Tariffs, eh? Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico
President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports by citing a flood of smuggled fentanyl. But nearly all of the powerful opioid is smuggled from Mexico.
Trump tariffs and drugs: How a trade war with China could worsen medicine shortage
Generic drugmakers and hospital pharmacists warn that added financial pressure from tariffs could strain the nation's generic drug supplies.
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.
'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': Trump's top economic adviser
In an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week," President Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration was using tariffs to launch "a drug war, not a trade war," with Canada and Mexico.
Trump admin. says tariffs meant for 'drug war, not trade war'
National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said in an interview with ABC News' "This Week" that the tariffs are not meant to start a trade war. "What happened was that we launched a drug war, not a trade war, and it was part of the negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl across our borders," Hassett said.
Fentanyl’s role in Trump’s trade war with Canada explained
U.S. tariffs on Canada have put experts at odds over how appropriate the action was, particularly given the unaddressed demand side of the fentanyl epidemic.
China is ‘laughing’ at the U.S. trade wars and has the most to gain from Trump’s ongoing European tariffs, top diplomat says
After the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on any imported steel and aluminum, the EU struck back with a 50% tariff on American whiskey. In response, President Donald Trump threatened a
The early winners and losers of Trump’s tariff battle with Canada, Mexico, China and Europe
President Trump is locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China in a bid to remake the US economy for the long term – and some early winners and losers have already emerged.
Malaga’s MAFF: Titles Capturing Lorca’s Death, Immigration Horror, Drug Trade Collateral in Fest’s Centerpiece Project Competition
New projects from Fernando Franco and Caru Alves de Souza and a clutch of auteur genre movies from young female directors.
AP WAS THERE: In Philippine drug war, family struggles to stay safe from Duterte’s brutal crackdown
Nearly a decade ago, the Philippine drug war raged, and desperate people tried to avoid former President Rodrigo Duterte's ...
Man found buried in north-western Sydney paddock had links to drug trade, family says
A man whose body was found partially buried in a paddock on Sydney’s north-western fringe had links to the drug trade and may ...
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Two Charts Show Why a Trade War Over Fentanyl Doesn’t Make Sense
Different reasons have been offered by the Trump Administration for tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but the President’s advisers have honed in on one reason specifically: Fentanyl is being shipped ...
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Trump's team says tariffs 'a drug war, not a trade war' to stop fentanyl
“What happened was that we launched a drug war, not a trade war,” President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Kevin Hassett ...
As tariffs loom and global currency values fluctuate, goods from these top US trade partners may shift in price
OANDA used Census data to see how top import prices and currency values may shift amid tariff fluctuations and ongoing ...
Trump’s trade war, rhetoric puts his ambassador picks in tough spot
Worsening relations with three of the United States’ biggest trading partners dominated a Senate hearing for the would-be U.S ...
Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first 'correction' since 2023 on Trump's trade war
A 10% drop is a big enough deal that professional investors have a name for it — a “correction” — and the S&P 500’s 1.4% ...