The White House on Thursday was standing firmly behind President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout despite markets nosediving, businesses recoiling and foreign leaders threatening retaliation.

The absence of Russia on the president’s new list of countries that he’ll hit with steep tariffs did not go unnoticed on social media. Critics were quick to accuse Trump of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump has for years expressed his admiration of.

President Donald Trump is "always up for a good negotiation," the White House said as the administration is gearing up to announce April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs.

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.

China has vowed to hit back after President Donald Trump announced major new tariffs on its exports to the United States as part of his radical overhaul of a century of American global trade policy.

Today is, in President Trump’s telling, “Liberation Day.” For decades, many countries have imposed higher trade barriers on the United States than America does on them. In a Rose Garden event, Trump plans to strike back with tariffs that he claims will be “reciprocal” — ones that merely counter the penalties of other nations.

President Donald Trump imposed 54% tariffs on all Chinese imports into the United States Wednesday as part of his sweeping “Liberation Day” reset of American trade global policy.

President Donald Trump has dubbed April 2, the day many of his major tariffs will take effect, "Liberation Day." Still, the reality of the situation will be a lot less grandiose for everyday people.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that closes a trade loophole known as de minimis that has allowed low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the United States free of duties.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 12 p.m. The briefing comes as the trade wars launched by President Donald Trump continue to escalate. The president promised a “Liberation Day” coming on April 2 when he implements tariffs on goods imported to the U.S.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed a report that said President Donald Trump told his cabinet that billionaire Elon Musk would soon be stepping back from his role as DOGE administrator.

Reports indicate President Donald Trump told his cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk was going to step down from his government role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. White

The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that he will leave the role soon.

Elon Musk said he will leave when his work with DOGE is done. Could he resign from DOGE soon? And how would DOGE stimulus checks be impacted?

President Trump announces sweeping tariffs and Elon Musk may be wrapping up his DOGE agenda sooner than expected.

Fresh off an election in Wisconsin where voters said no to Elon Musk and DOGE, NBC News has learned that President Donald Trump has told members of his Cabinet that Musk will leave in the coming months.

Cuban said on a recent episode of “The Lincoln Project Podcast.” “You can’t make government smaller and not cut hun As ‘Liberation Day’ nears, patience for the Commerce secretary is wearing thin across the Trump administration.

US President Donald Trump has suggested that tech billionaire Elon Musk may soon play a reduced role in his administration, according to reports by magazine Politico and broadcaster ABC News on Wednesday.