US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to travel later in the day to Panama and then Mexico City, where he was to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday.
US private employers added 27,000 jobs in May, well below economists' expectations and the smallest monthly gain in more than nine years, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.
US Republican Senator Rick Scott introduced a bill last week that seeks to authorize the US to counter China militarily over Taiwan. The bill also advocates visits between top officials from the US and the island.
US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson's announcement on Monday to move some of its manufacturing out of the United States is the latest reminder that the Trump administration's unilateral measures to increase tariffs are causing self-inflicted wounds.
US President Donald Trump speaks with House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (L) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) behind him as Trump gathered with Congressional Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House after the House of Representatives approved the American Healthcare Act, to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with the Republican healthcare plan, in Washington, US, May 4, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]
US President Donald Trump announced last month that the US would withdraw its 2,000 troops from the Middle Eastern nation, although his National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to walk back the timetable for the move.
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US National Security Advisor John Bolton (left) looks on as US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (right) takes a question at the White House in Washington on Monday. MANDEL NGAN/AFP
US?Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to soothe the frustrations of his Group of Seven counterparts over the 25 percent steel and 10 percent aluminum tariffs that Washington imposed on Mexico, Canada and the European Union this week.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He signed the trade deal at the White House, providing a respite to 18 months of trade skirmishes between the world's two largest economies.
US President Donald Trump participates in a listening session on youth vaping and the electronic cigarette epidemic inside the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, November 22, 2019. [Photo\Agencies]