Items Tagged with 'Tariffs'

Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is pressing the European Union to ramp up purchases of U.S. oil and gas or face tariffs on its exports to the United States. As of 2023, the EU can adopt countermeasures, including tariffs or import quotas, if the European Commission determines a government is engaging in economic coercion.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on U.S. trade partners is worrisome, the head of the Agricultural Retailers Association told his group’s annual conference in Houston last week.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he will sign a series of executive orders on his first day in office to impose new duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China over what he characterized as their inaction on border security and fentanyl smuggling. 

President-elect Donald Trump has picked hedge fund manager and Scott Bessent as his Treasury Secretary nominee, prompting criticism from Senate Finance Democrats of "rich political donor" potentially helming the department.