President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff on goods from Canada, one of the USA's largest trading partners and which got hit with a higher rate than threatened for other close allies. The announcement July 10 came amid a flurry of letters going out this week dictating tariff rates for each of more than a dozen countries.

President Donald Trump has launched a fresh assault on global trading partners with Canada likely to be among the worst hit. In a letter sent to its northern neighbor late on Thursday, Trump said the U.

Leaders from several West African nations are in Washington this week. It’s part of a mini-summit that the White House described as an effort to expand “commercial opportunities.”