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The prospect of a North American trade war.
U.S. drivers may see higher prices at the pump.Credit…Brittany Greeson for The New York Times
Trump warned of tariff pain for Americans
A day after President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, the Canadian government said it would retaliate with 25 percent tariffs on more than $100 billion worth of U.S. goods, including honey, tomatoes, whiskey, peanut butter and garments. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said more measures were being considered. Here’s the latest.
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said she would outline her country’s response today, while China’s commerce ministry promised “corresponding countermeasures” and said Beijing would bring a case before the World Trade Organization.
On social media, Trump acknowledged that his tariffs — 25 percent on Canada and Mexico, with a partial carve-out for Canadian energy and oil exports, and 10 percent on goods from China — could cause “some pain.” Because of how tariffs work, groups that represent American businesses say consumers are likely to paying the price.
Analysis: The tariffs could tilt the world economic order in China’s favor. Lawmakers, economists and business groups widely criticized the tariffs, characterizing them as economic malpractice.
In other news: The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status yesterday for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., leaving them vulnerable to potential deportation in the coming months.
More on Trump
More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders reveal how the party is struggling to agree on a unified message.
More than 8,000 government web pages have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found.
For his first official trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio went to Panama.
The transportation secretary and Vice President JD Vance blamed diversity hiring practices for last week’s deadly collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter.
Many Americans say they don’t believe the Democratic Party is focused on the economic issues that matter most to them, according to a poll from The Times and Ipsos.
The top security officials at U.S.A.I.D. were put on administrative leave after they refused to give Elon Musk’s representatives access to internal systems, U.S. officials said.
The Education Department placed a number of employees on leave, as the administration continued its purge of diversity efforts.
