When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and drew criticism from mainstream economists who favor free trade.

All three major U.S. markets sank before regaining lost ground on fears a trade war will hobble the world’s largest economy and boost inflation.

President Donald Trump’s latest trade-war salvo, the largest act of American protectionism since the 1930s, will likely put the brakes on US growth in the near term – and it’s just one of the shocks piling up for increasingly nervous consumers,

Latest news and live updates on the Trump administration. Follow ahead of Trump’s speech to Congress, followed by a response from Democratic senator Elissa Slotkin.

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Former U.S. ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., joined 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss how the minerals deal could impact bilateral relations as the Trump administration works to end the war in Ukraine.