The White House didn't immediately comment, but Trump's executive order announcing the tariffs said trade and economic policies around the world have exacerbated a decline in over

The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 228,000 jobs in March, a significant increase from February’s revised gains of 117,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday.

He punishes each country with "reciprocal measures," approximately half of what he calculates each partner or bloc charges the US in tariffs, subsidies, or bureaucratic and tax barriers. On April 2, 2025,

As President Trump finally unveils his global tariff plan — setting a baseline 10% tariff on all imported goods, with additional hikes apparently based on individual countries’ trade balances with the United States — economists like our guest Richard Wolff warn it will have grave economic effects on American consumers and lead to a recession.

The dereliction of duty by Congress is bipartisan. Last month Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and nine other Democrats voted for a continuing resolution that not only passed a Republican budget but also undercut the ability of Congress to curtail Trump’s power to arbitrarily set tariffs.

Building relationships with the region, rather than transactional neocolonialism, is the best route for strengthening the United States’ critical mineral supply chains.

On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights”. This year’s text focuses on the importance of development financing in fulfilling these rights.

US President Donald Trump said that a state of emergency is being introduced in the country due to the threat of a trade deficit to the country's national security. According to the head of state, "the source of the threat is outside the country.