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Larry Kudlow: Trump tariff talks with EU boss ‘might surprise you’

President Trump's top economic adviser was upbeat Wednesday about avoiding a tariff war over cars when the president meets with European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

July 25, 2018

Donald Trump approval rating varies as president continues to confound pollsters

President Trump hit the campaign trail Tuesday riding high with his best poll numbers since his inauguration -- or maybe not. His approval ratings range from the high 30s to the mid-40s, so the true measure of Mr. Trump's support is anybody's guess.

July 24, 2018

Donald Trump scores best average approval in latest Gallup poll

President Trump's average job-approval score in the Gallup poll inched up to 41.9 percent in his sixth quarter in office -- a personal best but still below most modern presidents at the same time in their first term.

July 24, 2018

Donald Trump threatens to revoke security clearances of Comey, Brennan, Clapper

President Trump has moved to revoke security clearance from top Obama administration officials who have been outspoken about alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russia, the White House said Monday.

July 23, 2018

Trump hits new high in poll, though Russia issues linger

President Trump's job-approval rating hit a new high in a national poll, with support among Republicans building despite an onslaught of criticism of his dealing with Russia.

July 23, 2018

Europe resists Donald Trump’s zero-tariff trade offer

President Trump offered European nations and other countries a zero-tariff deal as a way out of an escalating trade war, but so far he has no takers despite a zero-tariff agreement signed last week between the European Union and Japan.

July 22, 2018

Donald Trump hits Mueller probe for trying to ‘damaging Republican Party’ in midterm elections

President Trump on Saturday accused special counsel Robert Mueller of prolonging the Russia probe in order to help Democrats in the midterm elections.

July 21, 2018

Donald Trump economy threatened by tariff wars, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes

A jobs boom has driven unemployment to record lows and bolstered the president's pro-worker agenda, but tariff wars and a likely Federal Reserve interest rate hike are darkening the horizon for the Trump economy.

July 19, 2018

Trump takes on Fed: ‘Not thrilled’ with interest rate hikes

President Trump took a pot shot Thursday at the Federal Reserve for eyeing another interest rate hike that could slow America's strong economic growth.

July 19, 2018

Donald Trump says the EU’s $5 billion fine on Google is the real trade war: ‘I told you so!’

President Trump said Thursday that the European Union's record $5 billion fine on Google was part of the trade bloc's anti-U.S. policies.

July 19, 2018

House $5 billion border wall bill cheered by White House

The White House on Wednesday backed a House spending bill that includes $5 billion to build a border wall, saying it will pay for another 200 miles of physical barrier on the border with Mexico.

July 18, 2018

Trade policy complications will only be ‘short term,’ White House says

The White House said Wednesday that any U.S. market disruption from President Trump's get-tough trade policy would be short-lived.

July 18, 2018

Donald Trump vows ‘tremendous retribution’ in trade fight

President Trump amped up the trade fight Wednesday with the European Union, vowing "tremendous retribution" if they can't settle the standoff over automobile imports next week when the EU commission president visits the White House.

July 18, 2018

Donald Trump offers condolences for Secret Service agent’s death

President Trump on Wednesday grieved at the death of Secret Service Agent Nole Edward Remagen, who suffered a stroke while on duty during the president's visit to Scotland.

July 18, 2018

Donald Trump strikes back at critics of Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin

President Trump pushed back against the uproar over his deferential treatment of Russian President Vladimir Putin at their summit in Helsinki, Finland, which drew fire from his own Republican lawmakers for disregarding U.S. intelligence agencies finding that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election.

July 17, 2018

Donald Trump sides with Vladimir Putin over U.S. intelligence on 2016 election meddling

President Trump on Monday stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and rejected the findings of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election, drawing bipartisan blowback from lawmakers dismayed by his performance on the world stage.

July 16, 2018

Paul Ryan rebukes Trump’s summit performance: ‘No question that Russia interfered in our election’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan rebuked President Trump's assertion Monday that Russia was not involved in hacking the 2016 presidential election.

July 16, 2018

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin declare summit succeeded in improving relationship, ‘trust’

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged Monday from a summit declaring success in forging a better relationship, even if they didn't solve any conflicts between their two countries.

July 16, 2018

Trump blasts Mueller probe after Putin summit: ‘No collusion at all’

Standing beside Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump on Monday blasted special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of election hacking for putting "a cloud" over his presidency.

July 16, 2018

Putin answers election hacking charge: ‘Russian state never interfered’

President Trump confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin about hacking the U.S. election, and Mr. Putin again denied his country's involvement.

July 16, 2018