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May 22, 2026
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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May 21, 2026
Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief
Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing.
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May 16, 2026
China Indicates Tariffs Were Discussed at Trump Summit
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the countries had struck a preliminary agreement to reduce some tariffs, seemingly contradicting statements by President Trump
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May 16, 2026
Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?
Some of America’s most powerful C.E.O.s accompanied President Trump to Beijing during his summit with President Xi Jinping of China. Our reporter Ana Swanson explains what they were hoping to gain ...
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May 15, 2026
Trump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce
The president left Beijing following a summit with China, during which the two countries sought to stabilize their economic and political relations.
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May 15, 2026
China Starting to Fulfill ‘Promises,’ U.S. Trade Representative Says
As President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meet, the United States said China has promised to expand its purchases of farm goods and airplanes.
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May 14, 2026
What People in China Say of Trump
Residents in four Chinese cities described a mixture of amusement and anger, blaming U.S. tensions for a slowing economy and rising fuel prices.
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May 13, 2026
What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.
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May 13, 2026
Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China
As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
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May 13, 2026
Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.
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May 13, 2026
Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.
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May 13, 2026
Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang Hitches Ride With Trump to China After Last-Minute Invite
Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska, joining a delegation of more than a dozen business leaders accompanying President Trump on his trip to Beijing.
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May 8, 2026
Trump’s Latest Tariff Setback Looms Over China Talks
For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.
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May 7, 2026
Howard Lutnick Grilled by Lawmakers Over Epstein Ties
The commerce secretary appeared for hours in a closed-door session on Wednesday with the House Oversight Committee
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May 6, 2026
Howard Lutnick to Face Questions From Congress About Epstein Ties
The commerce secretary is set to be interviewed Wednesday in a closed-door session with the House Oversight Committee
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May 5, 2026
U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in March
Both exports and imports rose after the Supreme Court struck down many of the president’s highest levies in February.
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May 1, 2026
Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on European Cars
President Trump said that the European Union was not upholding its part of a trade agreement and that he would increase tariffs next week.
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May 1, 2026
Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Tariffs Based on Forced Labor Laws
Nonprofit groups have applauded an investigation on trade in goods made with forced labor but say that the Trump administration should go further to enforce its own laws
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April 23, 2026
Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows
A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.
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April 20, 2026
Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs
The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.
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April 20, 2026
Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs
The government will debut a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.
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April 17, 2026
Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
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April 8, 2026
White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
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April 7, 2026
‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fraud.
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April 2, 2026
Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump
From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.
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March 27, 2026
Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists
Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk.
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March 20, 2026
U.S. Says 3 Tied to Silicon Valley Server Maker Broke Export Laws
Prosecutors said the men, including a co-founder of the company, Super Micro, had diverted servers containing Nvidia A.I. chips to China.
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March 18, 2026
The Cost of the A.I. Boom: A Trade Deficit the President Detests
A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants.
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March 17, 2026
China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
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March 16, 2026
Trump Officials Look to More Managed Approach to Trade With China
The administration has begun discussing a new “Board of Trade” with China to try to balance what U.S. officials see as an unequal economic relationship.
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