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President Trump’s abrupt pause in tariffs with dozens of trading partners on Wednesday cheered investors but did little to ease an escalating trade war with China — along with plenty of economic uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the week since President Trump surprised the world with an aggressive mix of universal tariffs and a catalog of steep reciprocal tariffs that took effect early this morning, the U.S. and China entered a trade war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump signaled openness to governments clamoring to escape steep U.S. tariffs, even as he and advisers believe achieving accords with dozens of nations could involve months of tough discussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump on Sunday redoubled his support for massive tariffs on most of the world amid heavy market fallout and criticism from some allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tanking financial markets and warnings from international capitals on Thursday sent unmistakable messages to President Trump: “America First” may be “America alone” when steep tariffs treat the country’s friends like foes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s rollout of steep tariffs aimed at allied trading partners on Wednesday sparked international head-shaking and renewed warnings at home about lasting U.S. economic damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the moment of truth for President Trump’s long-teased global trade agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a big week by Washington’s yardstick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump’s new tariffs expected next week will test the patience of U.S. consumers and manufacturers who worry that an escalating trade war will hike already-inflated prices, risking an economic debacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denials, deflections and calls for resignation have dominated the headlines in Washington this week, as the Trump White House reels from the revelation that top national security officials discussed military plans in a commercial chat app group that inadvertently included a journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Administration officials scrambled to provide answers Tuesday to explain how high-ranking Cabinet officials ended up discussing plans for military strikes in a text thread on an unsecured chat app that included a journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House GOP eyes hearings, bills about judges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Education Department will be dismantled and give states greater autonomy over education, President Trump vowed during a White House event Thursday intended to showcase a partial victory that has eluded conservatives since President Reagan’s administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and allies revel in assertive decision making that keeps friends and foes off balance, even if resulting uncertainty turns out to be a drag on U.S. growth this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A full ceasefire in Ukraine remains largely out of sight, even after President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for nearly three hours Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and his advisers are ratcheting up their fight over his immigration policy, seeking to muscle past court orders aimed at pumping the brakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Trump raises tariff heat on Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trade war, the sequel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three days before a government funding deadline, the House on Tuesday narrowly passed a party-line stopgap funding bill that would mostly keep government funding at current levels through September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump marked 50 days in office Monday confronting a grim report card that raised new doubts about his tariff policy and his theory that chaos improves leadership leverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices