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.

Spy expulsions a setback for Trump-Putin courtship

In this file photo taken on July 7, 2017 US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. AFP / SAUL LOEB Washington: Donald Trump has ordered an unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials and warned the Kremlin needs to change, a setback for his courtship of Vladimir Putin, but perhaps not its end.

Media Coverage In 2017 Marked By Bombshells That Weren’t

Establishment journalists claim that the Trump era has produced a "golden age" of journalism, but media coverage in 2017 was plagued with errors and "bombshells" that turned out to be anything but. CNN botched a major story in December when they alleged that Donald Trump Jr. was colluding with Wikileaks over stolen documents.

Trump And Russia: Lots Of Talk, But Critics Say There’s No Clear Strategy

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. President John F. Kennedy waged a showdown with the Soviet Union during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 - and signed a nuclear test ban treaty with Moscow the following year.

Trump to request possible probe of China trade practices

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property.

Trump’s embrace of Russia making top advisers wary

The budget plan unveiled Tuesday is crucial because its passage would pave the way to pass a tax overhaul this fall without the fear of a filibuster by Senate Democrats. The budget plan unveiled Tuesday is crucial because its passage would pave the way to pass a tax overhaul this fall without the fear of a filibuster by Senate Democrats.

Trump had second conversation with Putin in Germany

President Donald Trump had another, previously undisclosed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Germany this month. White House spokesman Sean Spicer and National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton confirmed that Trump and Putin spoke at a dinner for world leaders and their spouses at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Trump and Putin had another, previously undisclosed…

New details emerged of an additional conversation between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this month. The previously undisclosed conversation between the two leaders was first revealed on Tuesday by Ian Bremmer, president of the geopolitical risk firm Eurasia Group.

Unions and lawmakers press Trump to protect workers in NAFTA talks

With NAFTA negotiations to happen next month, the Trump administration is set to release its priorities within the next 30 days under the 'fast-track' rules. President Trump shakes hands with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.

Trump and Putin meet for first time with grips and grins

In this image taken from video U.S. President Donald Trump, center left, meets with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, during the G20 summit. HAMBURG, Germany - With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of U.S. outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion.

Trump tweets that he’s looking forward to meeting with leaders, including Vladimir Putin

Ahead of the Group of 20 summit opening Friday in Hamburg, Germany, President Donald Trump tweeted early Friday that he looks forward to meeting with world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. The face-to-face meeting between the two presidents is a highly anticipated conversation in light of remarks from the U.S. intelligence community that Russia likely meddled in the 2016 presidential election.

The Latest: Trump and Putin meet, exchange handshake

The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have exchanged a handshake and a few words ahead of their sit-down at the G-20 summit. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin and Trump "shook hands and told each other that they will shortly have a separate meeting."

Trump Blasts DNC, Podesta as ‘Disgraceful’ Before Start of G-20

President Donald J. Trump, left center, listens to Polish President Andrzej Duda, right center, on Thursday during a meeting in Warsaw. Trump on Friday laid into the DNC and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign chief over their handling of email hacking.