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President Donald Trump reversed course on most of his “reciprocal tariffs” Wednesday afternoon—just hours after they were officially put in place—with the exception of China. “Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to…

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive commission said Thursday it will put retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping new tariffs on global trading partners and leave room for a negotiated solution. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the commission, which handles trade…

A U.S.-Russian dual national imprisoned in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman’s lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Ksenia Karelina, also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is “on a plane back home to the United States,” Rubio said in a post…

TOKYO — World markets soared on Thursday, with Japan’s benchmark jumping more than 9%, as investors welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to put his sharp tariff hikes on hold for 90 days, though he excluded China from the reprieve. In early trading, Germany’s DAX initially gained 5.6% to 20,776.76, while France’s CAC 40 in…

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework on Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts. Johnson stood with Senate Majority Leader John Thune early in the morning at the…

Hours after Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs—which were announced with much fanfare last week, jolting world leaders and roiling global markets—kicked in on Wednesday, the U.S. President pulled a 180. Trump announced a 90-day pause on countries that have not retaliated, temporarily lowering the high tariffs on nearly all trading partners to a baseline 10%,…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to punish his critics by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Trump’s targeting of Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official in…

NEW YORK — When Donald Trump offered some financial advice Wednesday morning, stocks were wavering between gains and losses. But that was about to change. “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social at 9:37 a.m. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Less than four hours later, Trump announced a…

President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday afternoon to pause most of his newly announced tariffs for 90 days sparked a wave of mixed reactions on Capitol Hill: jubilation among Republicans, deep skepticism among Democrats, and a fresh round of questions about the President’s motivations and methods. The pause—which maintains a 10% global tariff and ratchets up…

Senator Adam Schiff on Wednesday called on Congress to investigate whether President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation when he abruptly paused a sweeping set of tariffs, a move that sent stock prices skyrocketing. “I’m going to do my best to find out,” Schiff, a California Democrat, tells TIME. “Family meme coins…