Trump calls on U.S. firms to exit China as trade war escalates
President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, stoking fears their escalating trade war will tip the global economy into recession.
Moulton ends bid for U.S. Democratic presidential nomination
U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, who mounted a long-shot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Friday, warning that the party must now decide how far left it wants to move.
Oil spills into U.S.-China trade war, prices slump
China said on Friday it would impose tariffs on U.S. crude oil imports for the first time, sending prices down nearly 4% to two-week lows as the escalating bilateral trade war fed worries over a slowdown in global oil demand.
Factbox: Two Republicans, 21 Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nominations
The largest group of Democratic presidential candidates in the modern U.S. political era has gotten a little bit smaller.
Trump orders U.S. firms out of China after Beijing sets new tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, throwing a new twist into the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies…
U.S. trade group says ‘unrealistic’ for American retailers to exit China
The U.S. National Retail Federation (NRF) said on Friday it is “unrealistic” for American retailers to move out of China, the world’s second-largest economy, as 95% of the world’s consumers live outside the United States.
Trump still looking at gun background checks: Senator Murphy
President Donald Trump wants to keep discussing tougher background checks for gun purchases, a leading Democratic senator on gun control said on Friday, adding that Trump’s support is crucial for the U.S. Congress to pass reform legislation when it ret…
Oil dragged into U.S.-China trade war, prices slump
China on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on U.S. crude oil imports for the first time, sending prices down nearly 4% to two-week lows as the escalating bilateral trade war fed worries over a slowdown in global oil demand.
Christian couple can sue over Minnesota same-sex marriage video law
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by a Minnesota couple challenging a state law requiring that their video production company film same-sex weddings, which they say violates their Christian beliefs.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce rejects Trump call on business with China
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce rebuffed President Donald Trump’s call Friday that U.S. businesses begin immediately looking for alternatives for operations in China after China said it was imposing new retaliatory tariffs.
