Trump summons business leaders, lawmakers to White House
By JILL COLVIN Opening his first official week in office, President Donald Trump warned business leaders Monday that he would impose a “substantial border tax” on companies that move their…
International trade
Trump offers scattershot response to global protests
By LISA LERER and JONATHAN LEMIRE President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a scattershot response to the sweeping post-inauguration protests against his new administration, sarcastically undermining the public opposition and…
Border cities worry that ending NAFTA would hurt economies
By PAUL J. WEBER Donald Trump’s only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days,…
Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JEFF HORWITZ and VIVIAN SALAMA Donald Trump elicited wild cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to “drain the swamp” in Washington, but the president-elect’s transition team…
Trump shakes up transition team, elevates Pence’s role
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike…
Trump election elicits fears, some cheers around the globe
By JIM HEINTZ and GREGORY KATZ World leaders struggled Wednesday to come to grips with a new reality — Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president — and an…
China carfentanil trade thrives as seizures top 400 in US
By ERIKA KINETZ and RAPHAEL SATTER Seizures of the deadly chemical carfentanil have exploded across the United States, with more than 400 cases documented in eight states since July alone,…
Asian club replete with strongmen welcomes ‘Duterte Harry’
By JIM GOMEZ As bodies continue to pile up in his war on illegal drugs, the Philippine president is making waves at his first summit of the Association of Southeast…