S. economic diplomacy.

The Conservative Party of Canada published its official platform on Tuesday, promising millions of dollars in spending cuts while simultaneously lowering taxes and increasing spending on law enforcement and border control.

Learning Resources, Inc., a manufacturer of educational toys based in Illinois, sued President Donald Trump and multiple Cabinet officials in D.C. on Tuesday over his tariffs, calling them an “executive branch power grab.”

The Finance Ministry of India announced on Monday that it would be imposing a 12 percent tariff on some steel products — a move apparently intended to prevent China from “dumping” large amounts of steel into the Indian market and elbowing domestic companies out of business.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Tuesday it will invest upwards of $50 billion in the United States over the next five years, a move that follows in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement of proposed tariffs on imported drugs.

President Donald Trump will meet with major retailers on Monday after the National Retail Federation (NRF) announced it does not back the president’s reciprocal tariff policies.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to India on Monday for four days of meetings with top officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned countries around the world that “appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot be respected” in an ominous message on Monday apparently intended to have a chilling effect on global enthusiasm for renegotiating trade deals with the United States.

Canada held prime minister debates on Wednesday and Thursday, the first in French and the second in English. The Thursday debate was, by all accounts, a more spirited joust between interim Prime Minister Mark Carney and his rivals from the Conservative, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois parties.

Chinese low-cost shopping apps Temu and Shein published nearly identical notices this week informing customers that they are planning to raise prices on April 25 in response to President Donald Trump closing a critical shipping loophole that exempted them from duties and imposing onerous tariffs on Chinese imports.

A majority of registered voters agree China has taken advantage of the U.S. on trade, a recent survey from Harvard-Harris found.

On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax’s “National Report,” White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President Harrison Fields responded to California’s lawsuit alleging that tariffs are hurting the state by pointing to California’s high taxes of its own

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has had constructive trade discussions with Mexico and Japan in recent days. 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney distanced himself from predecessor Justin Trudeau repeatedly during the first debate of the current election cycle, insisting he had only “just got here” to the top government position.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is due in Washington on Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump. She is expected to make a personal appeal for less punitive tariffs on European Union (E.U.) trade with the world’s biggest economy.

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Tuesday found a sense of gloom settling over the vast electronics market of Shenzhen, China, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs pushed up prices and all but halted orders for computer products.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to begin a national security probe of tariffs on critical U.S. imports, including rare earths and other vital substances.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Wednesday that the state is suing President Donald Trump over his recent tariffs, claiming that they are hurting the state and that he lacks the authority to enact them.

“The ball is in China’s court,” President Donald Trump said in a statement delivered by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday as Trump moves to even unfair trade practices for the United States.

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his country “intends to be a firm ally of the United States” and hopes to cement that friendship by signing a trade agreement that “will undoubtedly benefit both the United States and Argentina.”

Comedian and podcast megastar Andrew Schulz repeatedly defended and explained the rationale around President Donald Trump placing tariffs on countries around the world, and the ongoing trade war with Communist China, saying Trump brought several countries to the negotiating table while isolating the Communist regime. 

Indian Trade Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Tuesday that his government has “decided to go for a path of trade liberalization with the United States.”

The mainstream media — namely ABC, CBS, and NBC — devoted 62 times more coverage to  the Trump tariffs and market reaction than to the sterling job numbers, according to a NewsBusters analysis.

President Donald Trump remarked on the “lovely meeting” between genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam on Monday, claiming they were trying to find an answer to the question, “How do we screw the United States of America?”

China has restricted the export of several crucial rare earth minerals to the United States in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff increases.

The U.S. is “fundamentally” an Anglo country and President Trump “really loves” the UK, VP Vance said as he talked up a trade deal to come.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated there has to be a study on tariffs on products that have semiconductors. Host Laura Ingraham asked, [relevant exchange begins around 3:45] “Well,

China has stopped exporting several rare earth minerals that are crucial to making certain products in the tech, automobile, aerospace, and defense industries, according to several reports.

Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Saturday quoted reports from Chinese exporters and port officials who said traffic is visibly slowing down at China’s big port cities of Shanghai and Guangdong, while some factory production has virtually “ground to a halt.”

Call it protectionism if you like. But the proper name is older and more precise. It’s called the optimum tariff. And at long last, it’s being put to work for America.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen blasted President Donald Trump, saying the return of American manufacturing is a “pipe dream.”

A majority of Republicans support tariffs, agreeing that it is finally time to balance international trade, a recent Cygnal poll revealed.