US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer faced an outcry from some lawmakers on Wednesday, one of whom said the Trump administration's planned tariffs on Chinese goods could elicit a "devastating" retaliatory response by China.
US President Donald Trump announced on March 8 that the United States would impose import duties of 25 percent and 10 percent respectively on imported steel and aluminum products due to how they endangered "national security". On March 22, the United States said it would provisionally exempt the EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea, and that the exemption period would end on May 1.
US President Donald Trump was briefed about the explosion this morning, according to the White House.
US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia meddled in the presidential election to hurt the bid of Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump himself has been dogged by questions about any business dealings with Russia he said he has none as well as reports of a Russian dossier of damaging personal information.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wraps up his fourth visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after meeting Kim Jong-un in efforts to push forward denuclearization. [Photo/Agencies]
US opinion writers are urging leaders of the US and China to resolve the trade dispute quickly, warning of major damage to both nations if tariffs remain in place.
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US military officials maintained that the drone was shot down in international airspace above the Strait of Hormuz. Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella, commander US Air Forces Central Command, said during a briefing at the Pentagon that Iran's action was "an unprovoked attack" and called Iran's claim that the drone was in Iranian airspace "categorically false".
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert tweeted that Pompeo spoke briefly before leaving Pyongyang.
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Photo/Agencies]