Amna Nawaz

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Solution to U.S.-China trade war ‘may take a while,’ AEI’s Derek Scissors says

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Amna Nawaz

7 hours agoVideo captured by the White House shows Donald Trump bragging that friend and investor Charles Schwab made two billion dollars from the current stock market chaos. In a video posted to X Wednesday (9 April), the president introduced NASCAR drivers to the founder and chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation, a multinational financial services company. “It’s not just a company, it’s actually an individual,” Trump told the racing drivers.
Trump pauses many of his tariffs but raises rate on China

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Amna Nawaz

President Trump stunned many by pausing higher tariff rates on most other countries for 90 days. But the president raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 125 percent after Beijing retaliated overnight. This led to a historic day of rallies in the markets after multiple days of steep drops. Lisa Desjardins reports and Amna Nawaz discusses more with economists Simon Johnson and Douglas Irwin.
Analyst breaks down China’s response to Trump’s trade war

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Amna Nawaz

PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live Apr 8, 2025 6:50 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For perspective on the growing trade war between the United States and China and the ripple effects it’s having, Amna Nawz spoke with Elizabeth Economy. She served as the senior advisor for China in the Commerce Department during the Biden administration and is currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
How automakers are navigating Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts | PBS News

3 weeks ago | pbs.org | Amna Nawaz |Jackson Hudgins

Foreign leaders in Europe, Canada and Asia sharply criticized President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts. Nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled outside the country and experts say the tariffs could upend the global automotive industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Gavin Bade of The Wall Street Journal.
How automakers are navigating Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Amna Nawaz

3 hours agoMark Carney responds to new 25% tariff on non-U.S. cars in direct message to Donald TrumpMark Carney has responded to the new 25 per cent tariff on non-U.S. cars in a direct message to Donald Trump. The new Canadian prime minister held a press conference on Thursday (27 March), after Trump announced the 25 per cent tariff on all fully-assembled cars imported to the US.
‘None of us will benefit’ from tariffs but ‘we had to react,’ EU ambassador says | PBS News

1 month ago | pbs.org | Amna Nawaz |Dan Sagalyn

The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump's Trade war. The EU said it will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States.
South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Amna Nawaz

2 hours agoA South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 yearsBrad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 pm on Friday after being shot by three volunteer prison employees wielding rifles loaded with live …1 hour agoSouth Carolina man executed via firing squad, first in 15 yearsA South Carolina inmate was executed via firing squad on Friday evening, the first such killing in the U.S. in over a decade.
Brooks and Capehart on the implications of Trump’s altercation with Zelenskyy

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Amna Nawaz

14 hours agoOntario premier uses victory speech to rally Canadians for trade war. Ontario Premier Doug Ford romped to a third-consecutive landslide Thursday night in a snap election he argued was necessary in order to win a mandate to fight a trade war with the United States. “Donald Trump thinks he can break …
Commentator Michael Knowles on Trump’s power and the conservative movement

2 months ago | pbs.org | Amna Nawaz

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio During its first month, the Trump administration has brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government, including an effort to remake the executive branch. Amna Nawaz discussed that with conservative commentator Michael Knowles for our series, On Democracy, looking at questions about laws, institutions and norms that have shaped America and the challenges they face today.
Trump escalates his trade battles with new tariffs on steel and aluminum

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Amna Nawaz

Share Well, only time will tell, but we will have to sort of see what happens with this. We know from Trump's first term that, when he imposed similar tariffs on steel and aluminum, the result was to create some additional domestic production and jobs in the steel and aluminum industries, but to significantly raise costs and cause a lot of harm in the industries that consume steel and aluminum. And that harm was compounded when our trading partners retaliated against those tariffs.