Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has tried distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, but the latest release of documents by the Justice Department revealed the top Trump official once planned a trip to the convicted sex offender’s private island.

Tariffs are among the defining policies of President Donald Trump’s second term. CNN is tracking their impact on the US economy and American consumers.

President Trump has offered dueling messages on the crisis in Minneapolis, part of pattern of dialing back his rhetoric only to change again if the political winds are shifting.

The president said he was decertifiying the Bombardier Global Express business jets and “all Aircraft made in Canada.”

The Trump administration has targets but no endgame.

Since taking office, the president has repeatedly argued that the U.S. trade deficit constitutes a national emergency, which he used to impose widespread tariffs last April. Since then, the president has repeatedly backed off on some of his tariffs while imposing others as he looks to negotiate deals.

By Andrea Shalal and Bo Erickson Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to name a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday after a White House meeting the previous day with former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh,

Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.