Tag: Donald Trump

• Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:22 UTC

  Trump calls on US companies to lower gasoline prices, “Oil Prices Down, NOW!”

  

  This Monday President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!”

• Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 23:19 UTC

  US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

  

  The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.

• Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:00 UTC

  Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2026 - 22:54 UTC

  US seeks Uruguay as destination for deported migrants; Montevideo stops short of confirming deal

  

  The United States government has been negotiating with Uruguay for months over the possibility that the South American country receive deported migrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Uruguay's foreign ministry confirmed that talks are underway but said nothing has been settled and that the discussions are not limited to Cuban nationals.

• Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

  Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as contacts to negotiate with Iran advance

  

  US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with no appearance before the press, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations with Tehran.

• Monday, July 27th 2026 - 22:26 UTC

  Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his mail-voting restrictions before the midterms

  

  The US government on Monday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking authorization to implement President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, which lower courts have blocked. The request comes 99 days before November's midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.

• Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 12:39 UTC

  Brazilian industry estimates nearly half its US exports will face additional tariffs

  

  Some 48.7% of Brazilian exports bound for the United States will be subject to some form of additional tariff following the entry into force of the new forced-labor levy, according to a study by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the country's main industrial employers' body.

• Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:14 UTC

  New US tariff scheme expands Argentine zero-duty lines to 2,212

  

  The new US tariff scheme that took effect on Friday raised to 2,212 the number of Argentine tariff lines that can enter the US market at a 0% rate. To the 1,675 lines already covered by the Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agreement (ARTI), signed on February 5 in Washington, another 537 were added following a review by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR).

• Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:06 UTC

  Trump jokes about a third term at correspondents' dinner, three months after the attack

  

  US President Donald Trump joked about the possibility of seeking a third term during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, held on Friday in Washington. Toward the end of his roughly hour-long remarks, he put on a hat reading “Trump 2028.” The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution bars a president from serving more than two terms.

• Friday, July 24th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

  Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications

  

  Uruguay was placed in the highest band of the new US tariff scheme, with an additional 12.5% levy on its exports to the United States, for not having an explicit ban on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measure, which took effect on Friday, raises the rate that had applied to the country since February, of 10%.