Jill Colvin

A clerk, right, helps a woman shop for chicken at a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, May 12, 2017. China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting the American market as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement.

China, U.S. reach agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas

June 4, 2018 at 9:27 p.m.

China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting American supermarket shelves as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement. Trump administration officials...

A man carries a bundle of wood on his payloader at lumber yard Friday Oct 14, 2005 in Armstrong, Quebec. President Donald Trump announced a tariff of as much as 20 percent on Canadian softwood lumber.

Trump slaps tariff on Canadian softwood lumber

June 5, 2018 at 2:25 a.m.

The Trump administration moved Monday to impose a 20 percent tariff on softwood lumber entering the United States from Canada, escalating an intensifying trade dispute between the two countries. The...

Trump, Merkel try to sidestep differences as president quips about both being spied upon

August 21, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences in a meeting at the White House Friday, but their first public appearance was punctuated by some...

President Donald Trump speaks at the American Center of Mobility, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Ypsilanti Township, Mich.

Trump says administration will re-examine Obama-era fuel standards

August 21, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration will re-examine federal requirements governing the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks, moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental regulations that Trump says are...

Trump embraces jobs numbers he once scorned: ‘They may have been phony in the past but they are very real now’

June 5, 2018 at 3:44 p.m.

President Donald Trump is embracing government numbers he once maligned as "phony" as he tries to take credit for the latest U.S. jobs report. The new administration on Friday promoted...

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