Trump has described the tariffs as "reciprocal," saying the steep toll will correct a grievance he's held for "35 years:" that the U.S. is being "ripped off" by trade imbalances. The president has claimed the tariffs will prompt countries to try to negotiate a deal with the U.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will provide an update on his administration's approach to semiconductor tariffs on Monday. "I'll give you that answer on Monday," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs came under their first major legal challenge Monday, brought by a libertarian public-interest firm that argues the president overstepped his authority. Trump’s April 2 announcement imposed a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports and targeted dozens of countries with higher “reciprocal” tariffs.

The Kremlin said on Sunday contacts with U.S. President Donald Trump's team were moving ahead very well but that it was too early to expect instant results due to the level of damage done to relations under Trump's predecessor Joe Biden.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday (April 12) that talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine may be going OK, but "there’s a point at which you just have to either put up or shut up."

On the American presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump boasted more than once that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine in “24 hours”. Nearly three months into his second term,