Natasha Frost

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Image President Trump has been back in power for less than four months, but already his policies, like imposing tariffs and upending alliances, have rippled into domestic political battles around the world. In major votes in Canada and Australia over the past two weeks, the center-left incumbents surged ahead of conservative opposition forces and went on to win. And both opposition leaders lost not just the elections, but their own seats in Parliament. Read more about the anti-Trump bump.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Image The U.S. will share future revenues from Ukraine's mineral reserves under an agreement announced by the Trump administration that creates a joint investment fund between the countries. But it is not clear that the deal includes any guarantee of future U.S. security assistance, and it will have little significance if fighting between Ukraine and Russia persists.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Image It was President Trump's 100th day back in the White House yesterday, and tariffs were top of mind. At a rally at Michigan to mark the occasion, he made a speech focused on vilifying undocumented migrants, reveling in his use of executive power to remake the government and economy and sniping at political opponents. The trip had been billed as an opportunity for Trump to demonstrate his commitment to reviving American manufacturing. Trump's tariff war has piled pressure on U.S. businesses.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Natasha Frost

Image President Trump's tariffs took effect earlier this morning, hitting nearly all U.S. allies with punishing new levies and raising import taxes on Chinese goods to more than 100 percent. Trump said 70 governments have already approached the U.S. to make deals, and that officials would begin talks with Japan and South Korea.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Natasha Frost

13 hours agoSupreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workersWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.