President Donald Trump said he pushed his so-called “Liberation Day” from yesterday to today to avoid April Fool’s Day—“because then nobody would believe what I said.” Now, instead of falling on a date devoted to pranks, Trump’s announcement about a new wave of reciprocal tariffs comes at a moment when his White House is facing a sobering reality.

Wednesday is the day that Donald Trump's tariff scheme should go into effect. Possibly it shall if the president is not using tariffs for negotiations or other intentions. Or perhaps the president has additional motives.

Against a backdrop of Musk’s low favorability ratings, reported tiffs with Cabinet secretaries and the Wisconsin loss — which Democrats, and Musk himself, framed as a referendum on the billionaire — Trump has informed his inner circle that Musk will retreat after his status terminates, our RACHAEL BADE reports.

President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs rocked global financial markets on Thursday, with the dollar and U.S. stocks tumbling as investors rushed to safe havens on fears a broadening trade war would push an already fragile world economy into recession.

After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set to announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friend and foe alike

He called it "Liberation Day," but President Donald Trump's Wednesday unveiling of reciprocal tariffs could cause political headwinds for his party and economic pain for his constituents if his promises to recast the economy do not work out.