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Monday, April 14, 2025
President Donald Trump says prospects of a deal with South Korea over new U.S. tariffs are “looking good,” as officials fanned out across Washington to tout potential dealmaking.
Talks between the Trump administration and Japan to improve market access for U.S. agriculture and other sectors are already underway and will soon reach a "new level," U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday on the eve of new reciprocal tariffs taking effect.
It’s a packed day on Capitol Hill: The House Agriculture Committee is examining the always-thorny issue of helping Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients find work and the Senate Ag Committee holds a confirmation hearing for two important nominees.
The first wave of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes is now in effect as of Saturday. That means almost all imports are subject to an additional 10% tariff. With more tariff increases set to kick in this week, a farm equipment manufacturer is warning of future delays and price hikes.
A coalition of industry groups appealed to senior administration officials on the eve of “Liberation Day” to urge the administration to pursue a trade policy that supports U.S. ag producers.
Welcome to another tariff deadline week in Washington. President Donald Trump says Wednesday is “the big one.” That’s when he’s expected to unveil his plan for reciprocal duties on U.S. trade partners that apply higher tariff rates than the U.S., although the messaging around the scope of the new duties has been mixed.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that new tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect April 2, almost a month later than anticipated, but White House officials later walked it back, insisting the March 4 date still holds.
House GOP leaders this week will try to hold their narrow majority together on a sweeping budget blueprint that would require at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, which face resistance from some moderate Republicans as well as some in the Senate GOP.
