President Donald Trump is promoting the idea of sending a $2,000 check to most Americans funded by revenues brought by his tariffs on imports. The scheme has received a frosty reception from Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress and economists alike ...

Trump’s tariffs are more petulance than policy, but strategic uses of tariffs can make economic sense. Look at China’s declining trade surplus with the U.S.

“A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in November. The promise has proved sticky partly because it sounds like something familiar: a straightforward payment that arrives without complicated paperwork.

The holiday season is notoriously tough on the wallet. And this year, the impact may be even more dramatic, thanks to price hikes resulting largely from the slate of tariffs enacted under President Donald Trump. Even though the “impact so far this year ...

As Trump’s threats sink deeper into absurdity, MS NOW’s Steve Benen explains how he’s given away the game on his tariffs’ corrupt rationales—and why it’ll be a disaster for our country if he gets away with them.

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to impose new 10% tariffs on imports from several European countries. It could unravel months of progress made during trade negotiations settled after Trump’s trade war last year.

President Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it decides to make a trade deal with China, less than a week after previously saying “it would be a good thing” that Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump is promoting the idea of sending a $2,000 check to most Americans funded by revenues brought by his tariffs on imports. The scheme has received a frosty reception from Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress and economists ...