Why Trump’s trade war makes sense – if you’re Trump

The U.S., which just fired the first shot in a trade war with China, is threatening up to $500 billion US in tariffs that would cover nearly all of the trade between the world's two largest economies. If one word could sum up how many Canadians feel about the Trump-shaped piano dangling over the country's economy, it would likely be "disbelief."

Another warning shot? Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen hires Clinton ally

President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen could be sending the White House yet another warning shot by adding a close friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton to his legal team. Lanny Davis confirmed his hiring Thursday, saying in a statement that he and Cohen had talked "many times in the last two weeks" and that the former Trump confidant "deserves to tell his side of the story."

Soybean growers will be among the hardest hit from Chinese tariffs….

The United States and China on Friday slapped hefty tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of each other's exports, firing the biggest shots yet in an intensifying trade fight between the world's two largest and intertwined economies. There was no eleventh-hour reprieve as President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to apply 25 percent levies on $34 billion of Chinese products, mostly machinery and industrial parts.

Trump mocks Sen. Warren, ‘#MeToo generation’ in speech at Montana rally

In the hours after President Donald Trump concluded his rally Thursday in Great Falls, the internet has ignited with comments about his more inflammatory remarks. Trump didn't hold back his opinions on Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., but it was his jabs at Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and the #MeToo movement that had people tweeting.

Democrats: Stop letting the ‘civility’ scolds get into…

Halfway through 2018, it's clear that the year will be remembered by the history books as a time when the Donald Trump administration started its drastic escalation of what amounts to an ethnic cleansing campaign aimed at nonwhite immigrants. So far, the administration has made it a priority to shake the trees to find every legal avenue possible to throw out people Trump considers too dark-skinned.

Judge warns against ‘piecemeal’ court rulings on immigration

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to a rally in Great Falls, Mont.

The Note: For Trump, a week of big moves could have big blowback

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt walks during a picnic for military families on the South Lawn of the White House July 4, 2018 in Washington. The president accepted Scott Pruitt's resignation for reasons outside of his job performance - where he "has done an outstanding job" running the EPA, according to the president.

Trump makes stop in Montana to pull for Senate hopeful

In a campaign stop in Montana, President Donald Trump targeted Democrat Jon Tester on Thursday in a bid to get more Republicans elected to the Senate but also to punish the lawmaker he blames for derailing his nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Appearing in a state he dominated in 2016, Trump cast Tester as a "liberal Democrat," railing against his voting record on issues like abortion, immigration and taxes.

US punitive trade tariffs come into effect

A US flag is pictured in front of Harley-Davidson bikes at the "Hamburg Harley Days" in Hamburg, Germany, on June 24. BEIJING: US President Donald Trump fired the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports. China immediately said it would be forced to retaliate.