Daniel Desrochers

Washington, D.C., United States

International Trade Reporter at POLITICO

Washington correspondent for The Kansas City Star. Friend of Dorothy. Send stuff: [email protected]

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E&C Republicans advance health care piece of GOP tax bill after marathon markup - Live Updates - POLITICO

4 hours ago | politico.com | Alice Ollstein |Ben Leonard |Hailey Fuchs |Nicholas Wu |Daniel Desrochers |Mia McCarthy | +7 more

Democrats and Republicans clashed throughout the night over the bill's Medicaid provisions.
"Absurdalne". Donald Trump zostawił Europę na lodzie. "UE gorsza niż Chiny"

1 day ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Camille Gijs |Daniel Desrochers |Ari Hawkins

Pomimo kilku prób negocjacji z Waszyngtonem w sprawie zniesienia ceł na europejskie towary Komisja Europejska, która zajmuje się polityką handlową w imieniu 27 państw członkowskich UE, nie osiągnęła jeszcze przełomu. Donald Trump wciąż trzyma UE krótko. Bruksela może po mistrzowsku go przechytrzyć Na początku kwietnia Trump nałożył 10-procentowe cła podstawowe oraz 25-procentowe opłaty na samochody i metale.
Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line

2 days ago | politico.eu | Camille Gijs |Daniel Desrochers |Ari Hawkins

As U.S. President Donald Trump advances on trade deals with the U.K. and even with arch nemesis China, the European Union is being left out in the cold — laying bare the profound rupture between the once-close allies. Despite several attempts at negotiating with Washington to remove Trump’s tariffs on European goods, the European Commission, which handles trade policy on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries, has yet to achieve a breakthrough.
Why Trump and China pulled back from their trade war

2 days ago | politico.com | Victoria Guida |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine

The agreement is an acknowledgment that a full-on economic divorce of the U.S. and China would be too painful for both sides, despite outward swagger from both Trump and Beijing. Indeed, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent underscored Monday that the goal was not “a generalized decoupling from China.” “I know for many of the hawks, people on our side, that want total decoupling — [it’s] not 100 percent victory,” Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump adviser, said on his “War Room” show.
Why Trump and China pulled back from their trade war

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Victoria Guida |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine

16 hours agoU.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days as trade talks continueThe world’s two biggest economies agreed to a temporary rollback of most of their recent levies after negotiating in Switzerland over the weekend.
Tak Chiny zamierzają pokonać Trumpa w jego wojnie handlowej. "Ukłon w stronę tyrana jest jak picie trucizny, aby ugasić pragnienie"

3 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Daniel Desrochers |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Megan Messerly

Wyraźna gotowość Trumpa do złagodzenia amerykańskich ceł na chińskie towary — obecnie wynoszących co najmniej 145 proc. — do 80 proc. pojawiła się w momencie, gdy sekretarz skarbu Scott Bessent przygotowywał się do spotkania z chińskimi urzędnikami w Genewie w ten weekend.
Baby steps, not breakthroughs, expected as US, China talk trade

4 days ago | politico.com | Daniel Desrochers |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Megan Messerly

“He’s probably mostly in listening mode, and will take back what he receives to President Xi,” said Christopher Adams, a former senior coordinator for China affairs at the Treasury Department.
The US-China trade meeting’s low bar: Progress

4 days ago | cnas.org | Daniel Desrochers |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Megan Messerly

President Donald Trump signaled Friday that his soaring tariffs on China may soon begin to drop. That doesn’t mean the two countries are close to a deal. Trump’s apparent willingness to ease U.S. tariffs on China — currently at a minimum of 145 percent — down to 80 percent comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva this weekend.
The US-China trade meeting’s low bar: Progress

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Desrochers |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Megan Messerly

President Donald Trump signaled Friday that his soaring tariffs on China may soon begin to drop. That doesn’t mean the two countries are close to a deal. Trump’s apparent willingness to ease U.S. tariffs on China — currently at a minimum of 145 percent — down to 80 percent comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva this weekend.
Distrust of Trump hangs over the emerging US-UK trade deal

5 days ago | politico.com | Daniel Desrochers

With dozens of deals to be brokered, the U.S.-U.K. trade deal should be one of the easiest — and a POLITICO-Public First poll found that American and British adults have serious doubts about Trump’s commitment to it. President Donald Trump flanked by Vice President JD Vance, left, and Britain's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, making remarks on a trade deal between U.S. and U.K. in the Oval Office on May 8, 2025.