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ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Breitbart News exclusively in an interview in his office here he believes Europe can reach a “win-win” trade deal with American President Donald Trump that is “mutually beneficial” for the United States and the European Union.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara failed to show up Tuesday at a hearing he himself had demanded into State Farm’s proposed 22% rate hike for home insurance in the wake of the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.

China is slapping 84 percent tariffs on U.S. goods from Thursday, ramping the impost up from the 34 percent as previously announced, its finance ministry said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller argued that using tariffs to force other countries to lower theirs and funding the government with them “work in concert.” And the

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins acknowledged that the United States is importing eggs to address the shortage and some of that will be impacted by tariffs, “but the market in America

China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats by creating AI videos showing fat Americans working in warehouses.

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Congress should reassert its authority to approve tariffs with legislation because President Donald Trump is throwing the global economy into “havoc.”

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that he has put holds on President Trump’s nominees because the president “is destroying the American economy on purpose.”

The reciprocal tariffs are doing what they were meant to do: putting leverage on the table, shaking foreign complacency, and opening the door to new trade arrangements that better serve American workers and producers.

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump signed four executive actions on Tuesday aimed at protecting and bolstering America’s coal industry.

The U.S. Catholic Church is shutting down some of its migration work amid pressure from ordinary Catholics and the U.S. government. 

Elon Musk has continued his public feud with Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro for his role in implementing reciprocal tariffs, calling him a “moron” and “retard” who is “dumber than a sack of bricks.”

President Donald Trump unveiled a full slate of eye-popping tariffs on countries large and small last Friday, and the reactions over the weekend have been intense.

President Donald Trump is expected to take executive action on Tuesday to ramp up America’s coal production and usage.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that China’s escalation of tariffs is a “big mistake” because it is playing a “losing hand.”

President Donald Trump signs an executive order to unleash American energy production on Tuesday, April 8.

President Donald Trump will slap 104-percent tariffs on China at midnight Tuesday after Xi Jinping refused to withdraw retaliatory tariffs placed on the United States.

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly lobbying the Trump administration to drop a pivotal FTC case against the company, in what would amount to a major political favor for Meta. Despite Zuckerberg’s multiple olive branches to the Turmp administration, a number of high-profile, pro-MAGA voices are still banned on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms.

China’s state-run Global Times uncorked a furious editorial on Tuesday denouncing President Donald Trump for attempting to “blackmail” Beijing with his “abuse of tariffs.”

U.S. President Donald Trump shot down the European Union’s offer of a zero-tariff trade relationship on some goods, demanding that the bloc do more to rectify the significant trading imbalance, such as purchasing more American-produced energy.

Nintendo is facing criticism over the high price tag of its upcoming Switch 2 console, which is set to launch at $450 in the U.S. Despite leftists eager to blame Donald Trump’s tariffs for the console’s high price, Nintendo of America’s top boss has now said that tariffs had nothing to do with the hotly-anticipated gaming machine’s price.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that South Korea is sending a delegation to the United States to negotiate trade and other topics on the eve of his reciprocal tariffs going into effect. 

On Monday, during an appearance on CNN’s “Newsnight,” Breitbart News economics editor John Carney challenged CNN International’s Richard Quest about the market response to the Trump administration’s tariff strategy.

The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2025 trade policy agenda on Tuesday, April 8.

President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed the Senate-passed budget resolution, saying it will help advance the “one, big, beautiful bill” to cut taxes and secure the border.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro said that the market is “finding a bottom” at the moment, predicted that the Dow Jones will surge in the

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN Senior Political and Global Affairs Commentator, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former Chicago Mayor, and former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stated that “you can’t get tariffs high enough for me” on

China vowed to “fight to the end” after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent duty on imports if Beijing does not withdraw the retaliatory 34 percent tariff it imposed on American products last week.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Tuesday will launch an effort to update its technology systems to create the “most efficient” service that also protects taxpayers’ data.

Workers in Michigan automobile plants are “actually encouraged” by President Donald Trump’s status quo-altering tariffs despite short-term uncertainty, according to Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), who told Breitbart News that people are “willing to make that trade off for long-term more jobs.”

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that he wants to see other nations lower their tariffs on the U.S. and the U.S. lower its tariffs on them and tariffs are “just interventions by government.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that he would look at Congress taking tariff authority back from the president “if I finally concluded that what the president is proposing is not going to work

President Donald Trump on Monday said that “virtually every country wants to negotiate” as his sweeping worldwide reciprocal tariffs are set to take effect Wednesday.

An Indian government official reportedly told Bloomberg that New Delhi is “unlikely to immediately retaliate against President Donald Trump’s tariff imposition.”

Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s top adviser on trade and manufacturing, has become the subject of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk’s criticism as Musk denounces the administration’s latest tariffs.