US Politics

Days after enforcing a 25 per cent tariff on exports from India, a top Trump aide has accused it of funding the war in Ukraine by buying oil from Russia.

For months, the US economy appeared to be weathering the disruptive effects of President Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies.

After nearly 60 years, the corporation that finances public broadcasters in the US is closing after being stripped of federal funding.

The nation was reportedly close to negotiating an outline deal similar to those struck by Australia, the European Union, the UK and Japan.

Donald Trump announced that he had stationed two US nuclear submarines in the ‘appropriate places’ following threats made by former Russian President and online firebrand Dmitry Medvedev.

While face-to-face talks with Donald Trump remain elusive, a US decision to spare Australia from increased tariffs highlights the strength of the partnership.

US President Donald Trump has deployed nuclear submarines into action in response to ‘provocative’ threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

NICOLA SMITH: Although Friday’s tariff reprieve brought relatively good news for Canberra, the outlook for Australia, and the global trading system more generally, is still not fully clear. 

President Trump just unveiled a sweeping new tariff crackdown. Here’s how much US importers will now pay by country.

Markets across Asia fell sharply after Donald Trump slapped steep new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, fuelling investor anxiety ahead of key US jobs data.

THE ECONOMIST: Silicon Valley’s AI boom is seeing spending spike, but the debt is piling up.

Australia will escape a tariff higher than 10 per cent on exports to the US after President Donald Trump announced his latest position, slapping other countries with brutal rates.

With hours to go before the planned tariff deadline, US President Donald Trump has given Mexico a 90-day reprieve from higher tariffs to negotiate.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Elizabeth Castillo wasn’t an activist until Immigration and Customs Enforcement started taking away her neighbours.

The US president is fighting on several fronts as his sweeping tariff policy faces a last-ditch court challenge.