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1 week ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Adam Cancryn |Ari Hawkins

But Trump is operating on his own timeline. He insists he can unilaterally set tariffs for any country whenever he pleases, delay them as he desires and use that cudgel to negotiate from a position of strength, even as critics warn his stance threatens global economic uncertainty. “I don’t think there’s much urgency,” said one person close to the White House, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the trade talks. “For the president, it doesn’t matter.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Daniel Desrochers |Ari Hawkins

“We were promised ‘90 deals in 90 days.’ What we have at this point are ‘general frameworks’ for the U.K. and China,” said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s legislative affairs director and Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff during the president’s first term, referencing Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro’s vow. The administration will “present it as if they’re making significant progress and hail these general frameworks as really significant breakthrough deals,” Short added.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Megan Messerly |Daniel Desrochers |Ari Hawkins

President Donald Trump is touting this week’s trade agreement with China as the latest triumph of his dealmaking acumen. But his celebratory tone belies an uncomfortable reality: For all his optimistic talk on trade, Trump has made little tangible progress since this spring’s tariff spree, so far only securing frameworks of agreements with the U.K. and China and leaving American businesses grappling with continued economic uncertainty.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Daniel Desrochers |Ari Hawkins |Phelim Kine |Megan Messerly

Speaking late Tuesday in front of the ornate London mansion where they’d just held two days of talks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters the world’s two largest economies had agreed to ratchet back actions both sides have taken since they announced an initial deal to cool tensions on May 12.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

4 hours agoChina: Rat sparks panic when it runs into dress shopZhejiang, China - June 03, 2025 A rat sparked panic when it darted into a dress shop causing women to flee in fear. CCTV footage shows the rodent scurrying across the floor in Zhejiang, China. The shopkeeper quickly stepped outside to avoid the animal, while three customers were left hopping and shrieking as they tried to dodge it. Everyone then left before a janitor grabbed the tiny pest and carried it away on June 3.