To President Trump, one economic number represents everything that is wrong with the global economy: America’s trade deficit.

By Alek Buttermann Mexico has won a temporary reprieve in its trade dispute with Washington, but the suspension of heavy tariffs for 30 days papers over persistent structural weaknesses in the ...

Vietnam's trade surplus with the U.S. soared to a record high last year, U.S. data released on Wednesday showed, potentially ...

Mexico is among the top 10 import countries for Washington state, with an import value over $1 billion in 2024 alone.

(THE CONVERSATION) Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico ...

China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America. Now China has been handed another opportunity by the Trump ...

Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...

Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert ...

In near-daily commentary, often from the Oval Office, the president has kept up a steady patter of sometimes contradictory trade-related threats and promises.

President Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping statement that he would like the U.S. to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip ...

Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having ...

Explore Trump's plan to send U.S. prisoners to El Salvador, the legal challenges it faces, and the broader implications for ...